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Supply & Support
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3B Web Hosting and Registration Services |
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Written by Hugh Williams
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Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
We here at 3B Web Design are pleased to offer both domain registration and web hosting services and support as part of our commitment to our clients. Wether you are just starting out online with a fledgling business or idea, or are considering redeveloping and updating a well established website, we have a solution to suit your needs.
At the heart of your online business is your domain name, one of the most important aspects of your online presence, as it is the first part of your business potential customers will identify with and certainly the part you will want them to remember. To put it bluntly, a website without a suitable domain name, is not going to be a successful website, no matter how stylish, efficient or sophisticated it may be. Just imagine if you had spent several years building a strong online presence through sustained marketing and advertising efforts, to have your IT support or web development company go AWOL, taking your domain name (and website address) with them, or holding you to ransom for the return of the registration details.
As such, it is essential that you have control over your domain registration and protect it against illicit transfer and expiry. This can be a rather bewildering experience, involving a degree of technicality that you may not be familiar or indeed comfortable with. Through our domain registration service, we guarantee that you shall always maintain ultimate control of your domain and are free to take control at any time! We can manage your domain, undertaking all administration tasks such as renewal, security, maintainance, etc. making the process of owning a domain as painless as possible through our preferred solution partner 123Reg.co.uk.
The next point of contact with potential customers is the website itself, which, as the main focus of viewer's attentions is just as important as your domain address. Aside from the process of designing, producing and maintaining the website, we can also provide hosting. As without a server to host your brand new-look website on, your online business will not get very far! In a similar vein to our domain registration service, we can provide varying levels of service depending on your needs, from our own hosting server, to a fully managed dedicated hosting account through our preferred solution partners Third Sphere or easyspace.
If you would like to know more about website hosting please take some time to look over our introduction to and our recommendations about the subject.
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Written by Jack Bremer
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Tuesday, 07 November 2006 |
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 At 3B we are delighted to advise on Internet connections - be they broadband, dialup, wireless or mobile phone.
We recommend Zen Broadband for business level internet connections - they have never let us down! If you are thinking about Talk-Talk or any of the other cut-price providers then we urge you to check this article to work out if they are for you.
 We have teamed up with emergencyinternet.com
to offer you no-strings attached dial-up Internet at local rates, with
no specific username or password required - perfect to add as an option
for holidays, laptops and the like.
Emergency Internet is easy to set-up, just follow the steps below for Instant Access:
- Set your computer to dial 0845 604 3090
- Using ANY user name
- And ANY password
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Written by Jack Bremer
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Saturday, 04 November 2006 |
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We know how important the traditional methods of contact are for your business and for your customers. With all this Internet jargon flying around, it's crucial not to forget the humble fax and telephone!
We are delighted to recommend the services of 08450870.com who can provide you with free non-geographic numbers for your company - a fantastic way to track marketing campaigns, or as many of our clients do, to protect your office or home numbers - contact Andrew on 0845 2416952 for more information, and don't forget to say 3B sent you!
Many small businesses operate from a home office, or small office they hope to grow out of soon! With a non-geographic number, you can simply change where the number forwards if you move by dropping us an email, and you can keep your real number as private as you wish.
They also provide pretty much every other type of number, so you can provide a service by phone and receive a share of the profit.
Having said all that, if you hate 0845 and 0870 numbers as they can cost you more to call, depending on your call plan, then I recommend Say No To 0870 to find out the real, geographical numbers which you can call for free from some plans.
If you currently use BT for your outbound phone calls, and don't make use of any saving plans, we URGE you to use the MoneySavingExpert.com Callchecker - we save tons each month using Martin's recommended phone providers. Give us a call if any of it is confusing!
Do you use a fax? Many companies use faxes to receive signed order forms and the like, and not having a fax number seems crazy! There seems to us to be little point in having a fax machine on your desk, along with your printer, scanner, etc etc - far better to have your faxes come in by email - you can forward them on, print them out, do whatever you like with them (and save trees while you're doing it!).
We recommend the free service from eFax - they will give you a 0870 number for free which you are free to use for incoming faxes. For outgoing faxes, give us a call and we'll explain how we do it!
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Written by Jack Bremer
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Saturday, 04 November 2006 |
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We can provide assistance with sourcing the ideal hardware and software for your requirements. We have access to the UK's leading IT distributors, securing you great prices on all technologies.
If you wish to use your incumbent IT supplier but wish to run through your order with us we are also happy to help - a second opinion is always valuable in these decisions.
We have experience specifying bespoke solutions covering all aspects of the IT industry, including servers, computer workstations, printers, wired and wireless networking devices and a huge range of software.
Whether you would like a quote on a server system with network, or just some advice on which PC to buy, give us a shout!
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Written by Jack Bremer
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Saturday, 04 November 2006 |
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At 3B Web Design, we can deal with your support requirements, be they for a home office, company network, backup solutions or remote support over the Internet.
We offer a wide range of support options ranging from the bespoke monthly maintenance agreement, to ad-hoc remote or on-site IT assistance.
If your computer is running slow there are many things we can do to speed things up, and the best solution is probably for us to give the machine a complete overhaul - updating and checking all of the following:
- Anti-Virus
- Anti-Spyware
- Security updates
- Windows settings
- etc etc
We also have an Apple Mac specialist we can refer you to if you are that way inclined!
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"I would recommend Alex as he is creative and formulates strategies and plans from ideas that you give him. His work is artistic and eye catching. Jack is an IT manager's dream; he explains procedures and provides solutions to problems. I would recommend him without hesitation." Joey Appleton, Proprietor, Wholesome Foodservice
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