Why the bulk-reg question still lingers, and what prior years have taught and keep teaching us.

Years ago, I asked a simple question: Is bulk hand-registering domains actually worth the time and money?

At the time, the domain world was in full hand-reg mode. Ali Zandi registered 4,600 domains in one shot. Josh at DSAD was treating bulk regs like a daily workout. Rick Schwartz was mining the phonebook for custom domains. It wasn’t just a strategy—it was the strategy.

Fast-forward years later, and the question hasn’t gone away. If anything, it’s gotten more complicated.

Why do businesses ignore the problems, continuing to cost them the most?

Years ago, I wrote about the most overlooked and expensive mistake businesses make: forgetting to renew their domain.

And here we are years later, and the story hasn’t changed much. Domain renewal failures still happen every single day, and they still cost companies real money, real customers, and real credibility.

But here’s the thing. Renewal lapses aren’t the only threat anymore. Today, businesses are losing traffic, email, security, and revenue for a whole new set of reasons hiding in plain sight.

If missed renewals were “the big one,” today’s overlooked risks are death by a thousand cuts. Let’s walk through the most common problems I see from clients, expired domain auctions, and everyday search marketing work.

Back in December 2018, I walked through how to check word count in Apple Notes using a simple third-party tool. At the time, Notes didn’t offer a native counter, which meant anyone writing blog posts, essays, scripts, or long-form thoughts on their iPhone had to rely on copy-and-paste workflows.

Explore our top 5 list to find out which Kickstart Commerce podcasts were the most popular in November, according to their monthly downloads.

Eight years ago, I warned that posting domains with prices on Twitter might feel exciting but could quietly work against you when it came time to negotiate.

Explore our top 5 list to find out which Kickstart Commerce podcasts were the most popular in October, according to their monthly downloads.

Explore our top 5 list to find out which Kickstart Commerce podcasts were the most popular in August, according to their monthly downloads.