As a means of curbing fraudulent activities in the .ng namespace as relayed to COVID-19, the .ng registry shared a notification with all registrars. Some weeks ago, NiRA had been alerted about some people setting up websites with domain names containing the word ‘COVID’ for suspicious activities. Also, as a […]
.HOST is now an Open Generic Top-Level Domain
Before now, .HOST domains had been targetted exclusively at the web hosting and cloud hosting industry. The .host registry is however now expanding the target audience by repositioning it as a generic top-level domain extension. Why is .HOST re-positioned as a generic TLD? Research on live websites in the .HOST […]
How to Choose the Best Domain Name for your Website
Choosing the best domain name is not rocket science. Since 2014, the number of available domain extensions one can choose for one’s website has exploded massively – from just about 215 to the over 1,450 available today. This then brings another challenge of which extension is best for one’s purpose. […]
Domain Promos for August 2017
Some choice new domain extensions go on sale at Web4Africa, effective 1st August and would last till 31st October 2017. The new domain extensions vary and offering exciting opportunities for relevant and creative website addresses in a fast-moving digital economy. While .site and .online are a bit generic and targetted […]
Nigeria: Pay Online with more banks
Our online payment system for our clients in Nigeria now supports more banks. Hitherto, we only supported GTBank Online Payment, but can now support Diamond Bank, Fidelity Bank, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Wema Bank and Zenith Bank – as well. The entire process is online and straight-forward. It should […]
Social Media or a Website. What is best for your Business?
Small business owners who are just starting out often times have to decide between a full-fledged website and a social media presence, in promoting their new business venture. The video below produced by Verisign illustrates why both choices do not have to be necessarily mutually exclusive. In recent years, social […]
.HOST Domains @ $39
Web4Africa is offering .HOST Domain name for your web hosting / domain name business on promo at $39 for the first year till 17th October 2014. That means you have less than 48 hours to take advantage of this limited-time offer. If you have no plans to switch to .HOST […]
.CD Domain Registration now available
.CD Domain Name Registration is now available from Web4Africa, a leading domain registrar in Africa. Web4Africa recently became accredited for .CD, but the CDNIC domain registry. .cd is the country-code top-level domain name system for the Democratic Republic of Congo and is originally intended for use by entities in that […]
.joburg, .capetown & .durban domain registrations soon
With South Africa being the most developed country in Africa, it is not much of a surprise that 3 cities in South Africa are joining world-class cities like London (.london), New York (.nyc), Tokyo (.tokyo), Bayern (.bayern) etc, to own their own city top-level domains (TLDs). Much credence has to […]
.host, .press & .website domains at discounts
Web4Africa, an ICANN Accredited Domain Registrar, is offering .host, .press and .website domain names at discounted prices for 1st year registrations, in a special deal as offer by their respective domain registries. New Domains @ discounted prices: .HOST, .PRESS, .WEBSITE http://t.co/VrLWim75Na http://t.co/wIGBFdpzKH — Web4Africa (@web4africa) September 18, 2014 The limited […]