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Comps (Comparables)

Historical sales data for similar domain names used to estimate a domain's value. When valuing a domain, investors look at recent sales of comparable domains with similar length, keywords, extension, and characteristics.

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Private Registration

A service that replaces the domain owner's contact information in WHOIS records with the privacy service's information.

Web Browser

A web browser is a software application used to locate, retrieve, and display content on the World Wide Web, including webpages, images, video, and other files. As a user navigates from one webp...

Parking Page

Monetized placeholder page

Registrant

A "Registrant" refers to the individual, company, or organization that has registered and holds the rights to a specific domain name. Essentially, the registrant is the legal owner of the domain....

IP Address

IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a fundamental concept that you need to understand, even though it's not directly related to the business of buying and selling domain names. An IP addre...

SSL

SSL" stands for Secure Sockets Layer. It's a standard security protocol used for establishing encrypted links between a web server and a browser in online communication. The use of SSL ensures tha...