Just finished helping another client retrieve their domain name from a vendor.  It’s a real pain in the neck.

My advice?  Never register a domain name with a vendor.  I work with several vendors that I like and trust.  But, I would never register a domain name with them.  Your domain name is critical to your Internet presence.  You should have direct access to your domain names – the DNS server information, contact information, the renewals, the whole shot.  And, by direct access, I mean you can login to a registrar account and make those changes yourself.

It’s such a pet peeve of mine, that I host a website where you can acquire and manage domain names through GoDaddy.  The website address is http://GIWIDomains.com.  Yes, it’s a weird name, but it stands for Getting It Write, Inc. Domains.

Using the GIWIDomains registration site, you can:

• check to see if a particular domain name is available, and check the WhoIs information to determine who has control of a domain name.
• acquire new domain names.
• transfer your domains into one central account for easy management.  When you transfer a domain, you save money by receiving a free year of registration.  And, if your contact information changes, you only have one place to go to update it.
• coordinate the expiration dates of your domain names so that you can renew all your domain names at one time!

If you put a lot of effort into promoting a domain name, you need to protect it.  Losing a domain name can be a costly mistake.  Visit our domain registration site and protect your Internet presence today!