Domain Mining
Domain mining is the systematic, often automated process of identifying undervalued or unregistered domain names using programmatic techniques such as keyword generation, search-volume analysis, expired-domain scraping, and competitor research. Miners write scripts that query registrar availability APIs, the WHOIS protocol, and parking traffic data to surface names matching commercial demand before competitors register them. The discipline bridges [[domain-investing]] with data science, and practitioners often combine [[comparable-sales]] data with search-engine keyword metrics and CPC figures to rank and prioritise the most promising candidate names.
Example
An investor writes a script that cross-references Google Keyword Planner data with available .com registrations, identifying 'electricvehicleinsurance.com' — still unregistered despite 18,000 monthly searches — and registers it for $12.