Every so often we at Namecheap like to look into the stories behind companies and the domains they acquire, and why. Let’s take a look at Tesla. From the beginning, Tesla owned TeslaMotors.com. Then in 2016 Tesla acquired the domain name Tesla.com, a domain that was registered well before electric vehicles were even a figment … Continue reading Why Musk Spent $11 million on Tesla.com Domain
Let’s face it—it can be difficult to find an available domain name. There are hundreds of millions of domain names already registered. That means that the odds are your first, second and third choices for a domain name might already be registered. Because of this difficulty, some choose domain names that leave a lot to … Continue reading 5 Things to Never Include in a Domain Name
If you build a website on WordPress then you’ve probably been asked to add code snippets to your site’s header. There are lots of web services that request this, including: Google Analytics Google Adsense Google Search Console Facebook pixels Online advertising tools In this post, we’ll show you how to add code to your site’s … Continue reading How to Add Code to Your WordPress Header
Sometimes you need to get creative to find an available domain name. We’ve previously written about some ways to find domain names that are still available to register. Now let’s review a few websites that will help get your creative juices flowing and help you land the perfect domain name. These three websites weren’t created … Continue reading Three Cool Sites to Help Brainstorm Domain Names
If you’re like many entrepreneurs and small business owners, you might have a handful of domain names you aren’t using. You registered them for planned projects or fun ideas that never panned out. When you get the renewal notice for your domain names, here are three questions to ask yourself before letting the domain name … Continue reading Should You Renew That Domain Name?
Web publishing, whether it’s content marketing, blogging or social media, means that everyone is a publisher these days. If you knew you’d be writing so much and publishing it for the whole world to see, maybe you would have paid a bit more attention during high school English classes! Thankfully, there are tools available to … Continue reading Tools to Proofread your Content
One of the first plugins that WordPress users tend to install is Jetpack, which is made by Automattic, the company that also brings you WordPress.com. Jetpack is sort of a ‘plugin of plugins’ with features covering promoting, designing, managing and securing your blog. Included in Jetpack is Jetpack Comments, which lets site visitors leave a … Continue reading Rev up Your Blog Comments with Jetpack
Cybersquatting is generally defined as registering a domain name that is confusingly similar to a trademark. For example, if someone other than the soft drink maker registered Pepsi.com, that would be cybersquatting. In a previous post, we explain the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). This is a simple dispute process in which a … Continue reading Don’t be a Victim of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
You’ve probably thought a lot about how to promote your website online. You buy advertising, post links to social media and write great content. What about offline promotion? There’s a huge opportunity to promote your business in real life. Don’t miss these opportunities to spread the word about your business. Business Cards Business cards are … Continue reading 5 Offline Ways to Promote Your Website
WordPress was created for blogging but it has become much more than that. It’s a full-blown content management system (CMS) that can be used for building any type of website. In fact, 31% of the web is published using WordPress! The sky is truly the limit when it comes to building sites on WordPress. You … Continue reading WordPress Isn’t Just for Blogs
