Don't let your domain name expire!

I just wrote this article on advising business owners about the dangers of not keep track of their domain name accounts and the potential of losing their domain names to "us"

Please review.

http://www.ruralstar.com/blog/2008/08/02/dont-let-your-domain-name-expire/

Might be some mistakes in it, 2am here, really tired, will fix tomorrow!

Cheers Guys

 

LOL I just got a telephone call two-three days ago about a domain someone wanted to have but I renewed just in time. Guy was pretty pissed and I got a laugh at the voicemail.

Important to keep track of renewals!!!

 

I've lost 3 nice domains by forgot renewal before

 

I'd also just like to mention that the scenario in the article isn't a practical one. You won't just wake up one morning and find that your domain has expired... it goes through stages. I have about 20 expired domains in my account right now (June 08 expiration) and am still considering renewing them or not. Usually once they go through the first stage of expiration (assuming this is a .com or .net), the nameservers change to the registrars and you get a "this domain has expired" page.

Could you imagine what would happen if the domain would be available the day after it expired? Whoa! I'd renew some domains 5 years at a time.

 

Oops, oh well thanks.

 

oh man there is a hot domain name that I am just HOPING that the owner forgets to renew. About a week more to go i tell myself.

 

I just got a call from someone who's domain I bought via AfterNic. They forgot to renew it. They were none too happy.

 

The article was a bit OTT, but enjoyable none the less.

Oh and perfect square it expires in a week, yes, but there will be a 3 month waiting period until it's available again (unless I'm reading wrong and you're 1week away from the end of the 3 month waiting period lol)