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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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Auction

Domain Name Auctions are a common method for buying and selling domain names. These auctions happen in several ways: Expiry Auctions: When a domain name's registration is not renewed, it even...

Expiry Auction

An auction held for a domain name that wasn't renewed by its owner before it becomes publicly available.

CPC (Cost Per Click)

The amount advertisers pay for each click on their ads for a particular keyword.

Churning

The unethical practice of repeatedly selling domains among a small group of investors to artificially inflate prices or create a false sales history.

CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority)

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

Net

.net is one of the original top-level domains (TLDs) introduced in the internet's early days, along with others like .com, .org, and .edu. The .net extension was initially intended for network tech...