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Notes from inside the data

We spend our days looking at what is actually ranking. Notes on niche research, Google updates, link prospecting and programmatic SEO — no listicles, and no predictions we cannot back with numbers.

Domain sales this week: 26 October – 1 November 2026

Domain sales this week, 26 October – 1 November 2026: Tick.com at $600,000 leads 20 sales on Domain.News's list, with three .ai names and two DropCatch catches.

Domain sales report: October 2026

Domain sales report for October 2026: Clarity.com at $3.5 million and TradingCards.com at $2 million lead 27 sales on Domain.News's monthly list, with 12 .ai names.

Premium expired domains: what premium really means

Premium expired domains have no set definition. See who applies the label, when a registry charges more to renew, and how to judge the price before you pay.

High authority domains for sale: what to check first

High authority domains for sale are priced on DA or DR, which are third-party scores. What they mean, how they get inflated and how to test one before…

Check domain traffic and history before you buy

To check domain traffic before you buy, ask for analytics access: every outside number is an estimate. Use traffic history and archives to test the story.

X-Robots-Tag: the noindex HTTP header, with examples

X-Robots-Tag sends noindex in the HTTP response, so it works on PDFs and images. Syntax, Apache and nginx rules, and how to check the header is there.

Raptive vs Ezoic: requirements, revenue and who fits

Raptive vs Ezoic on published terms: 25,000 pageviews against 250,000 users, revenue share bases, net-45 vs Net 30, exclusivity and which sites fit.

Ezoic payments: threshold, schedule and payout methods

Ezoic payments: the $20 threshold, Net 30, 60 and 90 terms with their bonuses, the 15th and 27th dates, and payout methods and fees as Ezoic lists them.

Amazon Associates vs the Amazon Influencer Program

Amazon Associates vs the Influencer Program: who can join each, where your links live, storefronts, onsite commissions, and why you can belong to both.