Newsletter September 2022
Welcome to the September 2022 Gandi newsletter!
Each month, we deliver our best and most relevant articles from our news site and beyond.
In this month’s newsletter: tips for securing your website, the difference between dedicated and shared IP addresses, how to create an e-commerce site, along with other popular Gandi news this month, three things we’re reading, and more. Plus, as always, our promo roundup and events calendar.
Happy reading!
This month at a glance:
9 tips for securing your website
Other popular news in September
Infographic: how much time are we spending on our favorite websites?
3 news stories that caught our attention this month
Gandi supports Quadrature du Net
9 tips for securing your website
Security is a major concern for owners of e-commerce websites. The constant growth of online commerce continues to attract more cybercriminals hoping to get ahold of the financial information and personal data of customers. Learn more about cybersecurity threats and what you can do to protect your site.
Other popular news this month
Dedicated IP address or shared, what’s the difference?
Hosting is an essential aspect of building your website. Find out what the difference is between a dedicated IP address and a shared IP address in order to make a better choice for your hosting solution.
Learn more about dedicated and shared IP addresses
Contact form: have you already made one of these five errors?
There are several advantages to implementing a contact form. Learn why a contact form is a non-negligible asset for a website and how to make an effective one!
See these 5 errors to avoid in making a contact form
How to create and boost your e-commerce website
More and more brands are turning to e-commerce. Online sales provide many advantages, whether that consists of expanding your business, being available at any time, avoiding having to rent space, or analyzing your customers’ behavior, e-commerce has something great to offer you. Follow these tips for implementing and growing your e-commerce website.
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3 news stories we’re reading this month
The cloud ate my database
The combination of open source and cloud has changed the way in which we manage our data, maybe forever. These businesses are little by little replacing traditional databases.
Russia’s private military contractor Wagner comes out of the shadows in Ukraine war
To destablize Ukraine and its allies, Russia is using cyberattacks with the help of hacker groups.
Google delays cookie-cutting to 2024
For the second time, Google is putting off the end of third-party cookides. This time, it’s been delayed to 2024, due to still unsatisfactory tests.
Promo roundup
Last chance
- .gay — $3.50 (normally $47.87 per year)
- .ink — $3.50 (normally $31.90 per year)
- .org — $9.99 (normally $17.20 per year)
- .tattoo — $3.50 (normally $57.40 per year)
- .wiki — $3.50 (normally $31.90 per year)
Just released
- .autos — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .beauty — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .charity — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .foundation — $9.99 (normally $41.21 per year)
- .gives — $9.99 (normally $41.21 per year)
- .hair — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .lol — $3.00 (normally $38.38 per year)
- .makeup — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .mom — $3.00 (normally $48.22 per year)
- .pics — $3.00 (normally $38.38 per year)
- .skin — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
Year-long promotions
- .art —$3.50 (normally $6.99 per year)
- .cloud — $10.99 (normally $24.29 per year)
- .eu — $6.00 (normally $26.40 per year)
- .link — $8.00 (normally $13.66 per year)
- .me — $6.00 (normally $26.40 per year)
- .shop — $3.00 (normally $45.95 per year)
- 5 Radix domain endings (.tech, .site, .online, .store, .space) starting at $3.40
- 35 Donuts domain endings (including .email, .info, .solutions, .world) starting at $4.00
*all prices listed are based on pricing Grid A.
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Calendar of events
| Past events | Upcoming events |
| September 1, 2022 — .com price increase | September 15, 2022 — Rust Meet-up at Gandi |
| September 2022 — Implementation of ANSSI’s MOOC | September 15-25, 2022 — Nantes Digital Week |
| September 27, 2022 — Foliweb – Gandi Webinar The essential steps prior to launching your website |