Jack ParrishCan SSL/TLS actually improve your website speed and overall performance? Everyone in the IT industry knows that SSL/TLS is important for your website security. After all, it helps to protect the integrity of your website and the security of your users by securing the connection between clients and your web server(s). It also helps you…
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…
Karthik BalachanderAn old scam in the domain names industry is back, this merits a throwback post about Domain Slamming. We first wrote about the shady marketing practices of a company that called itself the ‘Domain Registry of Canada’ all the way back in 2011. Read on to know more about how to protect yourself from these…
Rob WilliamsonSo you think that site is safe? It is common myth that cyber thieves and hackers can be avoided by having a good anti-spam filter, a firewall, and anti-virus software installed at the end-points (endpoint = user). However, with today’s sophisticated cybercriminals these simple steps may only protect you from the easy and often automated…
Karthik BalachanderA Solid-State Drive (SSD) uses a data storage technology that provides dramatic improvement in the speed at which data is stored and retrieved from a storage device, as compared to classic magnetic hard disk drives (HDD). SSD Hosting is a web hosting service that uses solid state drives for its storage, thereby delivering superior read-write…
A. ShibliWhat’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” So goes the eternally popular line from Shakespeare in his play Romeo and Juliet. This statement seemed to hold true in those days. Ironically, many would disagree with Shakespeare today, for a name means and defines everything. Even “a girl who…
JuliannaYou’ve optimized your site content, so it’s driving decent search traffic. Check. You’re managing to get visitors to your website. Kudos. And, they have every intention of filling out that form for your white paper or signing up for your newsletter until they see this … Then, whooosh, they are gone! You work so hard…
Webnames.ca StaffIt’s that time of year where we celebrate how awesome it is to be Canadian and leverage a bunch of well worn, and loved, symbols of Canadiana such as these … But really, as skookum as lumberjacks and moose are, it’s kind of hard to meaningfully align them with building an awesome, secure web presence…
Karthik BalachanderMost WordPress Hosting solutions in the market include ‘automatic updates’ as part of their offering. Why then, are we even toying with the question of whether you should enable these automatic updates? WordPress updates typically patch vulnerabilities, add features and improve performance of your website. If your question was “Do these updates need to be…
A. ShibliIndividual victim losses due to internet crime were greater than $1.4 billion in 2017, and those numbers continue to climb. If you think you are well-protected from cybercrime, think again. It’s more than likely that you are overlooking important areas of vulnerability, such as your brand identity. Today, your online reputation can make or break your…
Jordan RiegerWebnames’ TBR page gets a refresh to be more user-friendly We’re happy to announce our new page for browsing TBR domains! But what are TBR domains? Read on for a little context. (If you’re already familiar with TBR, skip ahead to read about our improved UI.) The life of a domain We might think of…
JuliannaWith so many of our customers using WordPress, we’re excited to introduce our new line of managed hosting plans designed specifically for WordPress users and their websites. Whether you use WordPress for a simple personal blog or are in the business of designing high-end websites for clients, our WordPress hosting offers improved performance, reduced maintenance,…
Shawn RandhawaIf you ran a store, would you leave it at night with the door unlocked? Would you choose not to get an alarm system or insurance? Not exactly a brilliant way to keep your merchandise safe. Yet, that’s what millions of people do when they manage WordPress sites without proper security systems in place and…
A. ShibliOne of the most common terms used by every business these days is ‘brand’—personal brand, the millennial brand, memorable brand… you get the picture. The brand you build from day one will be your business’ identity and you will have a strong role to play in that. People will start associating that brand with you just…
