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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DDNS

\nDDNS, or Dynamic Domain Name System, is a service that maps internet domain names to IP addresses as those IP addresses change. Traditional DNS servers provide a fixed IP address for a domain nam...

Domaining

"Domaining" is the business practice of buying, selling, and monetizing domain names for profit. It's essentially the real estate of the internet, where domains are the virtual properties. Dom...

TTL

Time To Live - a DNS setting that specifies how long (in seconds) a DNS record should be cached by resolvers before requesting an update.

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'),...

BFCM (Brandable For Common Meaning)

A domain investing strategy focused on acquiring short, pronounceable, made-up words that could serve as brand names across multiple industries.

Holding Page

A temporary webpage displayed on a domain that's not yet fully developed, often showing 'coming soon' or 'for sale' messages.