(note: this is a re-post for the groups I couldn't include on the first post)
If this letter is looking familiar, it wouldn’t surprise me. These things go out every day and if your domain name is coming up for renewal, be ready to receive one of these. It’s vitally important in your social media and Internet marketing mix to protect your domain name.
(click here to enlarge the domain letter and take a closer look)
This letter is a scheme, pure and simple, and there’s an easy way to avoid it. Be aware of who you actually bought your domain name from and make sure you renew it through them.
GoDaddy is my choice for buying domain names and for hosting. I’ve had nothing but a good experience with them and their customer service has been aces:)
The company you bought your domain name from will undoubtedly send you a notice for renewal, or you can set yourself up for automatic renewal and be done with it. This is important because if you will notice the price structure, one year is $35 while a 5 year commitment comes out to just over $20/year.
That’s a far cry from the $8.99/year I’m paying GoDaddy.
To the initiated, these letters are a joke; however, to the uninitiated these letters look official and cause the easy expenditure of countless dollars every day. This company, as well as others, keep a running tab of web addresses that are close to expiring and are trying to get those who don’t know better to pay a premium for their web address.
A few years ago, I lost the web address for my band/recording entity, World Famous Nobodies. I was just starting the wonderful, butter-smooth process of divorce so I was just a tad distracted. When I contacted the person who bought it (and wasn’t using it for anything but a static bulls— page), they emailed me that there was a lot of interest in it and that I could buy it for $13,000.
Yep.
13 K’s, my friends. Needless to say, I said “no thanks.”
I had to wait, but I recently bought it back when it expired.
$9.99 per year.
A savings of $13,990.01.
And the moral of the story, kids, is just keep your wits about you. Don’t forget who you bought your domain name from, or it may cost you. Not $13,000, mind you, but in this economy every bit helps.
Social media and Internet marketing…if you need help, I’m your guy. Call me at 717-538-8940 or email me marqeteer@gmail.com.
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