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best email service providers
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10 Best Email Service Providers of 2026

Introduction – Targeting the right email service provider Choosing the right email service provider means building the backbone of your clients’ messaging and digital identity.  With increasing concerns about security, compliance, automation, and domain branding, domain resellers, web hosting providers, and digital agencies must choose their email platform over more than just inbox space. In ...

Openprovider vs Squarespace
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Openprovider vs Squarespace: a 2026 comparison

Introduction If you're managing multiple domains for your clients, reselling profitably and getting full control over your domain portfolio are probably your top priorities. When looking for a Squarespace alternative, domain resellers recognize bottlenecks related to the very nature of their solutions: as a website builder for end users, web agencies, and hosting providers might ...

name.com alternative- Why Openprovider
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Name.com alternative: Why switch to Openprovider in 2026?

If you manage domains for clients, you’ve likely outgrown retail-first registrars. To solve operational challenges and increase margins with domains in 2026, the better move for resellers, agencies, and hosting providers is a platform built for scale: the right Name.com alternative offer predictable cost-price buying, automation that trims tickets, and wider TLD access so you ...

internet domain names
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Internet domain names: the most valuable real estate for your business

Internet domain names: the most valuable real estate for your business The internet is built on digital real estate, and internet domain names play a central role in how brands, companies, creators, and platforms appear online.  A domain is much more than a label that sits at the top of a website. It’s how customers ...

what is premium domain
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What is a premium domain? Benefits, types, and examples

Premium domains sit at the intersection of branding, memorability, and online authority. They are the short, intuitive, highly searched, or commercially valuable domain names that stand out in a crowded digital world. In this guide, we answer the question of what a premium domain is in clear, practical terms, helping resellers, agencies, and growing businesses ...

how to host a domain name
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How to host a domain name on your own

Hosting a domain name on your own sounds empowering (and it is), but it also requires a clear roadmap and a reliable setup. Whether you're a marketing agency looking to streamline client work, a digital agency consolidating your tech stack, or a web hosting wanna-be, understanding how to host a domain name is the first ...

Arno Vis podcast: A week in the life of a domain registrar CEO
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Podcast: A week in the life of a domain registrar CEO

In this episode of The Openprovider Podcast, host Brendan Boyle sits down with ⁠Openprovider⁠ CEO Arno Vis for a behind-the-scenes look at something many people wonder about but rarely get to see: what a real week in the life of a CEO actually looks like. Arno offers an open and honest look at the routines and decisions ...

How business email setup, SSL and DNS bundles lift margins and retention for web hosters
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From domains to email: how web hosting companies can expand profit margins

Domains are where every customer journey starts, but they’re also where margins are thinnest. In a market with more than 330,000 hosting providers and relentless price competition, relying on domain sales alone puts pressure on growth and cash flow. That’s why the most resilient web hosters move from domains and web hosting to email and ...

How to migrate email services from one provider to another in 2026
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How to migrate email services from one provider to another in 2026

Email remains the operational backbone for agencies, web hosts, MSPs, and businesses of every size. When reliability drops, costs rise, or collaboration tools stop fitting the way teams work, moving to a new email provider becomes inevitable. But the actual process of migrating emails can feel daunting, especially when uptime, data integrity, and client expectations ...