domain name management basics
15 February 2023
Domain Name Management is an effective solution in keeping a business or organisation up and running smoothly. It means that a specialist organisation is looking after a company’s domain name portfolio and it is one less thing to worry about.
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Google let another domain name expire: Google.co.za
Sunday 3 July 2022
Last week Google.co.za, South Africa’s main Google search platform and domain name went into a Pending Delete status after its renewal was missed. The main search page and its popular subdomain such as news.google.co.za and maps.google.co.za all went...
A Step by step guide to expiring domain names
It is sometimes important to reduce the size of a domain name portfolio. Here is a guide to avoiding mistakes associated with expiring domain names.
Google Argentina expires, registered for £2
Originally reported on BBC
Google Argentina’s domain name was bought by a web designer while the site was out of action for two hours in the country last Wednesday.
Nicolas Kurona, aged 30, said he managed to buy Google.com.ar through a normal, legal process....
Missed domain renewal cost $3M USD
Sorenson Communications, a provider of industry-leading communication products and services for the Deaf, found out the hard way the value of engaging a corporate domain name management service to secure their critical domain name assets.
One of Sorenson important services,...
letting a domain name expire
Understanding the Risk
Letting a domain name expire can cause significant reputational damage to your business as they are often picked up by cyber criminals who aim to pose as you and defraud your customers, employees and even your suppliers.
The risk varies depending on the...
another domain name expires: stress, cost and time
A non-profit government watchdog, Citizens for a Better Kenner, Inc., registered the domain name CitizensforaBetterKenner.com in 2011 to promote its cause, but according to Domain Name Wire, let it expire.
What has become apparent is that someone from the other side was...
opinion: parked domain names and type-in traffic
What is parked domains ‘type-in traffic’ and what are the chances of converting these hits into actual customers?
If your a brand owner who uses a domain name management company you have probably been sent a data rich spreadsheet outlining the reasons why your...