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New generic extensionSince 2016

.blog domain registration

The extension of the written word: it tells your reader, before they open the link, that here they’ll find articles, opinions and experiences written by their author.

Score card

.blog in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
3 out of 5
Price stability
5 out of 5
Short names available
3 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .blog

.blog comes from the word blog: a site where its owner writes regularly about what they know or live, whether a doctor, a cook or a traveler. It was added to the internet’s root in 2016, and IANA’s record names Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC as the body responsible for it.

Its strength is that it says it all at once: your name, then .blog, and the visitor knows they’re facing a writer, not a store. It also suits a company’s blog beside its main site, keeping its news and articles apart from the sales and service pages.

With us its price is the same in the first year and at every renewal, and it supports DNSSEC signing. But it takes no names in Arabic letters, so your blog’s name is written in Latin; and some readers are less familiar with it than with .com, so give the full address when you share it.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
12 May 2016
Name’s origin
blog
Responsible body
Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Not supported

Who it suits

For your field: is .blog the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .blog says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A personal blog

    Excellent · The first choice

    Your name then .blog says who you are and what you do here, and the address stays yours whatever publishing platform you use.

    Register it with.blog.me

  • A freelance writer or journalist

    Excellent · The first choice

    It gathers your articles in one place under your name, so editors and readers know where to find what you’ve written.

    Register it with.blog.com

  • A company blog

    Good · A good fit with .com

    Your main site on .com, and your articles and news on .blog under the same company name.

    Register it with.com.blog

  • A local blog in the UAE

    Good · A good fit with .city

    You write for readers in the UAE about your city and its people; .blog says it’s a blog, and .city makes it a guide to your city if it grows.

    Register it with.blog.city

  • A news site

    Consider another · Consider .media

    Readers expect a writer’s opinion from .blog; news needs an extension that says you’re a media outlet.

    Register it with.media.com

  • An online store

    Consider another · Consider .store

    Buyers look for a checkout page, not an article; .store or .com says that at first sight.

    Register it with.store.com

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Your identity as a writer

    The address itself says you write, before anyone reads a single line.

  • An address you own

    Move your blog from one platform to another, and your link and your readers stay with you.

  • Email in your blog’s name

    hello@yawmiyat-dubai.blog sits under every article, and your readers reach you directly.

  • Short names still free

    Words you’d struggle to find in .com you may find here for your blog.

And where its value shows

Under your byline

A link that leads readers to all you’ve written.

On social media

The link shows it’s an article, not an ad.

In your résumé

Proof of what you know, in your own words.

In your newsletter

One address for your articles and your emails.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Says at first sight that you write
  • 02A word readers know around the world
  • 03Short names easier to find than in .com
  • 04A fixed price with us, the first year and every renewal
  • 05Supports DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Takes no names in Arabic letters
  • 02Doesn’t suit a store or an official body
  • 03Less familiar than .com to some readers

Rules

Registration terms for .blog

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Not supported
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Name the blog after yourself or its subjectYour name follows you if your subject changes, and a subject gets searched for; choose what lasts.
  2. 2Register your name in .com beside itWhoever forgets the extension types .com; point it to your blog.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .blog

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .blog

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $36 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .blog, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.

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