January 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Industry
Once a year I get a snappy reminder to renew my domain name – but not from the current registrar. Domain Registry of Canada is an unsolicited third party that is hoping you’re not going to scour the fine print and pay the premium to renew with them.
I would sooner let my domain expire and blow away than renew with these fiends. My two cents. (more…)
August 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Industry
I’ve seen this happen too many times.
It all starts with a simple Company name-change. This rebranding results in a new domain name, and the old one is allowed to expire. Sometime after the new site is live complaints start coming in. The old domain is now a porno site.
These problems can be so easily avoided with the price of domains what they are. The domains should have been retained, and made to forward without gripping to the new site, or to a page on the new site explaining the transition. (more…)
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