Webnames.ca StaffWe’re kicking off this year’s Black Friday savings early with a sale featuring our lowest prices of the year on new .CA, .COM. .INC and another 100+ domain extensions, in addition to business essentials such as SSL certificates and our feature-rich Managed WordPress Hosting. If you’re planning on starting something new in 2023, have been…
Webnames.ca StaffThe growth of kids-specific brands, products, media, programming, organizations and activities has been exponential over the past two decades. From clothing, skincare and furniture lines, to games and educational apps, streaming services, blogs and special events – there is a custom version of almost everything under the sun for kids. And now there is a…
Webnames.ca StaffCanada is celebrating the big 155 this July, and as temperatures soar across this beautiful country of ours, we welcome you all to join us with the 22nd edition of the Webnames Canada Day sale. The past couple of years has been challenging here in Canada and around the world. As we reflect on our…
Webnames.ca StaffLast month the Government of Canada announced its new Canada Digital Adoption Program aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt digital technologies that can help them stay competitive in Canada’s fast evolving digital economy. Through a series of programs, the CDAP will provide grants, funding and expertise to support the digital advancement of…
Webnames.ca Staff6 Canadian Initiatives, Organizations and Businesses that are Helping Women and Girls Thrive #BreakTheBias is the theme of International Women’s Day this year. With that theme in mind, we wanted to spotlight and celebrate some amazing Canadian women-run and/or women-owned organizations and businesses that are steadfastly working to dismantle bias, stereotype, and discrimination, as well…
Webnames.ca StaffOn February 1 the top-level .DAY domain name will launch for registration at 8:00 AM Pacific Time. If you’re affiliated with a non-profit organization that marks a meaningful day as part of an awareness campaign or fundraising effort, the .DAY domain name is an excellent choice for drawing attention to your cause. Raise awareness about…
Webnames.ca StaffThe pandemic has fueled a global boom in startups, and Canada is no exception. New business applications are at an all-time high. A year of staying home has given Canadian’s plenty of time to think of new business ideas, a drive to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams, and some cash in their savings to make it…
Webnames.ca StaffThousands of domains drop every week. Some owners don’t want their domains anymore, some forget to renew them, heck, some businesses close and renewing their domain is the last thing on their mind. But what a lot of website owners don’t know is the actual value a domain can have beyond just being an address…
Webnames.ca StaffeCommerce is rapidly taking over the way business is traditionally conducted all over the world. In 2020, that trend was fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic which forced people to stay at home and brick-and-mortar businesses to shutter their establishments. According to a recent study, approximately 1.92 billion people made online purchases in 2019, a number…
Webnames.ca StaffThank you to everyone who attended our webinar Cybersecurity for Home Networks & Small Businesses during COVID-19 last week, and special thanks to Jon Lewis, Product Marketer with CIRA Cybersecurity Services, for co-presenting. It was fantastic to have such an engaged and interested group! As promised, and since we were not able to address most…
Webnames.ca StaffThese are very challenging times for small businesses. As governments around the world enact measures to help small businesses stay open and keep employees on the payroll during the global COVID-19 pandemic, spending on new customer acquisition has become drastically curtailed to non-existent for many as business owners focus on survival. Whether it’s a V-curve…
Webnames.ca StaffYear-End Message from Cybele Negris, Webnames CEO and Co-Founder The holidays are here already, 2019 zipped past us in a hurry, bringing to close another eventful year, as well as our second decade as a business! Webnames.ca has enabled me to meet many amazing people through these past years – small business owners taking on…
Webnames.ca StaffCommunicate Trust in Financial Services with a .BOND Domain .BOND is a new top-level domain focused on financial markets and the financial services industry that will become publically available mid-November 2019. When launching a new financial product or business, the name that you choose is incredibly important. A cornerstone of your brand, your name is…
Webnames.ca StaffDid you know there are more than 1.1 million SMEs in Canada? More than anything, small business drives the Canadian economy, representing nearly 70% of Canadian jobs and accounting for 50% of the country’s GDP. Plus, 25% of Canadians report that they are interested in starting their own business. Starting a small business is a…
Webnames.ca StaffIt’s that time of year where we celebrate how awesome it is to be Canadian and leverage a bunch of well worn, and loved, symbols of Canadiana such as these … But really, as skookum as lumberjacks and moose are, it’s kind of hard to meaningfully align them with building an awesome, secure web presence…
