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The questions people actually ask before and after buying a name: which extension to take, why renewal costs more than registration, and what to do when a domain you want is already gone.

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Choosing a domain 17 August 2026 6 min read

Why the second year of a domain costs three times more

A name advertised at four dollars can renew at thirty nine. The gap is not a trick, it is how the wholesale market works, and it is easy to plan around once you see the numbers.

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Transfer and renewal

Moving a domain between registrars without breaking anything

A transfer touches the registry, not the DNS. Once you understand that split, the fear of downtime goes away and the checklist becomes short.

10 August 2026 5 min read

DNS and hosting

The six DNS records that cover almost every setup

A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and NS. What each one does, in the order you usually need them.

2 August 2026 7 min read

Choosing a domain

When a country extension beats a .com

Local extensions carry trust that a global one cannot buy, but most of them come with conditions. Which markets make it worth the paperwork.

26 July 2026 6 min read

Rules and disputes

What actually happens after a domain expires

Expiry is the start of a seventy five day process, not the end of one. Knowing the stages is the difference between a cheap renewal and an expensive restore.

13 July 2026 5 min read

Naming and branding

Pick the name after checking the domain, not before

Teams fall in love with a name, then discover the domain went in 2004. Reversing the order costs nothing and saves a rebrand.

29 June 2026 4 min read

Reading is one thing, availability is another

Check the name you have in mind. It takes a second and settles the argument.