We have been registering domain names on behalf of our web design customers and hosting their web sites for some time now. We have never offered domains and hosting as a stand-alone service, only as part of a web design package.
More than 10 years after the Internet first really invaded British homes, many businesses in the UK are either completely ignoring it or failing to fully utilise it.
At first I was amazed to read that just over 1/3rd of UK businesses have absolutely no web presence whatsoever (according to figures from the UK Federation of Small Businesses). Nothing. Zero. Zilch. Then I sat down and thought about all the business owners that I have spoken to over the last 12 months and remembered that a large proportion of them admitted (with some uncomfortable shuffling of feet and gazing at the floor) that they didn’t have a website. Now, when you ask them if they use the internet themselves to find or buy stuff, almost 100% say yes, either buying from eBay, booking their next holiday, buying car insurance and so on. Yet they let their own business stumble along, a decade behind the times, getting all uncomfortable when asked if they have a website.
Of those that do have an online presence, only 18% actively sell things online according to the FSB.
He’s full of curiosity about new things and is willing to learn so we know he’ll fit right in (although he can be distracting for other team members as he’s a pretty funny guy!):