Number of cannabis-related websites in Canada created on GoDaddy skyrocket 700 percent

Cannabis-related websites not only cracked GoDaddy Canada’s Top 10 list of industry verticals in 2018, but witnessed a 700 percent increase over the number of websites created with its website builder in 2017.

 

 

“Surging growth in the number of cannabis-related websites last year in Canada, led the health and medical business category to secure the number two spot behind the home services business category,” a category that includes not only cannabis, but also medical professionals.

“When cannabis became legal in Canada this past October, the creation of cannabis-related websites built on GoDaddy’s platform increased 700 percent over 2017,” notes a press release from GoDaddy, which has more than 18 million customers worldwide.

“Having a website has helped our business become more recognized,” Anthony Wingham, owner of Tetra Concentrates, says in the GoDaddy statement. Having an online presence will be essential to growth, Wingham goes on to say.

While professional services and home services saw a lot of sites created last year, the statement notes, new areas emerged to take over the top spots. Other industries cracking the Top 10 list of industries building websites with the company’s website builder in Canada include: construction (contractors, builders, re-modelers); consulting; professional services (accounting, delivery, bookkeeping); fashion (retail, clothing design); art and design (tattoos, graphic artists, interior design); fitness and wellness (yoga, personal trainer, gym); real estate (mortgage broker, real estate agent, property management); and charities.

 

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