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      <title>The best domain name generators in 2026, and what each one is good for</title>
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      <description>Namelix, Instant Domain Search, NameMesh, GoDaddy, Shopify, Lean Domain Search, Domainr, Atom and ChatGPT compared: which use AI, which check availability, what they cost, and how to get from a list of ideas to a name you can register.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What a .com really costs to renew in 2026, registrar by registrar</title>
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      <description>The cheapest .com renewal prices at Cloudflare, Porkbun, Spaceship, Dynadot, Namecheap, GoDaddy and more, why the first-year price tells you almost nothing, and what Verisign's November 2026 price rise means for every registrar.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>.com vs .io vs .ai: which domain extension should your startup use?</title>
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      <description>How .com, .io, .ai, .co, .app and .dev compare on price, trust, renewal costs and risk in 2026, including the .io and Chagos question and .ai's two-year minimum, with a simple way to decide.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Domain backorders explained: how they work and when they're worth it</title>
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      <description>What a domain backorder actually does, how drop-catching services compete for expiring names, what happens when several people want the same domain, and how to decide whether a backorder is worth it.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to get notified when a domain becomes available</title>
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      <description>The domain you want is taken, and you'd like to know the moment that changes. Here are the ways to get an alert when a domain expires or drops, what each one actually tells you, and which to use.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to buy a domain that's already taken</title>
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      <description>The domain you want is registered to someone else. Here's how to find out if it's for sale, reach the owner when their details are hidden, what a broker and escrow cost, and when it's smarter to wait.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Black Friday domain deals 2026: what's on sale and what's actually worth buying</title>
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      <description>Which registrars have announced Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2026 domain deals, what they offered last year, why .com prices rise in November, and how to spot a cheap first year that turns into an expensive renewal.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A simple system for capturing and choosing domain names</title>
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      <description>Good names show up at inconvenient times and disappear just as fast. Here's a lightweight way to capture them, narrow them down, and decide, without a spreadsheet in sight.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Is this domain available? What a search actually tells you</title>
      <link>https://domainidea.app/blog/what-available-really-means/</link>
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      <description>How domain availability checks work behind the scenes, why a name can be unregistered but still not yours to buy, and how to check a name properly before you get attached.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How domain expiration works: from expiry date to drop</title>
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      <description>What actually happens after a domain expires, how long each stage lasts, and why the name you're waiting for often never becomes available at all.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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