Domain Glossary
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Affiliate Domain
A domain hosting an affiliate site that earns commissions by referring visitors to other products or services.
Auth Code (EPP Code)
A one-time password required to transfer a domain from one registrar to another.
Cloudflare
A leading internet infrastructure provider offering DNS, CDN, security, and at-cost domain registration.
Domain Age
How long a domain has been registered — older domains often carry more SEO authority and trust.
Domain Backorder
A service that automatically tries to register a domain the moment it expires and becomes available.
Domain Conference
Industry events where domain investors, brokers, and registrars network, learn, and conduct business.
Domain Expiration
When a domain's registration period ends and it becomes available for re-registration.
Domain Extension
The suffix at the end of a domain name — another word for TLD (e.g., .com, .org, .io).
Domain Forwarding
Automatically redirecting visitors from one domain to another URL.
Domain Lock
A security feature that prevents a domain from being transferred without explicit unlocking.
Domain Monetization
Generating revenue from domains through parking, leasing, development, or affiliate content.
Domain Name
A human-readable internet address that maps to an IP address, such as "example.com."
Domain Name Wire
A leading domain industry blog covering news, major sales, and ICANN policy — run by Andrew Allemann.
Domain Newsletter
Email publications covering domain sales, news, and investment strategies — essential reading for investors.
Domain Parking
Displaying ads on a domain that has no full website, earning pay-per-click revenue.
Domain Portfolio
A collection of domain names owned and managed by an investor or company.
Domain Privacy (WHOIS Privacy)
A service that hides your personal contact info from the public WHOIS database.
Domain Reseller
A company that buys wholesale domain registrations to resell at retail prices, often under their own brand.
Domain Status Codes
EPP codes that indicate a domain's current state — locked, suspended, transferring, or active.
Domain Tasting
An old practice of registering domains for free using the 5-day grace period refund policy — eliminated by ICANN in 2009.
Domain Transfer
Moving a domain's registration from one registrar to another.
Drop Catching
Registering an expired domain the instant it becomes available using automated systems.
EPP (Extensible Provisioning Protocol)
The protocol registrars use to register and transfer domains, and the source of transfer auth codes.
Escrow.com
The leading domain escrow service recommended by ICANN — protects both buyer and seller in transactions.
Expired Domain
A domain whose registration has lapsed, potentially available for acquisition at auction or drop.
GoDaddy Domain Appraisal
GoDaddy's free automated domain valuation tool — a quick reference based on comparable sales data.
Grace Period
The window after expiration when a domain can still be renewed at standard cost.
IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
The ICANN body that manages the DNS root zone, IP address allocation, and protocol registries.
ICANN
The nonprofit that oversees the global domain name system and accredits registrars.
Internationalized Domain Name (IDN)
A domain name using non-Latin characters (Arabic, Chinese, etc.) — encoded via Punycode for DNS compatibility.
Mini-Site
A small content website built on a domain to generate SEO traffic and ad or affiliate revenue.
NameJet
A domain backorder and expired domain auction platform known for premium drops.
NamesCon
The largest annual domain industry conference — the premier networking and deal-making event for professionals.
Pending Delete
The 5-day countdown before an expired domain is released and available for re-registration.
Portfolio Tracker
A tool to track domain acquisition costs, renewal dates, listings, and sales across a portfolio.
PPC (Pay-Per-Click)
An ad model where each click earns revenue — the basis of domain parking income.
Premium Renewal
When a registry charges above-standard renewal fees on domains classified as premium — an ongoing cost to watch.
Redemption Period
The phase after the grace period where a domain can be recovered only by the original registrant, with a large fee.
Registrant
The person or organization that owns a registered domain name.
Registrant Verification
The process of confirming a domain registrant's contact information is accurate — required by ICANN.
Registrar
An ICANN-accredited company that sells and manages domain name registrations.
Registrar Transfer
Moving a domain from one registrar to another while keeping it active — adds one year to registration.
Registry
The authoritative organization that maintains the master database for a specific TLD.
Secondary Market
All transactions involving already-registered domains — auctions, private sales, and marketplace listings.
Type-In Traffic
Visitors who reach a domain by typing it directly into their browser, with no search engine involved.
Verisign
The registry operator for .com and .net — maintains the authoritative database of all .com registrations.
Wayback Machine
The Internet Archive tool for viewing historical website snapshots — used by domain investors for research.
WHOIS
A public database showing who registered a domain name and when it expires.
WWW (World Wide Web)
The classic subdomain prefix for websites — "www.example.com" — still common but optional today.