Comments on: Are You Sure You Own Your Website? http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/are-you-sure-you-own-your-website/ This Isn't Your Mother's Work at Home Business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:52:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kelvin Kao http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/are-you-sure-you-own-your-website/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Kelvin Kao Wed, 07 May 2008 02:09:34 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=27#comment-93 Um... this is tricky stuff indeed. My boss had a domain name for a while, he did own it but he didn't renew it. A few years later when he wanted it again, it was already registered by someone else and they are not willing to sell. So yeah, it's very important especially if you've already built a brand. (Actually, even if you are going to re-brand, like this site did, you should always just set up redircts. No reason to give up what you've already built to someone else for free!) Kelvin Kaos last blog post..<a href="http://www.puppetkaos.com/2008/05/the-most-amazing-worms-in-the-world/" rel="nofollow">The Most Amazing Worms in the World!</a> Um… this is tricky stuff indeed. My boss had a domain name for a while, he did own it but he didn’t renew it. A few years later when he wanted it again, it was already registered by someone else and they are not willing to sell. So yeah, it’s very important especially if you’ve already built a brand. (Actually, even if you are going to re-brand, like this site did, you should always just set up redircts. No reason to give up what you’ve already built to someone else for free!)

Kelvin Kaos last blog post..The Most Amazing Worms in the World!

]]> By: Barbara Ling http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/are-you-sure-you-own-your-website/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Barbara Ling Tue, 06 May 2008 11:46:54 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/wahm/?p=27#comment-91 Morning, How very true, especially: >> Take special care that you keep a current email listed on all of your domains and hosting accounts so that you receive expiration warnings. << I lost my flagship site, RiseWay, when I didn't see the renewal email (had that domain since 1999!, and so had to rebuild it on RiseTrends. Here's a helpful note - if you do need to start a new domain, make certain one of your pages has information that includes your former url AND your former contact email address. That way, when it gets indexed in Google, people can still find your new site when they search for the old. Enjoy, Barbara Barbara Lings last blog post..<a href="http://www.barbaraling.com/insights/dumber-than-dirt-tell-me-you-do-not-do-the-following-to-your-customers/" rel="nofollow">Dumber Than Dirt - Tell me you do NOT do the following to your customers.</a> Morning,

How very true, especially:

>> Take special care that you keep a current email listed on all of your domains and hosting accounts so that you receive expiration warnings. <<

I lost my flagship site, RiseWay, when I didn’t see the renewal email (had that domain since 1999!, and so had to rebuild it on RiseTrends.

Here’s a helpful note – if you do need to start a new domain, make certain one of your pages has information that includes your former url AND your former contact email address. That way, when it gets indexed in Google, people can still find your new site when they search for the old.

Enjoy,

Barbara

Barbara Lings last blog post..Dumber Than Dirt – Tell me you do NOT do the following to your customers.

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