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Domain Portfolio Pruning: The Math of Dropping Assets
Learn how to prune a domain portfolio by comparing renewal costs, sale probability, demand signals, and discount tiers before deciding what to drop.
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Child Nameservers vs. External Zone Delegation Explained
Learn how child nameservers, glue records, and subdomain delegation work, where each is configured, and when to use one over the other.
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Valuing Revenue-Generating Domain Portfolios (TTM Multiples)
Learn how TTM net cash flow, renewal costs, revenue durability, and negotiated multiples shape the value of income-producing domain portfolios.
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Automating Domain Reselling via the NameSilo WHMCS Module
Learn how the NameSilo WHMCS module automates domain registrations, transfers, renewals, DNS management, pricing sync, and reseller workflows.
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Security First: Why NameSilo Temporarily Went Offline
NameSilo is back online with the latest PHP security patches. Learn why we temporarily took our platform offline to prioritize customer security.
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Domain Portfolio Sell-Through Rate (STR) Explained
Learn how domain sell-through rate affects portfolio profitability, renewal costs, pricing strategy, and the break-even point for domain investors.
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Direct Navigation: The Hidden Value of Type-In Domains
Direct navigation traffic still holds real value, but it now concentrates in actively owned, branded domains rather than passively across any generic keyword the way older domainer assumptions held. At a $10 CPC, 1,000 monthly direct visits offset $10,000 in ad spend. Clean .com domains retain the bulk of remaining type-in behavior over newer TLDs.
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What is the ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA)?
The RAA is the binding contract every gTLD registrar signs with ICANN, requiring WHOIS email verification within 15 days, weekly data escrow with an independent third party, and an active abuse desk. If a registrar fails, escrowed data lets ICANN transfer domains to a stable registrar. Choosing an accredited registrar means these protections are contractual, not optional.
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Understanding the ICANN WHOIS Data Reminder Policy (WDRP)
Learn what a WDRP notice is, why ICANN requires annual contact reminders, when action is needed, and how to spot fake renewal emails.
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Does WHOIS Privacy Protect You From UDRP Trademark Disputes?
Learn why WHOIS privacy does not block UDRP complaints, how registrant data is disclosed during disputes, and what domain locking means.
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Using the Wayback Machine for Domain Due Diligence
Learn how to use the Wayback Machine to inspect an expired domain’s history for spam, PBN activity, topic changes, and risky past content.
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What are gccTLDs? (Generic Country Code Domains)
gccTLDs are ccTLDs like .io, .co, .me, .ai, and .tv that Google officially reclassifies as generic, confirmed in Google's own developer documentation, removing the automatic geographic signal a strict ccTLD carries. Unlike gccTLDs, a true country-code domain like .fr cannot be manually retargeted, anchoring SEO to that single country permanently.