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Domainer

A person who invests in domain names as a business or profession. Domainers buy, sell, develop, and monetize domain names for profit. The term encompasses everyone from part-time hobbyists with small portfolios to full-time professionals managing thousands of domains worth millions of dollars.

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ccTLD

Country Code Top-Level Domain

Legacy TLD

The original group of top-level domains including .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, and .mil.

CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority)

The organization that manages the .ca country code top-level domain for Canada.

ICANN 60-Day Rule

\nThe rule, in place for the protection of the domain owner, states that a registrar may deny a request for a transfer of a newly registered domain to another registrar if within 60 days of initial...

Cease and Desist

A formal legal letter demanding that someone stop an allegedly illegal activity, such as using a trademarked term in a domain name.

Organic Search

Organic search, from a domain name investor's perspective, refers to the unpaid search results that are generated by search engines like Google or Bing. These results are ranked based on their rele...