Andrew Alleman from Domain Name Wire was given an exclusive interview with Rick Kirkendall, Namecheap’s CEO. As Namecheap hits 10 million domains under management, it seemed like a good time to talk about the growth and evolution of the company. The Interview – Re-published From Domain Name Wire DNW: For a long time, you were … Continue reading Rick Kirkendall Talks About Reaching 10 Million Domains
Namecheap has reached a significant milestone – and just a month before our 18th birthday. We now have 10 million domains under our management. That’s a large portion of the Internet looked after by Namecheap! In just 18 years, we’ve gone from being a small tech startup, to the second biggest retail domain registrar in … Continue reading Namecheap Celebrates 10 Million Domains
Less is more. Right? Well, when it comes to registering domain names, it’s actually the opposite. You can think of owning multiple domain names like owning digital real estate. Instead of the right “location,” here it’s all about the right “keywords.” And, with so many competitors vying for your users’ attention, registering multiple domains is … Continue reading Multiple Domains and Why You Need Them
While the northern hemisphere still deals with sweltering heat it might be hard to believe that fall is just around the corner. Yes… fall, back to school, sports, and everything that comes with the change of seasons. Maybe thinking about fall will give you some inspiration for new .domains that can help you get into the seasonal spirit. Back … Continue reading Get Inspired by Fall with Great Seasonal Domains
You’ve just come up with the best idea ever for a business, and the perfect domain name to boot. When you go to register that domain for your website, you realize it’s already taken. What do you do? In lieu of cueing those tiny violins, it’s time to re-strategize your domain naming game. The Importance … Continue reading Your Ideal Domain Name Is Taken—Now What?
Home construction is booming around much of the world and everyone in the business—including architects, builders, and contractors—is busy. If you are in the home building trade, here are seven new domain name choices you can select for your website. These domains work just like .com and other popular top level domain names, but your … Continue reading 7 Domain Names for the Building and Construction Trade
To all our .uk domain customers out there, we know it’s been a bit of a bumpy road recently. Not being able to register or transfer some of your ccTLD domains for over a month was undoubtedly frustrating and, in our eyes, simply unacceptable. After parting ways with Enom (our previous upstream provider), we’re more … Continue reading Namecheap Moves .UK domains to a New Platform
Ever wanted to give your customers the ability to search for domains from your website? Did you drop the idea because it seemed too difficult to implement? We’re excited to announce our new Domain Search Widget. We created this tool to help our customers monetize their websites by becoming affiliates of Namecheap, as well as … Continue reading Add a Namecheap Domain Search Widget to Your Site
It’s hard to believe that 2018 is halfway over. It’s been an exciting year when it comes to domain names selling on the “aftermarket”. While only one domain has been publicly disclosed as selling for more than $1 million, the recent sale of Crypto.com was surely for more than that. As you’ll see below, cryptocurrency … Continue reading Top 10 Domain Sales of 2018 (So Far)
If you’ve spent time building your online presence, you’ve probably come across the letters “DNS” a few times. It’s another one of those three-letter tech terms (like SSL, SEO, ISP, AOL, etc.) you see here and there and perhaps ignore, especially if you’re not very tech-savvy. DNS stands for Domain Name Service and is an … Continue reading Why You Need Premium DNS for a More Secure Site
