As we wind down 2025 and look toward 2026, the domain landscape feels both familiar and gradually transforming. On the surface, the big players haven’t changed much. .COM still dominates and ccTLDs (country-code domains) continue to hold maximum trust locally. But underneath that stability, there’s been some movement in how businesses seem to be thinking…

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Domain Expiry Protection provides an additional layer of protection to prevent accidental expiry of important domain names

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On February 1 the top-level .DAY domain name will launch for registration at 8:00 AM Pacific Time. If you’re affiliated with a non-profit organization that marks a meaningful day as part of an awareness campaign or fundraising effort, the .DAY domain name is an excellent choice for drawing attention to your cause. Raise awareness about…

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We’ve witnessed an increase in sophisticated phishing emails concerning domain names over the past few weeks. We want to bring your attention to a recent specific email that has been reported to us by vigilant customers. The email purports to be from ‘ICANN’, with the subject line “ACTION REQUIRED: Your domain name will be expired…

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A number of weeks ago, a customer of ours reached out to us upset – she discovered an imposter website posing as her former business that was created by scammers on her old domain.  After two years of responsibly forwarding her old domain name to her rebranded business website, she decided not to renew it.…

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It’s shopping season, and Webnames’ Black Friday sale will be live from November 24 to December 1. From domain extensions and web hosting, to SSL certificates and Business Email, we’ve got everything you need to establish your online presence, as we look ahead to a new year. .CA & .COM for just $8.99 This Black…

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Year-End Message from Cybele Negris, Webnames CEO and Co-Founder The holidays are here already, 2019 zipped past us in a hurry, bringing to close another eventful year, as well as our second decade as a business! Webnames.ca has enabled me to meet many amazing people through these past years – small business owners taking on…

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Communicate Trust in Financial Services with a .BOND Domain .BOND is a new top-level domain focused on financial markets and the financial services industry that will become publically available mid-November 2019.  When launching a new financial product or business, the name that you choose is incredibly important. A cornerstone of your brand, your name is…

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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…

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A 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…

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Individual 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…

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We’ve added some new domain extensions to our roster since the start of 2018. After years of launching new domains at a rapid pace, releases of new gTLDs have slowed down somewhat, but there are a couple of great tech-focused ones on the horizon that domain watchers should be keeping tabs on.  Now Available at…

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Small and medium sized businesses are not actively being targeted by cyberattackers, so I‘ve got time to get my security measures in place, right? Nope. You are not alone in thinking this however.  According to a recent study conducted by Edelman Intelligence for the major US insurance provider Nationwide, 41% of business owners believe cyberattacks…

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