The Monthly Serve: supercharge your summer sales with Fasthosts ??

Ever lie awake at night thinking, “If only I could get the latest tech insights in a short, digestible newsletter every month”? Well, your wish is our command. The Monthly Serve, our new newsletter, does exactly that.

Supercharge your site for the summer

Summer may be in full swing, but there’s still time to update your marketing strategy. From festivals to weddings and holidays, people are in the mood to splash the cash as soon as the temperature gets above 15 degrees. Make the most of those loose purse strings by driving traffic to your website – read on to find out how…

1. Rank for Local SEO

Think of SEO as the foundation of any good marketing strategy. But ‘SEO’ is a broad term. With so many businesses to compete against, your best shot at the top spot on Google is to optimise your site for local SEO. Find out everything you need to know.

2. Backlinks, backlinks, backlinks

Did somebody say backlinks? Yes, we did. If you’re new to digital marketing, backlinks may sound complicated. But, essentially, they’re links to your site from other websites. Discover how they can help drive traffic in our recent blog.

3. Understand the metrics

You can rank #1 for local SEO and create hundreds of backlinks to your site, but if you don’t understand the metrics behind these accolades, they won’t mean much. Luckily, we can help you separate bounce rates from conversion rates – learn how to decode the jargon for yourself.

Partner spotlight: The Apprentice Store

Through our fantastic network of partners, our customer, Jago & Jago, was able to find a trusted solution when they needed to build their new website. Their first step was to reach out to The Apprentice Store.?

Based in the Highlands, The Apprentice Store provides IT opportunities for professionals living in remote areas of Scotland while also delivering top-quality digital services to customers. We’re happy to have connected them, and we know Jago & Jago will be delighted with their finished website.

6 steps to create a portfolio website

So you’re a freelancer or small business who wants to showcase their work visually and dynamically? Look no further than a portfolio website. Find out how to create your own in 6 simple steps.

Learn more.

Industry insights

??It’s still early days, but Threads is already taking the world by storm. Should your business jump on the bandwagon? Here’s everything you need to know.

?? ?? If you’ve spent much time on YouTube, you’ll probably have come across influencers advertising VPNs. But recent research suggests that these ads could be a security risk. Read the full story.

?? And we had to include something for the gamers. Valve recently confirmed that Counter-Strike 2 will be hitting Steam this summer. Check out our recent blog for the low down.

HostHacks – from the experts

How should scaling businesses plan for changing workloads? Fasthosts ProActive Cloud Consultant Gary Bliss recently spoke to The Business Concept all about this…

“Some companies choose to throw money at expensive physical hardware, such as servers, rather than selecting a more flexible managed cloud service. These businesses are then constrained by the lack of flex and agility once they have reached their size limit. From the get-go, they must scope solutions based on their predicted peak demands.”

In case you missed it…

?? Our partner network united The Apprentice Store with Jago & Jago when they were in need of a new website. Two more partners joined our network: OMS and White Carrot Media.

?? We launched more Bare Metal Servers, combining lightning-fast performance with down-to-the-minute billing.

?? Catch us at Insomnia Gaming Festival from September 7-10th at the Birmingham NEC.

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