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Taking a side hustle full-time

Taking a side hustle full-time

As someone with my own side hustle, I’m always fascinated by how other people approach them. There’s a huge amount we can learn from one another — and let’s face it, we need all the help we can get throughout that all-im...

Discover Our 2021 Holiday Deals

‘Tis the season and we’re piling the festive treats high, with incredible deals on domains, web hosting, web security products and more with up to 94% off. Fill your festive stocking with digital goodies for next to noth...

[NEWS] Former employees put Google’s ethics under a microscope

“Don’t be evil.” Immediately recognized as Google’s former motto and part of its Code of Conduct, this phrase has come under fire in recent days. In one story, a former Google researcher decided to spin up her own rese...

5 savvy side hustles to start in 2022

5 savvy side hustles to start in 2022

If the holiday season has made a severe dent in your funds, why not make 2022 the year of the side hustle? They’re a clever way to make the most of your skills, an opportunity to do something different to your day job, a...

How thinking like a computer can help your business

How thinking like a computer can help your business

Algorithmic thinking means big money. Pop into any book or app store, and you’ll find thousands of books and apps on how to improve your mind and brain.Anticipating and solving problems is what small businesses do best....

[NEWS] Jack hands over the keys to Twitter

On November 29th, Jack Dorsey (@jack)  tweeted his last tweet as CEO of Twitter. not sure anyone has heard but,I resigned from Twitter pic.twitter.com/G5tUkSSxkl— jack⚡️ (@jack) November 29, 2021As part of the ...

What if Google added a new button?

What if Google added a new button?

We all know about the ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button. It dates back as far as the time when most of us didn’t feel so lucky when it came to our chances at getting the search result we wanted. For those who don’t know, the c...

What’s a green Internet?

What’s a green Internet?

Climate change is arguably the biggest problem we face today. While many of us are aware that following a plant-based diet or reducing our reliance on cars and flights can significantly reduce our carbon footprint, many...

How to get your store ready for holiday shoppers

How to get your store ready for holiday shoppers

The 2021 holiday season is shaping up to be unlike any we’ve experienced before. Worldwide supply chain hiccups are leading to bare shelves even before the holiday shopping season begins. Staff shortages are forcing stor...

Relate & Social Media Manager Launch

Relate & Social Media Manager Launch

Since mid-2020, the Namecheap New Product and Concept Lab Team have partnered with our Business Development Director to create an affordable suite of tools designed to power small businesses (SMBs) without the usual comp...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021

Calling all Web Ninjas! Our Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale is slashing its way onto your screens tomorrow (November 23) from midnight ET until November 29. You’ll find a fighting-fit number of killer deals that will ...

[News] Discord dumps NFT plans after protests

[News] Discord dumps NFT plans after protests

Last week Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron tweeted an intriguing message that shook up the crypto and Discord communities. After his tweet, which included a mockup of crypto wallet MetaMask integration into Discor...

Tips to help you write code faster

Tips to help you write code faster

There’s a higher demand for coders than ever. Well-paid jobs that have the added bonus of security are just two of the reasons why coding is an excellent skill to have when it comes to employability. The flip-side is th...

Why mobile apps are important for your business

Why mobile apps are important for your business

In 2020, eMarketer predicted that US adult smartphone users would spend about 4 hours per day on their mobile and 88% of that time would be spent in mobile apps, rather than a web browser.If you’re looking to improve yo...

[News] Big problems with Google mobile apps

In this week’s news, two stories about Google apps raised some eyebrows.Most app providers adopt the policy that no app should contain any surprise purchases. While investigating the Google Play store,  anti-malware com...

Let’s talk about Terraform

As your chosen registrar, we want to help make your life as pain-free as possible when it comes to domain management. For this reason, we offer our customers the ability to manage domains with Namecheap through Terraform...

Create a new product on your break. We did!

Create a new product on your break. We did!

One night, in the coffee break room, Alexander Bazhanov* was having – what he didn’t realize at the time – a career-changing conversation. On his cellphone, speaking with Andrii Martynyuk, a fellow Senior Linux Administr...

[News] Data – not diamonds – at center of jeweler heist

When you purchase gold, precious gems, and fancy watches, you may worry that someone may try to steal your jewelry. But you might not expect someone will steal — and release — your personal data about the purchases.This...

What is cryptojacking?

What is cryptojacking?

We’ve covered myriad types of malware and cyber attacks on the blog over the years, and few are as insidious as cryptojacking. Because it’s a relatively new scam that has only come to the fore in recent years, many peopl...

Namecheap price changes – November 2021

After careful analysis of the market, and the impact it’s having on our growing hardware and software costs, we have made the decision to increase some of our prices.Here we will explain exactly why this has happened an...