It’s the time of year when we’re all trying to get all our Christmas presents for friends and family. Last year we did our 12 Days of Christmas Shopping and we thought it would be good to remind you of some great places to purchase gifts online!
We hope you find this helpful for ideas! 
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Over the past 12 days we’ve recommended 12 different retailers to you for Christmas present ideas. As we are at the end of it all we thought it would be a good idea for us to do a quick review of who the 12 retailers were.
Which retailers have you used? Who is your favourite retailer?
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Our retailer for the Second Day of Christmas is 123-reg.co.uk. 123-Reg sell domain names and hosting for websites. So if you have to buy a present for a computer addict this would be a great present to get them blogging on the Internet in 2009!
Need some help with setting up a website? Check out our Quick Tip Series on Basic Website Setup!
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Last week we looked at Domain Names, this week, Hosting! To have a website that is accessible to everyone it needs to be stored on a computer somewhere, and one that is permentantly connected to the internet as well. This can be done yourself on a computer at home but if you are thinking along those lines then these posts are not for you. Most people, especially beginners choose to host their website with a hosting company.
A Web Hosting company will provide space on a server where you can host (store the files of) your website. They also often offer other features such as:
For a starter site you are unlikely to need a hugely expensive package, Brandstar’s hosting company Wildhosting.co.uk offer a starter package for just £12.50+vat, which is perfect for many, especially home users. Things to look for when buying your hosting pacakge:
Often Linux hosts have Fantastico installed which helps beginners install tools to use on their website, such as WordPress, which we will look at next week! This saves you uploading your own choice of tool to your site and configuring the database!
A few exampls of hosting companies:
So there we are, hopefully you know enough now to start investigating which hosting package you want. Next week we can talk through some tools you can use to build your site!
*this link is an affiliate link, we have to run the site somehow if you want a link without the affiliate link then try this one: www.123-reg.co.uk. Please note, our affiliate status has no effect on us recommending 123-Reg.
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In today’s digital age it is vital to have a backup of your important stuff, whether that be photos, letters, databases, emails, spreadsheets, etc it needs to be stored elsewhere. This isn’t about normal backup though, want that then check here. This is about storing data online. Not quite so easy but it means you can access it anywhere with a internet connection and you can also share relevant bits with your friends.
I am talking about 123-Drive here, part of the Pipex network and named much like 123-Reg. 123-Drive allows you to upload 25GB of multimedia data like photos, music and videos and another 5GB for documents like letters and spreadsheets. That is the free allowance anyway, need more then you can if you pay for it
This is a quick tip, so I am stopping there, take a look at 123-Drive for yourself and sign up for free. A nice alternative to traditional backing up methods.
Store, Access, Share and Publish — All with 123-Drive
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