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. […]
15 Facts about .net domain names
.net is the 2nd most popular generic domain extension in the world, after .com The domain name net is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. The name is derived from network, indicating its originally intended purpose was for organizations involved in networking […]
Web4Africa accredited for .FM Domain Names
Web4Africa, a leading domain registrar and web hosting company in West Africa, has gained accreditation to register and manage .fm domain names from the official .FM Domain Registry. This enables Web4Africa to register .fm domains directly with the registry, and thus offer one of the lowest prices possible, easy .fm […]
Web4Africa gains .UK registrar accreditation
Web4Africa, today 20th March 2012, gained Nominet accreditation as a .UK Domain Registrar. While .uk is the country-code domain for the United Kingdom, Nominet is the body in charge of all .uk domains. The accreditation means that Web4Africa is a registered TAG holder and a Member of Nominet. Having passed […]
Web4Africa Ltd. acquires Alireta.com hosting service
Web4Africa Ltd., the leading web hosting company in West Africa, has acquired the web hosting & domain names services of Alireta Nigeria Limited with effect from 1st May 2011. Founded in March 2003 under the name DomainStandard.net, Alireta broke new grounds by offering domain registration and web hosting services to […]
Why you should renew your domain name early
Irrespective of where you registered your domain name, it helps to renew your domain name on time. Not doing so can cause a lot of problems. At Web4Africa, we have dealt with a lot of difficult situations, where clients have not renewed their domains early enough. We do send out […]