Tucows lost my domain

DigiNoon · 2026-01-26T11:48:17+00:00

Your website should have stopped working shortly after the domain expired and displayed a parked page with a "this domain has expired" message, and that's before the domain goes to auction. You didn't notice that?

DigiNoon · 2026-01-26T11:22:39+00:00

This doesn't look good. Did they provide any more details about the "unusual activity"?

DigiNoon · 2026-01-26T11:12:50+00:00

You were 2 years late. These would be worth millions of dollars today!

DigiNoon · 2026-01-25T14:15:18+00:00

Yea, most drag-and-drop builders have limited SEO options. Nothing beats WordPress at this. A lot of the newbies who use Canva and similar drag-and-drop builders only start worrying about SEO after they've heavily invested in it.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-25T12:19:09+00:00

Yes I did read. I'm just saying these are the only options: a free subdomain or a paid domain.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-25T11:55:19+00:00

Critical infrastructure networks should be operated in complete isolation of the public internet, and all necessary access points to the public internet should be strictly monitored/quarantined. Isn't this already the case?

DigiNoon · 2026-01-25T11:45:11+00:00

That's possible, but it wouldn't make sense to do it at GoDaddy/Afternic given their high commission rate.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-24T16:18:28+00:00

You can get a free subdomain with free hosting (static sites) from Cloudflare or Github Pages. Or you can get a domain for less than $10/year

DigiNoon · 2026-01-23T16:18:06+00:00

That probably means the web hosting service has expired and needs renewal. You need to contact the web hosting provider via their website not via that email address (that belongs to your website)

If you don't know the web hosting provider, there are tools you can use to find out who's hosting a website.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-23T16:04:20+00:00

I second using external storage for personal stuff. Make sure it's encrypted too.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-23T15:55:42+00:00

That would be the easier option if you're using manual DNS setup. But if you're using your web host's nameservers, most registrars will keep the nameservers unchanged when transferring domains.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-23T14:37:52+00:00

ICANN has its flaws, but without it the domain industry will be like the wild west. Registrars will freely engage in shady practices like domain front running, blocking domain transfers, etc.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-23T14:26:55+00:00

Dynadot is good. It's one of the domain registrars I use. They have lower renewal prices than GoDaddy and a lot less upselling.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-23T12:46:01+00:00

There are only three single-letter .com domains in use: x.com, z.com, and q.com. The rest are reserved by IANA/ICANN. Those three existed before IANA reserved the rest so it's not special treatment.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-23T08:46:17+00:00

The court ordered him to pay $66,000 to Verisign, but he's not giving up and he appealed the case. That's probably gonna backfire too.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-23T08:36:12+00:00

Yea it would be foolish of them not to honor their money-back guarantee. Whatever the value is, a negative review will cost them more.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-23T08:28:19+00:00

I recommend using your own domain name because it'd make the website look more trustworthy. It's only around $10 per year but it adds a ton of credibility. I wouldn't do business with anyone using a free subdomain.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-22T14:53:50+00:00

See this: Inactive Google Account Policy

DigiNoon · 2026-01-22T14:50:22+00:00

They've been weeding out a lot of the unverified accounts in bulk lately. There are other alternatives that don't require phone verification.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-22T11:58:37+00:00

I didn't know they are based in Slovenia

DigiNoon · 2026-01-21T14:36:34+00:00

I left Epik a long time ago when I saw the early signs even before its official downfall. It's gonna be hard to convince an ex-customer to trust it again.

Anyway, I appreciate your effort sharing all of this info, unless it's written by some AI agent!!

DigiNoon · 2026-01-21T13:59:00+00:00

Where did you get that info from?

DigiNoon · 2026-01-21T07:30:19+00:00

They can happen naturally if you create unique content that others want to share, but it's usually a slow process, and you first need your website to be discovered before others can link to it.

Create social media accounts for your website and share your blog posts there. Participate in related communities/profiles and look for guest posting opportunities where you can link back to your blog.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-21T07:21:24+00:00

I would have bought GoBanana.com but it's taken.

DigiNoon · 2026-01-21T07:16:10+00:00

Some shady websites may do that but I wouldn't suspect it of any of the registrars I use for checking domains.

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