Registry
A registry is the organization that operates a specific top-level domain (TLD), maintaining the master database of all domain names registered under that TLD.
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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...
Lease to Own (LTO)
A domain sale paid in monthly installments. The buyer uses the domain during the term and takes ownership after the last payment.
Locking
A security feature that prevents unauthorized changes or transfers of a domain name.
PBN (Private Blog Network)
A group of sites, often built on expired domains, that exist to pass links to a money site. Against Google's guidelines.
New gTLD
Generic top-level domains introduced through ICANN's expansion program starting in 2014, including .app, .blog, and .shop.
Subdomain
A prefix added to a domain, like blog.example.com. Created free by the domain owner, no registration required.