Web4Africa started operations in the year 2002, using the domain name web4africa.net – we registered web4africa.com about two years later but have stayed with the .net domain ever since. This is even more intriguing because in most African countries, .net only ranks 3rd in popularity among generic TLDs. This write-up celebrates our use of .net Our choice of .net in the … Read More
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Buy Domain: Buy Domain with BitcoinWeb4Africa offers hundreds of Domain Name extensions at affordable prices. These include .com, .net, .org, .biz, .tv, .cc and new ones like .xyz, .trade, .joburg, .capetown, .durban, .trade, .africa, .tech as well as country-code domains ending with .uk, .ng, .za, .us, .gh, .na among several others. We offer additional free features like Domain Forwarding & … Read More
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 technologies, such as Internet service providers and other infrastructure companies. … Read More
Understanding the new .co.za domain name system
.za is the domain name system for South Africa. It is split into different categories, with each intended for different uses. .co.za – intended for commercial enterprises and general use, this is by far the most popular of all .za domains and is registered by individuals, businesses, organisations and government institutions alike. It is virtually the de facto .za domain … Read More
.NG Domain Names: All You Need to Know about Nigeria’s Domain
Who Needs a .NG Domain Name? To understand who needs a .ng (pronounced dot ng) domain name, we first need to clarify the purpose of .ng domains. .ng is the domain name system for Nigeria the same way .uk is to the United Kingdom and .za is to South Africa. The .ng domain name system is useful for anyone who … Read More
Why You Need a Blog for your Business
3 Reasons Why You Should Have a Business Blog Why You Need to Update Your Business Blog Supercharge your WordPress blog 3 Reasons Why You Should Have a Business Blog A large number of new blogs go online every day. This explosive growth raises the question: Should you start a blog for your business? I believe you should as this … Read More
Web Hosting: Security vrs Convenience
Offering Web4Africa’s web hosting customers easy access and management to their web hosting services whilst not compromising on security remains an unending balancing act. In a world where motivation is all that us needed to be a hacker due to the reckless abundance of free hacking tools, maintaining a high level of security in the web hosting industry is not … Read More
Verve Card
Verve Card is issued by Interswitch, a leading pan-African payment gateway and processor. Having started in 2002, Interswitch has since evolved from being a Nigerian operation and now has a strong presence in Kenya, Uganda (both in East Africa), and The Gambia. Verve Card is one of the products of Interswitch. It is issued by banks in Nigeria who are … Read More
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 5 notices via e-mail, before a domain eventually expires but … Read More
What is the right price to pay for Web Hosting?
Many prospective web hosting customers start the search for a web hosting company from a search engine. It is not uncommon for such people to search for “cheap web hosting”, “cheapest web hosting”, “cheap web hosting company”, “web hosting cheap” etc. While it is not wrong to want to save some money where possible, the question one needs to reflect … Read More
