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Drop Catching

Drop catching is the practice of attempting to register valuable domain names immediately after they are deleted from the registry and become available for registration.

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Forwarding

Redirecting visitors from one domain to another, commonly used for alternate domains or misspellings.

Dictionary Domain Name

A dictionary domain name is a domain name that uses a word or words that are found in the dictionary. These words can be in any language, but most commonly they are in English. For example, "apple...

Cleanup

The process of reviewing and dropping underperforming domains from a portfolio to reduce renewal costs.

Appraisal

A professional or automated assessment of a domain name's market value based on factors like length, keywords, and comparable sales.

.gov is a top-level domain (TLD) that is specifically reserved for the use of governmental entities in the United States at the federal, state, and local levels.The .gov TLD is managed by the Gener...

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