Author Archives: Sarah Matishoi

Your emails were getting through just fine last week. Now customers say they never arrived. Your website traffic dropped for no clear reason. A visitor mentions a browser security warning when they try to open your site. These are classic signs of a blacklisted domain. Knowing how to check if your domain is blacklisted is …

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You spend hours brainstorming, finally land on the perfect domain name, and check that it’s available. Then a nagging thought hits: what if this name is already trademarked by someone else? It’s a fair concern. Domain name and trademarks are related, but they are not the same thing, and understanding the difference can save you …

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You spot a domain deal on GoDaddy for under $2 for the first year. It feels like a steal. Then the renewal notice hits your inbox at $20 or more, and suddenly the math doesn’t add up. GoDaddy is one of the most recognized names in domain registration, but recognition doesn’t always mean the best …

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You come up with what feels like the perfect name for your website. You search for it, taken. You tweak it, also taken. You try a completely different angle still taken. Sound familiar? Figuring out how to choose a domain name is one of those things that sounds easy until you actually try to do …

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If you are looking for a domain extension to build a website on, you have probably come across .site. Beyond the obvious fact that .site tells anyone who visits that they are on a website, there is a lot more worth knowing before you register one. For personal projects, business sites, and niche web ideas, …

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Your internet connection is active. The Wi-Fi icon shows full bars. But every website you try to open fails to load, and when you run a browser diagnostic you see the same message: DNS server not responding. The DNS server not responding error means your device cannot reach the server responsible for translating website names …

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You search for your brand name with .shop at the end and it is available. Then you check the price on one registrar: $1.99. You check another: $34.99. Same domain, completely different numbers. That gap is not a mistake. It is how domain pricing works, and understanding it before you buy saves you from a …

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You open your DNS management panel to connect a domain and find yourself staring at record types you were not expecting. A Record. CNAME. MX. TXT. And no obvious sign of which one you actually need. DNS records are instructions that tell the internet where to send visitors when they type your address into a …

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