Steve SmithCraig Newmark is a new world order guy. For those of you who don’t follow his blog I encourage you to start. Last week Craig was interviewed by Charlie Rose; the discussion left an impression. He not only knows about the Web, but also knows how the democratization of the Web is now changing our culture…
JuliannaLately you can’t go online without seeing another social network, so why not do your part and create your own! Seriously though, while it’s hard to keep track of every new social network on the block, if you already belong to a community or market, a social network may be the communications tool you’re looking…
JuliannaPay-per-click (PPC) advertising, particularly Google Adwords, is a bit of a black art. If you know what you are doing it works well, if you don’t it can feel like you’re throwing your money away. Luckily Canada’s own Internet Marketing insider One Degree has a great post on how to increase your pay-per-click quality score.…
One of the things I’ve noticed in the three months I’ve been at Webnames.ca is the commitment to resolving issues. I’ve worked at several call centers, and all of them have been large scale operations. The first call center I worked at had contracts with companies such as Microsoft, Amazon.com and MCI to name a…
JuliannaI recently read a great post on Guy Kawasaki’s blog that I wanted to share with our readers. If you are pitching your company – to customers or investors, through PR or marketing, or even face to face, it is vital to have some key talking points about your company. While you may have heard…
Through Google Alerts, I receive a daily mishmash of domain news specific to Canada. The news briefs mostly relate to domain disputes, sales of .CA domains and portfolios, news releases from other registrars, etc. Every once in a while I get an alert about something noteworthy. This was one of those mornings. Webnames.ca customer n49…
JuliannaWhether you write your web content yourself or someone else crafts your copy for you, there are many things to consider – two of the most important are getting your message across clearly and making that message work for you as part of your search engine optimization strategy. We mentioned some tips for search engine…
Nick CaristinosI am often asked about the Webnames.ca tagline “Securing Internet Identities”. What seems to be a nondescript statement really means we work to help you protect your brands on the Internet. There are numerous ways your brand can be used to your detriment on the Internet, making it vital for you to have a strategy…
From LinkedIn to Flickr to mySpace to Facebook (and these are just some of the most widely used sites) it seems like everyone’s joining social networks. Whether you focus on one, or you sign up for them all, they can be a valuable tool for meeting people and making connections on the Internet. Up until…
JuliannaWhile reading One Degree’s recap of the recent Search Engine Strategies Conference in Toronto one thing really struck me – “78% of Canadians will turn to search engines to research a product or service.” This means nearly 80% of Canadians are doing their consumer research online. This is good news for Canadian businesses, confirming the…
JuliannaEven if you don’t know what a wiki is, it’s likely you have come across one recently – Wikipedia – the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet, with over 7 million articles in over 200 languages (and still growing). The reason I say you’ve likely come across it is because Wikipedia has great search…
JuliannaFor a small business getting media coverage may seem like a daunting task. While you may never have a huge PR team like Microsoft, working with a public relations consultant can create a positive face for your company, and generate new business while you’re at it. If you haven’t worked with a PR person before,…
JuliannaAuthor of marketing touchstones like “Purple Cow” and “All Marketers are Liars,” Seth Godin is a marketing heavy-weight and according to Business Week “the Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age.” He is also a great writer and continually offers solid advice on his blog, giving you tips on what to do and what not to…
JuliannaThe words ‘RSS feed’ can inspire fear in even a technically minded person. What is RSS? Where do I start? And most importantly why should I bother using it? are the questions that first come to mind. RSS is still a fairly new concept but it is becoming widely used because it provides an effortless…
Between our staff and management group, we attend numerous events hosted by a range of organizations, affiliations and charities over the course of a year. Sometimes we’re asked to bring collateral material about our services. Along the way, we decided it would be better to provide people with something more useful than yet another flyer…
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