5 articles on guides for founders, indie developers, and SaaS builders.
What happens when a domain expires in 2026: the day-by-day timeline from expiry to grace period, auction, redemption, pending delete and the drop, what each stage costs to recover, who can grab the name, and how to make sure it never happens to yours.
How domain escrow works in 2026: the five-step flow, what escrow really costs at every price point, who pays the fee, how long it takes, the fake-escrow scams to avoid, and when a marketplace guarantee makes escrow unnecessary.
A practical 2026 guide to buying a domain someone else owns: the 30-second triage, the five acquisition routes ranked by real cost and success rate, an outreach email that does not anchor you high, and when to walk away.
The complete startup naming guide: the five naming principles, a TLD decision tree, a domain budget by stage, how to buy a name someone owns, and the post-purchase checklist, linked to every deep-dive we've published.
How to transfer a domain in 2026: what an EPP/auth code is, the 6-step process, the 60-day lock, why transfers fail, and how a marketplace does it in 72 hours.
