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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IPSec

IPSec, short for Internet Protocol Security, is a suite of protocols used to secure internet protocol (IP) communications by encrypting and authenticating all IP packets of a communication session....

Fast Transfer

Afternic's network feature that moves a sold domain into the buyer's account at a partner registrar within minutes of payment.

HTTP(S)

HTTP(S)" refers to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure). This is the protocol over which data is sent between a user's browser and the website they are connected to. The 'S' at the end of H...

EMD (Exact Match Domain)

A domain name that exactly matches a search query, such as CheapFlights.com for 'cheap flights.'

Add Grace Period (AGP)

The five days after a new registration when a registrar can delete the domain and get the registry fee back.

Comps (Comparables)

Historical sales data for similar domain names used to estimate a domain's value.