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Cleanup

The process of reviewing and dropping underperforming domains from a portfolio to reduce renewal costs. Regular cleanup helps investors focus resources on their best assets rather than paying to renew domains unlikely to sell.

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Reverse Auctions

A "Reverse Auction" is a type of auction where the roles of buyer and seller are reversed. In a traditional auction, multiple buyers bid for a single item which is owned by a seller. The price ty...

ICANN

ICANN is an acronym that stands for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated...

CNAME

Canonical Name Record - a DNS record type that maps an alias domain name to the true (canonical) domain name.

Aged Domain

A domain name that has been registered for an extended period, typically several years or more.

Ahrefs

A comprehensive SEO toolset widely used in domain investing to analyze backlink profiles, organic search traffic, and domain metrics.

.ONLINE

A generic top-level domain suitable for any internet-based business or presence.