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Holding Costs

The ongoing expenses associated with maintaining domain ownership, primarily annual renewal fees. Smart domain investors factor holding costs into their ROI calculations. A domain that costs $10/year to renew needs to generate or appreciate in value by at least that amount to remain worthwhile in a portfolio.

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DNS

Domain Name System

EIGRP

\nEnhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) is an advanced distance-vector routing protocol that is used on a computer network for automating routing decisions and configuration. Developed...

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....

.CLUB

A generic top-level domain for communities, organizations, and membership-based groups.

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...

.STORE

A generic top-level domain designed for e-commerce and retail businesses.