Churning
The practice of repeatedly selling domains among a small group of investors to artificially inflate prices or create a false sales history. This unethical practice can mislead buyers about a domain's true market value.
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Io
.io is a top-level domain (TLD) that originally served as the country code for the British Indian Ocean Territory. However, in recent years, it has gained popularity in the tech and startup communi...
Domainer
A person who invests in domain names as a business or profession.
Domain Flipping
Domain flipping is a key strategy in our industry. It's the practice of buying domain names at a low cost and then selling them for a profit. The process involves identifying domain names that h...
Dynadot
An ICANN-accredited registrar founded in 2002, popular with investors for low pricing, bulk tools, expired-domain auctions and a built-in marketplace.
Alpha Domain
Alpha Names, in the context of domain investing, refer to domain names that are composed entirely of letters, without any numbers or hyphens. These can be single-word domains (like 'Software.com'),...
General Availability (GA)
The launch phase of a new extension when anyone can register a name at the standard price, first come, first served.