Time to Celebrate! It’s our 5th Anniversary

Once again, it’s time to celebrate! KKWT is celebrating our fifth year since launching .blog to the world. And what better way to celebrate than sharing five of our favorite Top 5 lists!

Top 5 .blogs for throwing a party

Since it’s our birthday, we thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite dotbloggers and posts to help you throw a great party.

1. Let them eat cake

What would a birthday party be without cake or cupcakes to help celebrate the occasion? Here are a few delicious-looking options.

2. Party Decorations

Every party needs some decorations to help create the right atmosphere for a celebration. Bubblegum Balloons.blog’s gallery shows how much fun and excitement balloons can add to a room.

3. Party Planning

When you want your party to come out perfect, you have to be aware of issues that might come up. This sweetlife.blog article shares 5 Common Mistakes Made When Planning a Party (and How to Avoid Them).

4. Party Music

When you want to find the right music for your celebration, iHeart.blog has you covered. Check out their featured artists and playlists for some ideas on songs to add to your party!

5. Party food ideas

Food helps make a party great. Sophieskitchen.blog has recipes for dips and spreads you can use for appetizers to keep your party guests fed.

Top 5 blogging niches on .blog

We love how blogs are effective in any industry and for any topic. With the growing number of bloggers, it’s likely you can find a blog on almost any topic. Here are 5 of the more popular .blog niches:

1. Art

From selling personal art products to teaching and inspiring others to create, art blogs cover a wide range of creative purposes. For example, the Leica-camera.blog combines showcasing stunning photographs from artists along with sharing tips on improving your photography skills.

2. Travel

Even with travel restrictions in place in many parts of the world over the past year and a half, the travel niche has continued to grow. Some bloggers focus on specific locations while others focus on types of travel. Goingsomewhere.blog shares stories on the culture and people in countries around the world.

3. Video

With the increasing popularity of video content from YouTube to TikTok comes the need for resources and experts teaching others how to get started and grow. There has also been an increase in the number of blogs choosing to incorporate video content to teach others “how-to” accomplish certain tasks in their industry. For example, here is a post on bucketlisty.blog explaining how to make great travel videos.

4. Food

The food niche covers recipe blogs to travel cuisine and everything in between. Foodandmood.blog combines a love for delicious food with a passion for and enjoyment of the cooking process.

5. Design

The world of design is constantly evolving whether it’s web and graphic design or architecture and fashion. That helps make this a popular niche for blogs in 2021 and beyond. Check out this cool blog on interior design thehome.blog.

Top 5 reasons to use a .blog domain

We don’t want you to use a .blog domain just because we like them. We want you to use one because of the many benefits. Here are five key reasons for using a .blog domain name.

1. It’s a High-Quality Top Level Domain

.blog has both high usage rates and high renewal rates. This helps signify to readers that your blog is credible and trustworthy which helps your readers feel comfortable visiting your website from the start.

2. The audience knows what the site is right away

The .blog domain helps your readers to identify what your website is from the start. This helps you attract the right audience. You’ll have fewer people bouncing from your website when they know what to expect.

3. It’s easy to remember

You want your domain name to be something familiar to your audience so it’s easy to remember. Since people are familiar with the word “blog” it helps make your domain name easier to remember.

4. It’s highly brandable

While .blog is growing fast, there are still many popular domain names available making it more likely you can get the brandable name you want. This is the difference between choosing the domain that makes sense for your blog versus trying to find ways to alter the name to find an available domain.

5. Premium names are available

Premium domains can help you build your brand, boost SEO, and maximize traffic to your website.

Top 5 blogging trends of 2021

The blogosphere is constantly changing and evolving. Staying on top of trends is important to assure your blog remains relevant. These are five of our favorite trends from 2021 and heading into 2022.

1. Long-Form Quality Blog Content

As the blogosphere continues to expand, the need for high-quality content is growing. If you want your content to stand out in the crowd, focus on quality posts over the number of posts. Create blog posts with well-developed ideas instead of staying on the surface level of a topic.

2. Research As Content

An educated audience is searching for new and reliable information instead of the same recycled statistics that everyone else is using. Finding ways to conduct original research helps your blog stand apart.

3. Supplement Your Blog Posts With Visual Content

Visual content has grown from simple stock photographs to all means of visual content. Embedded videos, gifs, and infographics are popular options that help your audience consume your content more easily.

4. Partnerships & Guest Blogging

With more bloggers in more niches, there are more opportunities than ever to collaborate with others. This can be a fun way to share new information with your audience while also reaching a new audience you might not have access to otherwise.

5. Cross-Platform Distribution & Multimedia

Bloggers are finding new ways to get exposure with cross-platform distribution. Instead of sharing blog posts in one place, they are sharing the same content on other platforms to expand their reach.

Watch for a blog post in December sharing more about each of these trends.

Top 5 things we’re looking forward to for next year

Five is a big anniversary, but we’re not stopping here! We have big plans for what’s to come. Here are some things to watch for in the coming year:

1. More partnerships

Our partners—both registrars and bloggers—are the reason we do what we do. In 2022, we’re going to continue focusing on additional ways we can partner with registrars to continue to grow the blogging industry. We’re also excited to continue to partner with new bloggers to help them pursue their blogging dreams and achieve their goals.

2. More .blog content

One of the ways we’re going to continue to focus on our partnerships is to continue creating helpful content. We’re going to keep on sharing tips and inspiration for those looking to grow their blogging skills on our own blog. We’ll also continue to share with domain registrars the many ways you can market to bloggers around the world.

3. Reconnecting

We’re excited to get back out in the world and begin connecting with professionals in the industry. As restrictions begin to lift, we’re looking forward to seeing and reconnecting with some old faces while also getting to know new ones.

4. Discovering new dotbloggers

We’ve enjoyed featuring some of our dotbloggers and how they’re utilizing their domains on our blog throughout the year. We’re looking forward to continuing to discover new dotbloggers to share with you in the coming year along with all they have to offer.

5. Growing the .blog blogosphere

There is nothing quite like the blogosphere! We enjoy being a part of how people are able to share their experiences and passions while connecting with others around the world. We’re excited to see more .blog registrations leading to more dotbloggers and more people sharing on .blog. There’s nothing we’d rather do than be part of the blogging evolution!

Now that we’ve shared five of our top 5’s, we invite you to celebrate with us. We’re excited to see blogging and .blog continue to grow.

Here’s to another great year!