Outreach
Publish a sponsored post on the DomainsProject blog, next to our long-form research on Internet domains and DNS. Sponsored posts are clearly labeled and stay online for 2 years.
How it works
- Pick a nicheFind your topic in the pricing table below. Topics on the not-accepted list are declined at any price.
- Prepare a bundleOne Markdown file plus an
assets/folder, written from the template below. - Send itEmail the bundle as a ZIP with the niche in the subject line.
- Review & publishWe review every submission and may ask for changes or decline it. Once published, the post stays live for 2 years.
Pricing
| Niche | Price per post |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle / general | €150 |
| Marketing / SEO | €175 |
| Tech / startups | €195 |
| AI / ML | €225 |
| Fintech | €275 |
| Crypto / Web3 | €395 |
Not accepted
We do not publish sponsored content in these niches, at any price:
- Forex / loans
- iGaming
- Adult
- CBD
- Health
- Medical
- Legal
Labeling & links
- Every sponsored post title starts with
*SPONSORED*, and the post is taggedsponsored. Both are added automatically from thesponsored: truefield. - Links to other sites carry
rel="sponsored noopener", as search engines require for paid placements. Links to domainsproject.org are left as they are. - A sponsored post is published for 2 years from its
date, then permanently removed. Its address answers410 Goneafterwards.
Format
- Send one folder holding a single
.mdfile and an optionalassets/folder. Theslugbecomes the address:/blog/<slug>. - Reference your files as
assets/chart.png. Accepted asset types: PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, AVIF, CSV and PDF. Other files are not served. - Write in Markdown: headings, lists, tables, links and images. Raw HTML is removed.
- The header between the
---lines needstitle,slug,date,description,tags,authorandsponsored: true.
Template
A sponsored version of our welcome post, with internal and external links, a chart from assets/ and its CSV download. Start from it and replace the content with yours.
post.md
---
# Sponsored post template for the DomainsProject.org blog.
# Send this file and its assets/ folder together, in one folder named after
# the slug:
#
# welcome-to-domainsproject-blog/
# ├── post.md
# └── assets/
# ├── welcome-stats.png
# └── welcome-stats.csv
#
title: "Welcome to the DomainsProject Blog"
slug: welcome-to-domainsproject-blog # lowercase letters, digits and dashes; becomes /blog/<slug>
date: 2026-03-18 # publication date, YYYY-MM-DD
description: "Introducing the DomainsProject blog — insights on Internet domains, DNS intelligence, and the world's largest domains dataset."
tags:
- announcements
- domains
- dataset
author: DomainsProject
sponsored: true # required: adds the *SPONSORED* title prefix, the "sponsored" tag and rel="sponsored" on outbound links
---
We're excited to launch the DomainsProject blog! This is where we'll share insights about Internet domains, DNS intelligence, and [dataset research](https://domainsproject.org/research).
## What to Expect
Here's what you can look forward to:
- **Dataset updates** — New releases, coverage improvements, and how to get the most out of [our data](/dataset)
- **Technical deep dives** — How we crawl, classify, and maintain 3B+ domains
- **DNS intelligence** — Trends in domain registrations, [TLD growth](/stats/tld/), and naming patterns
- **Research highlights** — Academic papers and industry reports powered by our dataset

*Download: [welcome-stats.csv](assets/welcome-stats.csv)*
## About DomainsProject
DomainsProject maintains the world's largest Internet domains dataset with over 3 billion domains across 1,500+ TLDs. Our data powers academic research, security tools, and enterprise analytics.
Our products include:
- **Free Dataset** — Open access to 1.7B+ domains [on GitHub](https://github.com/tb0hdan/domains)
- **Subscriber Dataset** — Full 3B+ domains with DNS data and real-time feeds
- **TLD Statistics** — Comprehensive statistics across [all tracked TLDs](/stats/)
- **LLMSE** — [AI-powered website classification](https://llmse.ai) service
## Stay Connected
Follow along as we share what we're learning about the Internet's domain landscape. Have questions or topics you'd like us to cover? Reach out at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).