by dabempire | Feb 22, 2011 | DNS and Domains, Knowledgebase
The day your domain expired it enters a 42 day grace period. During the grace period you can renew the domain at normal cost. On the 43d day after domain expiration your domain enters the 30 day “redemption period”. During redemption period we can attempt to get your domain back however there is a $200 fee to do this. Alas once redemption period is over the domain enters the final 5 day pending delete status. There is no way to retrieve a domain that enters pending delete. Once the domain name exits pending delete status the domain is released and can be registered again by...
by dabempire | Feb 22, 2011 | DNS and Domains, Knowledgebase
Not just yet, but you’re almost there. When you buy a domain you have the sole rights to that name for as long as you registered it for. However, there’s a difference between registering a domain and having a site published on the internet. The next step is to get a hosting account with us to store the pages you want to publish on their...
by dabempire | Feb 22, 2011 | DNS and Domains, Knowledgebase
No, you can register any kind of domain. All of these are “unrestricted” Top-Level Domains, which means they have no restrictions on who can register what domain and for what purpose. In terms of availability, it is the hardest to find good domains in .com, then .net, then...
by dabempire | Feb 22, 2011 | DNS and Domains, Knowledgebase
No, sorry. That’s the nature of domain registration. Once you have registered (purchased) a domain name it’s yours to keep. So be careful to double-check for typos! What you can do of course is just register the new domain as well, and then let the old one expire after the period you’ve paid for passes. Keep in mind that you may opt to re-direct the old domain to the new domain. And you can park the new domain over the old one. On the hosting account, if you want to switch your domain with a new one, you can do that by opening a support...
by dabempire | Feb 22, 2011 | DNS and Domains, Knowledgebase
Registering your domain gives you sole ownership and rights to the name of your site. No one else has access to the actual name of the domain and it is taken off the market. However, just because you own the domain doesn’t mean you’ve got a server configured to serve a web site at that domain or to handle email for that domain. Web hosting provides that server, its network connection, its configuration, and its upkeep. You just need to upload your site to the server and configure your email via an online account control...
by dabempire | Feb 22, 2011 | DNS and Domains, Knowledgebase
– Permanent address for your site and email. – Much more professional than anyothersite.com/you/ or even you.anyothersite.com. – Easier for people to remember – Give out unlimited email addresses @yourdomain.com to friends, clients, family.. – There is a limited supply. If you don’t reserve the name you want now, somebody else could beat you to...
