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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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IPv4

As a professional domain name investor, "IPv4" is a term you should be familiar with, even though it's not directly involved in the buying and selling of domain names. IPv4 stands for Internet...

Trademark

A "Trademark" is a crucial term to understand. It refers to a legally registered symbol, word, phrase, or combination of these, used to represent a company or product. It distinguishes the goods ...

Pigeon Domain

A misspelling or typo variation of a popular domain name designed to capture traffic from users who mistype the original URL.

Locking

A security feature that prevents unauthorized changes or transfers of a domain name.

Monetization

Generating revenue from domain names through parking, development, lead generation, or affiliate marketing.

PMD (Partial Match Domain)

A domain containing keywords related to a search query but not matching exactly, such as BestCheapFlights.com.