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Domain Lease

An arrangement where a domain owner allows another party to use a domain name for a recurring fee without transferring ownership. Leasing provides the owner with ongoing income while retaining the asset, and gives the lessee access to a premium domain without the full purchase cost. Lease-to-own options are also common.

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TLD

The term "TLD" or "Top-Level Domain" is fundamental to your line of work. It refers to the last segment of a domain name, or the part that follows immediately after the "dot" symbol. There...

Geo-Domain

A "geo-domain" refers to a domain name that includes geographical identifiers, such as the name of a city, state, country, or region. These domains are usually highly valuable due to their local ...

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...

Hijacking

Domain hijacking refers to an illicit activity where an individual or entity illegitimately takes control of a domain name without the consent of its rightful owner. This is usually done by exploit...

Transfer

Transfer is a term you'll encounter frequently. It refers to the process of changing the registrant or registrar of a specific domain name. There are two main types of transfers in the domain na...

Hand Registered

Hand Registered (or hand reg) refers to the process of registering a new domain name that hasn't been owned or registered by anyone else before. This is done directly through a domain registrar ...