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Brand Your Business Canadian with a .CA Domain to Increase Trust

Posted on June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 by

It’s officially that time of year that we celebrate being Canadian and more than ever before, Canadians are prioritizing buying from Canadian retailers when it comes to purchasing behaviour. A preference for local, values-aligned and ethically sourced products has been a dominating trend in the Canadian consumer market since the pandemic. If your business targets…

Easy, effective, great looking 1-page websites for Canadians: .CA + LiteSite

Posted on February 24, 2020June 30, 2020 by

Julianna

As a long-time watcher of the Canadian internet landscape, I’ve witnessed many individuals and businesses get online. You may have many different motivations for starting a website. Launching a business. Hyping a side hustle. Sharing your qualifications. Promoting an event. Rallying the community. Or just simply bringing your story or passion to life online. Even with…

10 Tips for Scaling Your Business and Achieving Repeatable Growth

Posted on October 21, 2019October 22, 2019 by

A. Shibli

By putting in place sound business practices that can be duplicated at various stages of a company’s growth, entrepreneurs can ensure that their business scales-up to remain successful in the long run. The terms ‘scaling’ and ‘growing’ are often used interchangeably when talking about business. But the two are fundamentally different. A company’s growth can…

Six reasons Canadians should choose .CA for a website

Posted on October 8, 2019June 29, 2023 by

Julianna

Note: The stats in this blog post have been updated for 2023 Domain names, as our own name suggests, are our jam! While we have more than 500 awesome options to choose from, as a Canadian-owned company our steady favourite remains .CA – and not just because one of our co-founder’s invented it. If you’re…

To Dot-CA or not to Dot-CA? Which Extension Has More SEO Clout for Canadian Businesses?

Posted on May 10, 2010June 9, 2016 by

Julianna

We recently came across an article on CanuckSEO.com that measures the effectiveness of .CA versus .COM for Canadian businesses and they kindly allowed us to republish it on Webnames.ca Blog. While it is no secret we are big proponents of .CA – Webnames.ca co-founder John Demco actually conceived of .CA in 1987 to identify Canadian…

Branding & .CA Names – My Little Secret, Don’t Tell!

Posted on January 15, 2010October 9, 2015 by

Webnames.ca Staff

So I am thinking of quitting my job here at Webnames to start my own business coming up with super cool names for iPhone apps, Web 2.0 companies, new products, gizmos and gadgets! All you developers and entrepreneurs out there think that all the great names like Twitter and Shazam are gone and you are…