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Webnames 2018 Year in Review and What’s Ahead in 2019

Posted on December 28, 2018December 30, 2018 by

Year End Message from Cybele Negris, Webnames CEO and Co-Founder

Photo by Jackie Dives for the Globe & Mail

As we wind down 2018 and look forward to a new year full of potential, we want to thank you for choosing Webnames.ca. We are grateful that we get to spend our days supporting amazing individuals, businesses, and initiatives to bring their goals to life online.

Say “Hello” to 360° Domain Management with Our Improved Dashboard

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 by

Webnames.ca Staff

Welcome to our improved dashboard, and more powerful domain management

One of the challenges in building and maintaining a web presence is the number of service providers that are involved, including DNS, web hosting, email, and SSL certificates. It’s not always easy to keep straight which service is with whom. The complexity of this task is further compounded by dashboards.

couple getting keys from realtor to new home

Introducing .REALESTATE, a new domain for real estate professionals

Posted on November 20, 2018November 22, 2018 by

Webnames.ca Staff

Stand out in Canada’s competitive real estate industry with a .REALESTATE domain

In a few days the new .realestate domain for realtors and real estate industry professionals will officially launch. Backed by both the National Association of REALTORS® and the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), .realestate will be an important marketing tool for standing out in a competitive industry.

Chrome’s Not Secure Warning Is Making You Look Bad, But That’s Good for the Rest of Us

Posted on November 6, 2018December 11, 2018 by

Julianna

The release of Chrome 70 came and went rather quietly last month, but it left a highly visible mark on many HTTP websites in its wake.

Since the latest update, Chrome users have been getting a red “Not Secure” warning in their address bar each time they enter text into an HTTP website – and not just on fields we expect to be encrypted like logins, but anywhere that text can be submitted, including search bars, newsletter signups, polls, contact forms and more. The bold red labeling by Chrome is simply Google’s latest escalation in warning web users that their data might not be safe.

Domain Names and their Impact on SEO – What’s Real?

Posted on November 2, 2018November 20, 2018 by

A. Shibli

Emphasize branding over keywords, every time

If you walk away from this blog remembering one thing, let it be this: Forget the keywords. Focus on branding.

Wait, what? Aren’t keywords the driving force behind SEO? Aren’t they one of the most important pieces of the SEO puzzle?

4 Absolute Beginner Web Marketing Strategies for Launching a Small Business

Posted on October 17, 2018November 20, 2018 by

Webnames.ca Staff

Moving your business from an idea to a full-on way of making a living can be a constant learning process. While you’re geared up to take in all those dozens of calls you’re expecting, you may find that the saying, “build it, and he will come” isn’t quite a strategy that works in modern business life. Especially not in a market saturated with offers from a cyber-connected world.

Small Business Week Sale on Now

Posted on October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 by

Webnames.ca Staff

Did you know that 98% of Canadian businesses have fewer than 100 employees, 55% have fewer than four, and 75% of all businesses in the country have fewer than 10?

Small businesses like yours and ours drive Canada’s economy, so in celebration of Small Business Week in Ontario and BC – and hard-working small businesses across Canada – we’re running a BIG small business promotion.

Start your next chapter online with .PAGE

Posted on September 17, 2018October 2, 2018 by

Webnames.ca Staff

Turn the .PAGE with a Fresh New Domain

Google Registry’s .PAGE domain will be launching in a few short weeks and it’s a great choice for anyone wanting to create a new website online.

Group of people doing charitable volunteer work

.CHARITY Domain Name | Available Now at Webnames.ca

Posted on August 14, 2018December 7, 2018 by

Webnames.ca Staff

Introducing .CHARITY, the domain extension for organizations that have a mandate to do good

Raising awareness and fundraising can be a challenge for registered charitable organizations and non-profits. Solicit more support for your good work by using a .CHARITY domain in your marketing campaigns, event promotion, and fundraising initiatives.

Introducing Webnames Refer a Friend | Share a Discount, Earn a Credit

Posted on August 8, 2018August 15, 2018 by

Webnames.ca Staff

We’re always thrilled when happy customers refer people to Webnames.ca. Now we’re giving those customers, and their friends, a little something back with our new Referral Program.

How It Works

Summer domain transfer event at Webnames

Consolidate Your Domain Portfolio to Save on Domains

Posted on August 1, 2018October 2, 2018 by

Webnames.ca Staff

What do you have planned this summer?

Lake swims ✅
Patio cocktails with pals ✅
Family time at the cottage ✅
Transferring your domain names to Webnames.ca❔

If that last item isn’t on your to-do list, it should be!

Cybele Negris Discusses Her Corporate Board Journey with Women Get on Board

Women Get on Board – Cybele Negris on Board Opportunities, Alignment and Impact

Posted on July 18, 2018August 2, 2018 by

Webnames.ca Staff

Women Get On Board is a leading member-based company that connects, promotes and empowers women to corporate boards. WGoB achieves this through an engaged community of women and men in Canada who are committed to advancing gender diversity in the boardroom. Webnames.ca President and CEO Cybele Negris, who serves on a number of boards and councils such as the Royal Canadian Mint and BC Small Business Taskforce, recently sat down with Women Get on Board to discuss her journey to Board service, share insights for women (and men) seeking board opportunities and unpack how her entrepreneurial background shapes her impact.

The Argument for EV SSL: Should You Get One for Your Business?

Posted on June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 by

Julianna

In the third and final blog in our recent SSL series, we are taking a closer look EV SSL, or extended validation certificates, including who might benefit from using them and if they are worth the additional cost.

SSL Certificates Are Not All Equal When it Comes to Trust

Posted on June 11, 2018June 27, 2018 by

Julianna

With Google Chrome’s HTTPS deadline only weeks away, we’re seeing an uptick in SSL purchases as website owners hurry to get ahead of the coming changes. For many, however, purchasing an SSL certificate comes with a number of questions and considerations – one of the most common being: “What’s the difference between validations levels?”

What We Learned From Our First Year as a ClimateSmart Business

Posted on May 29, 2018June 4, 2018 by

Judith Tracey

We’re excited to be entering our second year of being a certified ClimateSmart business. With Canada’s 1.2+ million small- and medium-sized businesses having direct control over roughly 200 million tonnes of carbon pollution – the same amount produced each year by every car, truck, train, plane, and ship in the country – we were motivated to do better and control what we could to decrease our impact. Having recently renewed our certification for 2018, I thought I would share some of our learnings and findings now that we have year over year data to sift through, as opposed to last year when we established our baseline.