Domain escrow: how to pay for a domain safely
Domain escrow explained: Escrow.com's five steps, the inspection period, who pays the fee, US$ fee bands and how to spot a fake escrow site before you pay.
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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.
How to check an expired domain before you buy it
How to check an expired domain before you buy it: read its history, test the age, scan for spam, audit the backlinks and confirm its status, tool by…
Expired domain price: what you actually pay
The expired domain price is never just the bid. Membership, the winning bid or closeout price, a renewal fee and any ICANN fee all add up. Here is…
Dropped domains: what they are and where to find them
Dropped domains are names released back for anyone to register. Where dropped domains lists come from, what they can't show, and how to check a name.
Domain drop catching: how the race for expired names works
Domain drop catching explained: why ICANN rules stop anyone catching a name early, what happens at the drop, and how backorder services charge.
Rich Results Test: check rich snippets in Google
Use Google's Rich Results Test to check rich snippets: URL or code input, smartphone or desktop, every status line, and why a valid result is not a promise.
How to increase blog traffic without tricks
The best strategies to increase blog traffic: earn visits from search, an email list and communities, then tag each channel so you can see what works.
Blog SEO: what actually moves a blog post
Blog SEO tips that hold up: set readable permalinks once, use categories as structure, untick the search visibility box, and give each post one intent.
Is Webflow good for SEO? What it handles
Is Webflow good for SEO? It gives direct control of titles, sitemaps, robots.txt, canonicals and 301s. Here is what it handles and what stays yours.