Domain Glossary
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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 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 Transfer
Moving a domain's registration from one registrar to another.
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.
NamesCon
The largest annual domain industry conference — the premier networking and deal-making event for professionals.
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.
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.
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.