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Illustration comparing legitimate investment in generic domains with cybersquatting that targets trademarks in bad faith.

Domain Name Search

Cybersquatting vs. Legitimate Domain Speculation

Learn the difference between legitimate domain investing and cybersquatting, including bad faith, trademarks, typosquatting, and UDRP risk.

Oct 14, 2026·3 min read

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Domain Name Search

.AI Domain Registry Rules: Pricing and Renewals

Learn how .ai domain registration works, including its two-year minimum term, renewal rules, pricing structure, and global SEO treatment.

Oct 8, 2026·3 min read

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Domain Name Search

Preventing Expiration: How NameSilo Account Funds Work

Learn how Account Funds work with auto-renewal to reduce failed domain renewals caused by expired cards, bank declines, or payment issues.

Oct 8, 2026·3 min read

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Domain Name Search

Navigating RDAP Structured Data After the WHOIS Transition

Learn how RDAP replaces WHOIS with structured JSON, including events, entities, redacted data, bootstrap routing, and programmatic lookups.

Oct 8, 2026·3 min read

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Domain Name Search

Understanding the "Pending Delete" Lifecycle Window

Pending Delete is the final, exactly 5-day phase (days 65-69 in NameSilo's expiration cycle) before a domain is deleted and released publicly. It's a registry-level lock no registrar can override. Verisign shifted the .com/.net drop time to around 12:00 UTC effective October 2026. Catch it via automated backorder through Catch.club.

Oct 8, 2026·3 min read

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Domain Name Search

How to Value Compound Word .com Domains

Compound .com domains fuse two real words into a brandable name, valued by grammatical flow (Noun+Noun, Verb+Noun, Adjective+Noun), affix quality (Get-, Try-, -Hub, -Lab), and commercial relevance. Real companies like GetResponse, CoinBase, and DoorDash prove this naming convention, valued $1,500-$25,000 in the aftermarket.

Oct 8, 2026·3 min read

Illustration showing small spoofed DNS requests being amplified by open resolvers into a large DDoS traffic flood targeting a victim server.

DNS

What is a DNS Amplification Attack? (DDoS Reflection)

A DNS amplification attack spoofs the victim's IP to trigger massive reflected responses from open resolvers, using EDNS0's larger buffer sizes (up to 4096 bytes) to turn a 60-byte request into a 3,000-byte response, roughly 50x amplification. Mitigation includes Response Rate Limiting, closing open recursion, and upstream scrubbing.

Oct 8, 2026·4 min read

Illustration comparing generic typo-domain monetization with trademark typosquatting and highlighting revenue, renewal cost, and legal risk.

Domain Name Search

Should You Monetize Misspelled Domains? Typo Traffic Arbitrage Explored

Explore typo traffic arbitrage, the legal difference between generic misspellings and typosquatting, and whether domain parking still pays in 2026.

Oct 7, 2026·3 min read

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DNS

Authoritative vs. Recursive DNS Servers Explained

Learn the difference between recursive DNS resolvers and authoritative nameservers, how caching works, and where each fits in a DNS lookup.

Oct 7, 2026·3 min read

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DNS

Setting Up Custom Nameservers (Glue Records) for Agencies

Learn how glue records work, why custom nameservers need them, and how agencies can configure branded nameservers such as ns1.yourdomain.com.

Oct 7, 2026·3 min read

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Domain Name Search

Decoding EPP Status Codes: Client vs. Server Flags

EPP status codes come in two layers: client codes (set by your registrar, self-removable, like clientTransferProhibited) and server codes (set by the registry itself, often tied to legal disputes or Registry Lock, like serverUpdateProhibited). Knowing which layer set a flag is essential before troubleshooting any API rejection.

Oct 7, 2026·3 min read

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Domain Name Search

Domain Name Dispute Resolution: URS vs. UDRP

Compare URS and UDRP domain disputes, including cost, speed, evidence standards, eligible extensions, and available remedies.

Oct 7, 2026·3 min read

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You’ve got the idea.Give it a name.

You’ve got the idea.
Give it a name.