FOUR COMMON DOMAIN REGISTRATION MISTAKES

Which One Do You Want to Avoid?

Not Registering a Domain Yourself

Mistake #1:

Mistake #1: Not Registering a Domain Yourself a business owner hires someone

to create a website for their company

Implications: person (or company) who created the website may

disappears for whatever reason person or company may have moved out of the

area person might get another job; or they may be out

of business web domain registration expires, grab by domain

squatters and sell it to a much higher price

Mistake #1: Not Registering a Domain Yourself What you should do:

go to one of the best domain registration services like Godaddy and Namecheap and register the domain yourself.

check a few things when a web designer or web host has done the registration for you. Find out what you should do next here.

Mistake #2:

Forgot to Renew Domain Name on Time

Mistake #2: Forgot to Renew Domain Name on Time

be sure you have not missed your domain renewal notice, you should always renew your domain on time to avoid loosing your business.

Mistake #3:

Paying Too Much for a Domain

Mistake #3: Paying Too Much for a Domain You only should pay extra for a

premium domain name, i.e the domain has been registered by somebody else so they can sell at higher price.

You pay to reserve the name on yearly basis.

Mistake #3: Paying Too Much for a Domain By paying $35/year instead of

$12/year does not give you: a top placement in Google's search result.

You still need to work on your Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

a website. You still need a website built! a hosting space. A reliable hosting like Hostgator

is recommended and should cost only around $10/month. The Hostgator coupon codes 2012 could save you more for your first invoice.

visitors to your website. You still need to do some marketing and promotion to get visitors.

Mistake #4:

Not Aware of Registration Scams

Mistake #4: Not Aware of Registration Scams

two things to watch out for:

1. You might receive offers (email or snail mail) from other registrars who may lead you to believe that you need to renew your domain name with them. While you can do that (you can transfer registrars at any time), these offers usually are at high prices. Don't fall for it. Know who your registar is. If the notice isn't from your registrar, pitch it in

the trash.

Mistake #4: Not Aware of Registration Scams two things to watch out for:

2. "Lock" your domain name. Registrars offer a feature called "domain locking" at no extra cost. It prevents your domain name from being transferred to another registrar unless you authorize the transfer by first "unlocking" the domain. It's a good safeguard, and you can do it online in just a couple steps.

There are tons of strategies about domain registration that we want to share, but we would not be able to fit them all here.

However, you can download our reports and guides to assist you in registering your domain.