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Illustration showing a domain portfolio being pruned by comparing renewal costs, buyer demand, and sale probability.

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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.

Oct 22, 2026·3 min read

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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.

Oct 22, 2026·4 min read

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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.

Oct 15, 2026·4 min read

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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.

Oct 15, 2026·3 min read

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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.

Oct 15, 2026·3 min read

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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.

Oct 14, 2026·3 min read

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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.

Oct 14, 2026·3 min read

Illustration comparing globally treated gccTLDs such as .io, .co, .me, and .ai with geographically targeted country-code domains.

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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.

Oct 14, 2026·3 min read