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

  1. Pick a nicheFind your topic in the pricing table below. Topics on the not-accepted list are declined at any price.
  2. Prepare a bundleOne Markdown file plus an assets/ folder, written from the template below.
  3. Send itEmail the bundle as a ZIP with the niche in the subject line.
  4. Review & publishWe review every submission and may ask for changes or decline it. Once published, the post stays live for 2 years.

Pricing

One-time fee per post, in euros (EUR). Includes 2 years of publication.
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We do not publish sponsored content in these niches, at any price: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 tagged sponsored. Both are added automatically from the sponsored: true field.
  • 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 answers 410 Gone afterwards.

Format

  • Send one folder holding a single .md file and an optional assets/ folder. The slug becomes 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 needs title, slug, date, description, tags, author and sponsored: 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
Download
---
# 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

![DomainsProject coverage by TLD category](assets/welcome-stats.png)

*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]).

Ready to submit, or have a question about fit?

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