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Getting Irish Business Online initiative

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  • 26-01-2012 4:21pm
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    MOH
    Registered Users Posts: 6,465 ✭✭✭


    Has anyone gone through this process? There's a couple of aspects I'm finding confusing.

    For a start, there seem to be two different websites:
    - gettingirishbusinessonline.ie, which seems to be run by IrishDomains.com, Blueface, and Websites.ie - offering free .com, website builder, free/subsidised telecoms.
    - gettingbusinessonline.ie, with Blacknight, Google, An Post and the Enterprise Boards. - offering free first year .ie and hosting, €100 adwords voucher, website builder.

    The second one I've heard a lot more about - I only came across the first when googling the initiative.

    On the second one, when you go to register a website, it seems to be very restricted. For a start, you need at least a RBN number, which precludes anyone who's a sole trader operating under their own name.

    Then you're limited to choosing a domain name made up of words from your business name, which seems ridiculously restrictive. I can understand they don't want people picking totally unrelated names which the IEDR might refuse, but many businesses might want a domain name that more accurately reflects their business than just using their business name.

    But I can't see any way of availing of the initiative without going through form?

    Also, does anyone know what kind of hosting it is? I'm guessing it's a Blacknight Minimus account.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    If you have any queries about the service we're providing please feel free to ask over on our board here (http://www.boards.ie/blacknight) or email our sales team (sales@blacknight.com)

    I don't want to get slapped around by moderators, so if you could use one of those methods then I (or our team) would be happy to address your queries

    TIA

    Michele

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    MOH
    Registered Users Posts: 6,465 ✭✭✭MOH


    Will do, thanks - given the number of parties involved I wasn't sure whether there was a special support address. I'll mail the BN sales team.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    MOH wrote: »
    Will do, thanks - given the number of parties involved I wasn't sure whether there was a special support address. I'll mail the BN sales team.

    We're in charge of providing the:
    - domain name
    - site builder tools
    - customer support with the above
    - hosting of the above (it's tied in to the sitebuilder)

    We also distribute the Google Adwords coupons

    So just contact us and if your queries fall outside our remit we can point you in the right direction

    HTH

    Michele

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