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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GoDaddy Auctions
One of the largest domain name auction platforms, hosting both user-listed domains and expired domain auctions.
Drop
"Drop" refers to the process when a domain name registration expires and is not renewed by the original owner, thus becoming available for registration by others. Here's a breakdown of the pro...
CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority)
The organization that manages the .ca country code top-level domain for Canada.
DR (Domain Rating)
A metric developed by Ahrefs that measures the strength of a domain's backlink profile on a scale from 0 to 100.
Holding Costs
The ongoing expenses associated with maintaining domain ownership, primarily annual renewal fees.
Expiring Domain
An "expiring domain" refers to a domain name whose registration period is about to end. When a domain name is registered, it's typically done so for a specific period of time, often one to ten ye...