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Explore five reported .SI domain resales, continued interest in .AI, and up to 30 websites included with paid NicNames membership. Find the name. Build the website.

A Framer site can use a subdomain such as studio.example.com while the main website and email remain where they are. Add that address to your Framer project, copy the CNAME target Framer provides, and update the DNS zone that serves your NicNames domain. Here is how to check the right zone and verify the connection.

Use a subdomain such as notes.example.com for a Notion Site, then add the CNAME and ownership TXT records Notion provides in the DNS service that hosts your domain. This guide shows where to find the records in Notion and how to enter them in NicNames ClassicDNS.

A redirect sends visitors from one web address to another. In NicNames DNS Records, you can choose a Permanent redirect or Temporary redirect for a host and enter the destination URL. Here is how to plan the change, avoid clashing with existing records, and check the result.

A domain registered with NicNames can point to a Squarespace site without changing its registrar. The key is to edit DNS where the domain’s active nameservers are hosted, copy the verification and website records from Squarespace, and leave mail records intact. Here is a careful way to connect both the root domain and www.

Nominet plans to move the .UK registry to a new platform on February 9, 2027. The change covers extensions including .uk and .co.uk and will alter how registrars handle transfers and parts of the domain lifecycle. Domain owners should review time-sensitive transfers and expiration dates before the switchover.

A useful support request gives NicNames the exact domain, the outcome you want, what changed and what you see now. A few specific details can make the problem easier to understand while passwords, transfer codes and other sensitive information stay out of the message.

Australia's .au registry ended September 2026 with 4,427,175 domain names under management, according to auDA's monthly report. That is 3.1% more than a year earlier. New registrations during September totaled 66,140, up 29% from September 2025, while the report's namespace breakdown shows where the names sit.

Google Registry’s .EAT, .FLY and .HERE extensions are in their trademark Sunrise phase. That phase runs through November 9, 2026, before an Early Access Period on November 10–16 and General Availability from November 17. The dates matter because eligibility and fees differ by phase.

Nominet’s September 2026 register table lists 10,723,942 domains across the .UK namespace, 66,218 more than at the end of August. Here is what the figures count and how to use them when choosing a domain.