Free Website and Hosting for Small Businesses
National campaign to get Irish businesses online is a partnership between Google, Blacknight Internet Solutions, An Post and the County & City Enterprise Boards
The Getting Irish Business Online campaign will support businesses and sole traders
to build a free website in under 30 minutes which is the first step to building an online business. Blacknight Solutions will provide participants with a free website, and hosting with a .ie, .eu or .com domain name which is free for one year from the set-up of their website. Google will also provide a trial of online advertising with a coupon worth €100.
The County & City Enterprise Boards will run nationwide seminars giving registered
businesses additional support in setting up a website and learning how to attract new
custom online.
An Post is supporting integration of a postage calculator into a full e-commerce
solution, launching June 1st and it will provide promotional offers, support and advice
to businesses who sell online and have developed their website through Getting Irish
Business Online.
Businesses interested in getting a website set up should go to the Getting Irish Business Online campaign website www.gettingbusinessonline.ie to set up their website with a straightforward step by step process. Once established their web address can be found using Google’s search engine and they can also learn how to further enhance their business website to attract new customers online.
Liam Walsh of AAC Services, one of the first companies to set up his business online via the Getting Irish Business Online tool said, “I always thought it would be too expensive and time consuming to set up a website so I couldn’t believe how quick and easy it was to set up. Having an online presence means that if someone searches for plumbing or heating services my business can now be found online which is great.”
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