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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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Expiry Auction

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

.ONLINE

A generic top-level domain suitable for any internet-based business or presence.

Cybersquatting

Cybersquatting, also known as domain squatting, is the act of registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someo...

TLS

TLS is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide secure communications over a computer network. It's the successor to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). When a domain uses TLS, it means that data se...

Org

.org is one of the original top-level domains (TLDs), alongside others like .com, .net, and .edu. The .org extension was initially intended for organizations, particularly those in the non-profit s...

COM

".com" is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name is derived from the word "commercial," indicating its original intended purpose for domains registered by ...