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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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Cybele NegrisAs sponsor of the BCIC-New Ventures Regional Competition, everyone at Webnames.ca would like to congratulate the winners of the 2010 competition. Winners are selected by the competition’s expert panel of judges, who base their decision on which company has the most potential for success. $30,000 BCIC First prize: Reef Safe Fish (Victoria, BC)Recent university graduates…
Cybele NegrisOnce again, I am honoured to participate as a judge for the Small Business BC Successful You Awards for 2011. As a board member of Small Business BC, I’m proud to represent an organization which focuses on providing entrepreneurs and small businesses with resources, services and vital information that help them through their start-up phase…
JuliannaDo you own a .CA domain name? If so, you should know about some of the great initiatives coming out of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) lately. On February 25, 2011, CIRA will be hosting a national event about the future of the Internet – and you’re invited to attend, in person or virtually.…
Cybele NegrisOpen to BC technology companies of all sectors and sizes, the Technology Impact Awards is an annual event held organized by the BCTIA to recognize the achievements of the technology industry. Approximately 800 people from the BC technology community are expected to attend the province’s largest and most prestigious awards night. The 2011 Awards dinner…
Cybele NegrisI’ve been a judge of the Small Business BC Business Plan Contest for a number of years and last year, the format of the awards was enhanced and rebranded, “The Successful You Awards“. The Successful You Awards are back again this year and they are even bigger and better! Over 400 guests including entrepreneurs, contest…
Cybele NegrisBill C-28, The Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (FISA) was passed by Canadian Parliament and received Royal Assent December 15, 2010. Prior to Bill C-28 passing, Canada was the only G8 country without specific spam legislation. Essentially, this is Canada’s first anti-spam legislation which will empower authorities to aggressively fine spammers. The legislation has…
Garrett SaundryThe Social Search. How it Works: Google and Bing are changing the way we are use the internet….. again. Social Search has been created and both Bing and Google have their own takes on it. So what is it? Social Search is a new addition to the old search engine that allows users to opt-in…
Cybele NegrisWebnames.ca, as sponsor of the Regional BCIC New Ventures Competition, would like to congratulate the 20 businesses advancing to the final round of the competition. The Regional Competition is geared towards early-stage BC technology entrepreneurs based outside the Lower Mainland. Similar to the province-wide competition that celebrated its 10th anniversary in September, the four-month, three-round…
Webnames.ca StaffRecently, I wrote an article on group coupons that was posted on this blog. It was tweeted at 8:45am on November 17th. Then it got covered up by another tweet quite quickly which got me all bent out of shape. So the marketing department kindly tweeted about it again at 3:45pm on the same day…
Webnames.ca StaffFor disclosure purposes, I subscribe to every group coupon program that is available in Vancouver. I do this, not because I am cheap, but because I like to keep an eye on what is happening in the group couponing industry. The business model for group buying should be: volume purchases of goods should allow the…
Webnames.ca StaffWe launched our Search Engine Optimization service last month and I wanted to give you a taste of what I learned from our (frankly) brilliant SEO consultants. There are some fast and easy things you can do that should garner you noticeable improvements in your search engine ranking. #1 quick win – The Title Tag.…
Cybele NegrisWebnames.ca, as sponsor of the Regional BCIC New Ventures Competition, would like to congratulate the 39 businesses advancing to Round 2 of the competition. These businesses will be presenting to the jury over four days (November 29 to December 2) in Kelowna and Victoria. Advancing Companies – Round 2 (in alphabetical order) – BCIC-New Ventures Competition:…
JuliannaBuilding on its history of exceptional support for its customers, Webnames.ca is proud to announce our new professional services arm, Power for Small Business. Under Power for Small Business, we are now offering a new service called Essentials, which provides clients with everything they need to succeed online, including: Custom designed website Web strategy Search…
Webnames.ca StaffThere is big buzz on the internet these days about Geolocation. Wikipedia says: “Geolocation is the identification of the real-world geographic location of an object, such as a cell phone or an Internet-connected computer terminal. Geolocation may refer to the practice of assessing the location, or to the actual assessed location.” From an internet marketing…
JuliannaWebnames.ca listens to customer feedback and is always striving to be better at what we do and help you manage your online presence effectively. Below are answers to some frequently asked questions that keep coming up in conversations with you. Too Many Passwords in General? Try Password Safe Password Safe is free online, which we’ve…
