I think Twitter is the perfect social media platform for a small business. Even if you’re not using Twitter yet, you’ll see Twitter appearing in your Google search results, especially when looking for news updates, companies & celebrities. Twitter is one of the best social media platforms for engaging with new audiences and potential customers, yet when compared to Facebook,...
This is a blog post I’ve been meaning to write for quite some time. Originally I wanted to write about being part of the amazing Manchester tech community and our home town being the first industrialised city. 34SP.com are fully based in Manchester, UK. Our data centre too moved fully to Manchester some years back. We’re a happy healthy team of over...
This weekend welcomed the very first WordCamp Bristol event, held at the Watershed Media Centre in Harbourside Bristol. I’ve had the pleasure of attending many WordCamps over the past few years and I’ve got to say WordCamp Bristol 2017 had the friendliest group of organisers you could ask for. Three of us in total attended from 34SP.com; myself, Tim Nash...
With our current Sizzling Summer UK domains sale, the time seems right to talk about the benefits of owning a .uk domain name. In this short blog post I’ll discuss the benefits of owning ANY domain ending in .uk, including .co.uk, .org.uk and the rest! 1. Don’t be generic, build your brand Many people have asked me in the past, “Should...
There seems to be an endless amount of jargon in the hosting industry and if you’re anything like me, terminology can be intimidating. When I joined the 34SP.com team over 3 years ago I didn’t have much knowledge about servers, web design or web development. I started as an inbound salesperson and came from a non technical background. I had a short...
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As a 34SP.com client you’ll know we love talking with our clients. We offer web hosting with phone support, email and we’re also available via our Slack channel too (just ask for details). What some of you may not know is that we’re active on your favourite social media platforms too, and we have been for a long time. So...
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We always strive to make your user experience better at 34SP.com. Sometimes telling you about the features we offer is hard to do, because there are SO many to list. We are constantly receiving feedback and making improvements every day to our services with the hopes of giving you the best ‘all inclusive’ service we can! Some of the main features...
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2017 looks set to be an exciting year for WordPress. For us, 2017 means more time spent connecting with communities across the country. We love to meet our users and the greater WordPress community; expect to see us out and about across the UK at local meetups, usergroups and every UK WordCamp event in 2017. Hint: WordCamp London 2017 is...
When it comes to web hosting there are many choices. For someone not experienced with web hosting it’s easy to get hung up on price, especially when searching for the perfect plan. If that’s you then I’d like to help you learn a little more. Firstly, think about what you want to achieve with your website. Will your website function...
Dirty Cow is currently receiving lots of media coverage, which in turn leads to inquiries from our customers too. But don’t worry, at 34SP.com, we’ve got you covered! What is Dirty COW? COW is an acronym for Copy On Write – a programming technique. COW allows multiple processes to access a single file without conflicts. It can sometimes be referred to...
