JuliannaCanadian Internet Registration Authority members are encouraged to vote in the CIRA Board of Directors Election which is running from September 15 – September 22, 2022. As a member-based organization, CIRA’s 15,000-strong community of members play a critical role in helping build a trusted internet for Canadians – and this includes the act of showing…
JuliannaDomain Expiry Protection provides an additional layer of protection to prevent accidental expiry of important domain names
Karthik BalachanderWhether you run a simple one-page-website for a side hustle or manage hundreds of domains for your employer which is a large corporation, domain name security merits your attention and action. Losing control of your domain names could lead to data compromise, website downtime, fraud attempts on your customers and loss of credibility. In this…
Karthik BalachanderDomain name security is one of the many cybersecurity threats that businesses should be wary of. At Webnames, we have built a free, powerful and easy tool that can help detect potential domain compromise risks for small businesses and large organizations alike. Domain name security risks As the literal address of brands and businesses online, domain…
Karthik BalachanderHTTPS Domain Forwarding with SSL Certificates is a feature that is increasingly important to website owners and webmasters, with rising public awareness about secure websites. Improved messaging by web browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox on the topic of secure websites has had a powerful impact on HTTPS traffic on Google and the…
Eshan PancholiClothing and Fashion Design is a dynamic and ever-evolving industry. The glamour and vivaciousness around the world of clothing and fashion design have captured people’s fancy from all walks of life. Today, starting a fashion business may seem competitive and daunting, but it isn’t so. In fact, your clothing and fashion design business has various…
Karthik BalachanderTen years is a long time, but we’re closing in on that mark since .XXX domains launched. For brand protection professionals, that means that Sunrise B protections on .XXX expire 10 years from Dec. 2011, which puts us at Dec. 2021 and you will need to transition to AdultBlock or AdultBlock+ to protect your brand…
JuliannaCelebrate and show your allyship with the LGTBQ community through a .GAY domain name. We’re super excited here at Webnames to be participating in the launch of a first-of-its-kind digital space for #LGBTQ communities with the new .gay domain name. It’s not every day that a new domain name extension launches, especially a top tier,…
Karthik BalachanderGaming has become a multi-billion dollar industry. From passionate indie game studios to mega corporations, gaming is now well established as a growing segment of entertainment. E-sports has also rapidly grown and mobile games have made the industry ever more accessible. With that backdrop, IP owners and game studios are increasingly turning to innovative use…
Karthik BalachanderWe mark Canada Day with patriotic fervour and a big bang sale every year, but Canada Day 2020 is a bigger occasion than the ones before. For one, this year has been an incredible challenge for Canadians due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on health, wellbeing, and economic factors. As restrictions related to…
A. ShibliThere’s a lot more in a name than you can imagine. Names give your business identity. It is your first point of interaction with your potential customers and getting it right brings you that much closer to forging a lasting relationship with them. Names are crucial in the online world because, unlike at a store…
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…
JuliannaDomain names, as our own name suggests, are our jam! While we have more than 500 awesome options to choose from, as a Canadian-owned company our steady favourite remains .CA – and not just because one of our co-founder’s invented it. If you’re a Canadian individual or Canadian business targeting a homegrown audience, here are…
A. ShibliA fundraising pitch is a carefully crafted document that captures the soul and passion of your startup or organization. It very clearly explains the purpose of you asking for that financial support. So, is fundraising all about being in a room full of people wearing suits with intimidating stares, pelting you with questions on KPI’s…
JuliannaEmail has a lot of layers these days. List building. Personalization. Lead generation. Drip campaigns. But today we aren’t going to be discussing those things. Rather, on the heels of the massive Telus email outage that happened earlier this month, we wanted to go back to basics and look at the importance of having a…
