Registrar

A domain registrar is an accredited organization that sells domain name registrations to the public. Examples include GoDaddy, Namecheap, and Google Domains.

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Domain Flipping

Domain flipping is a key strategy in our industry. It's the practice of buying domain names at a low cost and then selling them for a profit. The process involves identifying domain names that h...

PPC

Pay-Per-Click advertising

DNSSEC

DNS Security Extensions, which cryptographically sign DNS records so a resolver can tell a real answer from a forged one.

.BIZ

A generic extension launched in 2001 as a .com alternative for businesses. It never earned the respect, and the aftermarket is thin.

RDAP

The Registration Data Access Protocol, the structured replacement for WHOIS that returns registration data as JSON.

Trust Flow / Citation Flow

Majestic's two backlink scores. Citation Flow measures link quantity, Trust Flow measures link quality. Both run 0 to 100.