Tips and resources for a Canadian small business to succeed online, covering all industries such as professional services, food and hospitality, creative arts, home improvement, retail and grocery etc. Find out how you can build and use your domain name, website and business email to create a secure and professional web presence.
Webnames.ca is committed to helping small business owners across Canada to overcome challenges with technical know-how, digital marketing and growth online through a series of insightful articles, tips and resources on this blog. At Webnames, we have over 20 years of expertise in enabling individuals and businesses make the leap online. Our in-house experts as well as hand-picked guest contributors have curated these resources to ensure that you get the best possible advice.
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Neil LimYou can have the best website and product but it won’t matter if visitors can’t find your website. Contrary to popular belief, just because you’ve built a website doesn’t mean that customers will start coming in. In fact, it’s only the first step and search engine optimization (SEO) is the way to get people through your digital…
Neil LimOn July 27, one of the most highly sought after new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) extension was sold for a record-breaking $135 million in an auction. With Alphabet (Google), Donuts Inc. and upstart Nu Dot Co LLC, competing against each other, the winning bid was produced by Nu Dot Co LLC. Backed by Verisign…
Neil LimHave you ever noticed a green lock icon when you’re shopping around online? Or maybe you’ve seen websites using HTTPS instead of HTTP. If you have, then you’ve seen SSL encryption at work. For most people, SSL (Secure Socket Layer) sounds like a complicated technology. While there is a complexity around it, it can be…
Neil LimWe’ve all heard the timeless saying “you get what you pay for.” From shopping on Amazon to crawling through Craigslist, we can easily spend an exorbitant amount of time to find what we want for a relatively cheap price. But in the world of web hosting, the cheapest service doesn’t necessarily translate into the best option.…
Neil LimChoosing a domain name is like choosing a name for your business. It requires a lot of time and careful planning to find the right one. Like your company name, your domain name is your identity online – it represents your brand and it’ll be how customers recognize you on the web. With that being said, you…
Neil LimHow to move your website to a new domain, the right way. There are a lot of reasons to move your website to a new domain name. From re-branding your business to acquiring a more relevant domain name, migrating takes a lot of work. It’s easy to think that moving simply involves copy and pasting content…
Neil LimChoosing the best web hosting plan for your small business doesn’t have to be difficult. It might seem like a daunting task especially when you go to web hosting review sites only to see that all the companies look identical to one another. However, choosing the right hosting company to work with can be made…
Neil LimOver the past year and a half, over 450 new domain extensions such as .consulting, .social, .tech and even .ninja have launched but none have created as much controversy and concern as the Vox Populi owned .SUCKS domain. In 2014, former US senator Jay Rockefeller told the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that…
Neil LimThe next Local Leaders event has been announced and this time, Andrew Shepherd of the Vancouver Island Salt Co. will be joining the Small Business BC team in a local mixer where small business owners and thought leaders can connect with each other. The event will be on Thursday, June 4, 2015 and provides small…
Neil LimJoin our friends at Small Business BC on Thursday, May 7th for an exclusive evening of conversation and fun with one of BC’s most successful entrepreneurs, Brian Scudamore, Founder and CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, You Move Me and WOW 1 DAY PAINTING who will discuss: Leadership, Culture and Growth: Strategies for Driving Bottom Line Results Articulating…
Neil LimWANT TO MEET CBC DRAGON AND DISTINGUISHED ENTREPRENEUR VIKRAM VIJ? Join our friends at Small Business BC on April 2, 2015 for an exclusive evening of conversation and fun with distinguished entrepreneur, celebrity chef and CBC Dragon, Vikram Vij, who will discuss: Achieving Success Despite Adversity – The Trials and Tribulations of Entrepreneurship Vikram will…
Neil LimWordPress is arguably the most popular content management system available. With a vast array of available plugins and customization, it provides businesses and individuals with a wide variety of options to create a website. Unfortunately, the large number of WordPress plugins can also affect businesses and individuals creating a site. Some plugins looks and perform the…
Neil LimIt’s clear that social media is becoming an important resource for small businesses and Webnames.ca, is a proud sponsor of the 2nd Annual OMG Social Media Conference in Vancouver. Bringing together over 200 business owners and social media experts, the conference is a full day of learning, networking and discovering new opportunities in the realm…
David HallIf you are running any business, you need a website. According to The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (the registry for the .ca domain name), 8 out of 10 Canadians have internet access. If you depend solely on traditional mediums (yellow pages, newspaper, radio and television) to drive awareness of your company, you will miss out…
Neil LimThe new Canadian Anti-Spam Law (also known as CASL) comes into effect on July 1st, 2014 and has businesses scrambling to comply. Introducing a comprehensive set of rules and regulations, CASL will have an impact on every Canadian that sends and/or receives any form of commercial electronic messages (CEMs). To provide an overview of CASL…
