Category: General

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.

Read more on Say “Hello” to 360° Domain Management with Our Improved Dashboard…

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.

Read more on Introducing .REALESTATE, a new domain for real estate professionals…

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.  

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

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?

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

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.

Read more on 4 Absolute Beginner Web Marketing Strategies for Launching a Small Business…

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.

Read more on Small Business Week Sale on Now…

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.

Read more on Start your next chapter online with .PAGE…

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!

Read more on Consolidate Your Domain Portfolio to Save on Domains…

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.

Read more on The Argument for EV SSL: Should You Get One for Your Business?…

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?”

Read more on SSL Certificates Are Not All Equal When it Comes to Trust…

Oooh la la, some amazing domains are dropping over at CIRA tomorrow, May 23rd. In addition to the ones listed in above, there are also a few 3-letter gems like ers.ca, jyj.ca, vgu.ca, vui.ca, xly.ca and ymy.ca.

Read more on To Be Released .CA Domains – Top Picks for May 23…

Everyone Loves the Classics

When it comes to representing your idea or business online, align yourself with a timeless classic. .COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO and .CA are the most familiar and credible domains you can register, having stood the test of time to remain meaningful on the Web.  And for the last two weeks of May, they’re all on sale at Webnames for $12.50 –  up to 75% off retail pricing.

Read more on Classic Domains on Sale – Two Weeks Only…

When individuals and businesses shop around for a hosting company, they tend to look for things like uptime guarantees, an easy to use platform, good customer support, features and price. One aspect that doesn’t tend to be top of mind is the physical location of the servers that will be hosting the website, or what country the hosting company calls home. You may argue that it doesn’t matter where you host your website as it is mirrored all over the world to provide redundancy in case of outages. The reasons location matters, however, relate to a lot more than just redundancy, and primary among them are Canada’s stricter privacy requirements when it comes to handling personal data.  But the benefits don’t stop there, so let’s dive right into the list shall we?

Read more on Why Location Matters When Choosing a Hosting Company…