Quick answer
Can I register a .blog domain in your company's name?
Yes: you can register a .blog domain in our name at NomineeName. The registrant is DomaineGoat LLC, incorporated in Panama, so the registrant record and WHOIS/RDAP show the company, never you. As of October 2026, .blog costs $29.99/year, nominee registration included. No ID, no KYC — only a verified email, kept private — and you pay in crypto.
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.blog in our name: key facts
| Registrant of record | DomaineGoat LLC (Panama), included in the price |
|---|---|
| Beneficial owner | You: DNS, nameservers, renewals and transfers from your account |
| Price per year | $29.99/year · renewal $29.99 · transfer $29.99 |
| Registry | Automattic (Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC) |
| Registry rule | Open to anyone (no need to run a blog or use WordPress) |
| Registration term (years per order) | minimum 1, maximum 10 |
| Typical use | Blogs and newsletters |
| DNSSEC | ✓ |
| ID or KYC | None: one verified email per domain, mandatory, never sent to the registry |
| Crypto accepted | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC |
Who registers .blog in a company's name?
A .blog is used for blogs and newsletters. Bloggers who write about sensitive topics, or under a pen name, use it. You do not need to run a blog or use WordPress to hold one. Registering the .blog in our name keeps your name out of the registry record.
What the .blog registry receives, what WHOIS shows, what we keep
| Who | What they get for your .blog domain |
|---|---|
| Automattic (Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC) | DomaineGoat LLC as holder, with the company's address. Nothing about you. |
| Public WHOIS / RDAP | The company as registrant, or fields the registry redacts. Never your name. |
| NomineeName | Your verified email and your orders. The email never goes to the registry. |
| You | Beneficial owner: DNS, renewals and the transfer code (free, from your account, at any time). |
What does the .blog registry ask of a holder?
Automattic runs .blog through its company Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC, under an ICANN contract. The extension is open to anyone. The registry receives our company's details as holder. A blogger's name only appears where the blogger publishes it.
What should you check before registering .blog?
- No IDN: .blog does not take accented characters.
- Term: the 1 to 10 year range shown in the facts is a default, not confirmed with the registry.
- Pen names: see a personal site without your home address.
- Content complaints: defamation or copyright complaints alone do not lead to a takedown; they need a Panamanian court decision. Phishing and malware are suspended.
.blog price per year
| Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Registrant shown | Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .blog | $29.99 | $29.99 | $29.99 | In our name, included | None |
One price to register, renew and transfer, nominee registration included. Optional Domain protection: +$29/year per domain. All prices: pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need WordPress to register a .blog?
No. The .blog registry is run by a company of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, but the extension is open to anyone, with any software. Registered in our name, the registry sees our company as holder.
Can a blogger be identified through the domain record?
Not through the registry record of a NomineeName .blog: it names our company. We release customer data only when Panamanian law requires it (a Panamanian court or prosecutor's order), or in a UDRP case. A UDRP panel may name the beneficial owner in a trademark decision.
Can I take my .blog back in my own name?
Yes, free, on request. Anyone may hold a .blog, so the registry accepts you as holder. After the change, your own details go to the registry. A writer with a pen name may prefer to keep it in our name.
Who owns a .blog domain held in your name?
DomaineGoat LLC is the registrant of record and you are the beneficial owner, under a written agreement in our terms. Your transfer code: free, from your account, at any time. The hand-back of the .blog name to you is free, on request to support from your verified email address. It works where the registry accepts you as holder.
Can a complaint take my .blog domain down?
Not on its own: copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court. The strict exceptions have fixed delays: phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims within 24 hours of a well-documented report, child sexual abuse material immediately. See the abuse policy.
Sources (4)
- IANA Root Zone Database: .blog — IANA (checked 2026-10-19)
- The .blog extension is now open to registrars — WP Tavern (checked 2026-10-19)
- .blog domain registration eurodns.com/domain-extensions/blog-domain-registration — EuroDNS (checked 2026-10-19)
- RDAP lookup of any domain — ICANN (checked 2026-10-19)