Scottish Business Archives • dotScot Registry Home of the .scot Domain Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:16:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://static.dot.scot/uploads/2020/04/icon-1-5e935775v1_site_icon-32x32.png Scottish Business Archives • dotScot Registry 32 32 Big dotScot welcome to Claire Alexander, our global ambassador in Africa https://dot.scot/blog/2022/big-dotscot-welcome-to-claire-alexander-our-global-ambassador-in-africa/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:16:33 +0000 https://dot.scot/?p=12178/ Claire Alexander is a double business owner, award-winning event producer, guest lecturer, mentor and speaker. A graduate of Strathclyde University’s Business School in Glasgow, Claire hails from Menstrie, a small village on the outskirts of Stirling. She went to Alva…

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]]> Release of Reserved Domain Names and Reduced Prices https://dot.scot/blog/2018/release-of-reserved-domain-names-and-reduced-prices/ Wed, 02 May 2018 10:00:46 +0000 https://dot.scot/?p=10663 Release of Reserved Domain Names DotScot are excited to announce that from the 3rd of May 2018, three new classes of previously reserved domain names will be available. Profits from their sale will be earmarked for charitable causes throughout Scotland.…

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]]> Get your .scot domain from just £10! https://dot.scot/blog/2017/get-your-scot-domain-from-just-10/ Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:10:57 +0000 https://dot.scot/?p=10578 Just in time for St Andrews Day, we’re thrilled to announce that from the 30th November until the 31st January 2018,  .scot domains will be available  from just £10+VAT by participating registrars for your first year of registration! .scot domains…

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]]> The Scottish Government’s Digital Action Plan 2017 https://dot.scot/blog/2017/scottish-governments-digital-action-plan-2017/ Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:04:36 +0000 http://dot.scot/?p=10476 *This is the second piece in a series of Guest Blogs by James Cummings* Renewed data commitments, new plans, and improvements on old digital initiatives will put more focus on collaborating across wider public sectors, according to the plans for…

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]]> Optimise Your Website for Improved Search Engine Results (Guest Blog) https://dot.scot/blog/2017/how-to-optimise-your-website-for-improved-search-engine-results/ Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:02:00 +0000 http://dot.scot/?p=10464 This is our first in a series of Guest Blogs, written by James Cummings. If you have ever run queries on Google.co.uk, Google.co.au, and Google.com (perhaps one after the other), you would have noticed that the results of the queries…

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]]> Meet Our Global Ambassadors: Alasdair Reid https://dot.scot/blog/2017/meet-our-global-ambassadors-alasdair-reid/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:53:26 +0000 http://dot.scot/?p=10393 Here at DotScot we aim to reach as many Scots possible, including those across the globe. We therefore have a team of dedicated Global Ambassadors to help spread the word and promote Scotland’s online identity. Here we introduce Alasdair Reid. I’ve…

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]]> Moving to a .scot Domain https://dot.scot/blog/2016/moving-to-a-dotscot-domain/ Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:38:07 +0000 http://dot.scot/?p=10376 Moving to a .scot Domain? As it becomes increasingly difficult to stand out online,  it’s a no brainer that you’d consider a new gTLD eventually. And of course, if you’re here, it means you’ve probably considered joining the online global…

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]]> Scottish Business Spotlight: Eden Mill https://dot.scot/blog/2016/scottish-business-spotlight-eden-mill/ Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:00:08 +0000 http://b9a.27f.myftpupload.com/?p=10221 ‘Scotland has forged an incredible reputation around the world. Rich provenance and alignment with quality has become synonymous with Scotland, and the .scot domain allows this identity to thrive.’ When Paul Miller discovered that the closest distilleries to St. Andrews…

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]]> Silicon Glen: Q&A with a .scot Pioneer https://dot.scot/blog/2016/silicon-glen-qa-with-a-dotscot-pioneer/ Sun, 18 Sep 2016 20:14:25 +0000 http://b9a.27f.myftpupload.com/?p=10114 Silicon Glen was one of our first Pioneers and is an informative website on Scottish identity online. Here we interview Craig Cockburn, the founder and director, on his experience as a DotScot user & Pioneer. Why did you decide to become…

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