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As of this week, you can finally get a .blog domain name for your WordPress site. Back in May, Automattic announced it had acquired the rights to .blog and anyone could get one for $30 a year with premium names being offered at a higher price. See if the domain you want is available here. We recently got in touch with Patrick Jones from .blog Communications to learn more about this exciting advancement. Why .blog? WordPress started as a blogging platform and was created with that in mind. Though the platform has grown significantly in the last 13 years and […]

Registrars can now sign up on nic.blog for the rights to sell the .blog top-level domain. According to nic.blog, registrars can also sign up to receive more information on the timeline, implementation details, and more. Pricing for the new gTLD will be standard for top-level domains and will also include premium options for higher-value names. “Pricing will be in the standard range for new gTLDs, with premium names available in several tiers,” the site said. “High margins for registrars will be guaranteed by an incentive model, rewarding sales above a certain baseline. Final terms will be published in the coming weeks.” While […]