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Cheap domain name registration- the catch
Cheap domain name registration is an alluring trap laid by
cheap domain name registrars who have a high fall out rate. Excellone
Web Solutions Development Company, India, with its expertise and experience,
educates its clients about cheap domain name registration and cheap domain
name registrars and brings home the facts.
One must be aware of the fact that cheap domain name registration
is possible and easily available on the net. Despite several warnings
in oral and written form, the sad fact remains that people do fall for
tricksters and conmen. While domain registration with a first class, accredited
ICANN registrar may set one back a little by way of few extra dollars,
it is worthwhile by ensuring one's safe passage into the future, as long
as their domain is alive.
Some domain name registrars announce free services and offer
cheap domain name registration, at times. Cheap domain name registration
is also available at throwaway prices. Cheap domain name registration
is an alluring trap. The fall out of registering with cheap domain name
registrars is that unsuspecting domain owners do not realize that they
buying domain troubles, rather than registering domain names. There are
many methods by which these unscrupulous denizens of the net jungle cheat
people of their hard-earned money and valuable domain names. Some slick
web operators, masquerading as ICANN registrars, offer domain name registration
at one-tenth the price of other reputed registrars. But in reality, while
one may have paid the charges for ten or more years, the cheap domain
name registrar s would have paid the charges for only one year to the
registry. The whois data will indicate that the full ten years fees has
been paid. But the truth of the matter is they have swindled 9 years fees.
In addition to this, the shady registrar vanishes from the scene, after
the one-year period. The domain is put on hold or domain lock for want
of payment of charges or a DNS server. The technical jargon for this act
of cyber cheating is domain hijacking.
The solution for this is to choose a reputed ICANN registrar
of good standing and integrity. Another method of making money by these
cheap registrars is to register one's domain as part of their own. This
way they can pocket the entire registrar fees. The result is that instead
of getting 'yourdomain.com' you get 'yourdomain.registrardomain.com'.
Some companies offer small fee initially and in the following years they
will find ways to lock the domain name with them and charge heavily. The
new entrants to the tricky world of domain registration make easy prey
for this lethal pitfall.
Cheap domain name registration -Domain hijacking and other
tricks
More tricks are in the safe keeping of the masters of the
art of confidence tricks. The net is replete with offers of free domain
registration and maintenance. Cheap domain name registration is an alluring
trap in that one can neither transfer nor sell these domains till the
free offer term is completed. The fallout of registering with cheap domain
name registrars is that one is bound by obligatory terms in the nature
of under duress conditions.
Another trick is to register one's domain without asking
for the admin contact details. The cheap domain name registrar then proceeds
to nominate himself as the admin contacts. The advantage is that, the
domain name can be transferred or sold, without the knowledge of the domain
owner. This is known as domain hijacking. One is left searching for a
new domain name and domain inactivity results in business loss. The chief
areas of deceit and deception in registering with a registrar of ill repute
and practically no standing are the following:
- Chances of the registrar using one's domain control panel for illegal
transfer or sales.
- Chances of the registrar registering the domain name as a part of
his domain.
- The registrar traps one with a long-term free offer, barring one's
basic rights.
- The registrar registers for one year with the registry whereas one
would have actually paid for 10 years.
- The registrar suddenly leaves the scene, putting one in deep trouble.
- The registrar resorts to domain hijacking and such illegal activities.
- The registrar could register one's domain name in another registrant's
name.
The ways to prevent such cumbersome occurrences are as follows:
- Choose a registrar of long-standing and repute.
- While registering, insist on full details like year of expiry, admin
contact details etc.
- Avoid domain hijacking by matching whois data with the registry data.
- Insist on admin details in one's own name and access to control panel
while registering.
- Renew domain name register well before due date.
- Make domain name transfer requests well in advance.
- Keep track of the important domain name registration events.
- Never disclose one's control panel user id or password.
- Avoid proxy registrars by verifying their backgrounds and antecedents.
These are only indicative steps and the most important aspect
of prevention of incidents of fraud and such activities lies in choosing
the right registrar. It is important to verify with ICANN, the status
of the registrar and his years of standing and to cross check with domain
name owners who have registered through this registrar. Insist on transparency
in all dealings. It is important that one is conversant with the rules
and procedures of ICANN registry services.
By ignorance of systems and procedures one becomes easy prey
for debauchery, cheating and protracted legal battles. There are incidents
where the real owner of the domain name one has registered, sues one in
an international court. We advise that individuals take their own time
for all the preliminary steps like selection of the registrar. It goes
without saying that any slip up in registering one's domain name properly
will result in huge loss on account of the potential customer loss and
website downtime.
The vital thing is that once the domain name is registered
and the necessary pointing to DNS servers, it is one's primary duty to
ensure that along with the web-hosting tie up, one's website is always
up and running, day in and day out.
By availing the services of a cheap domain name registrar,
one can be called 'penny-wise and pound-foolish'. For the sake of saving
a few pennies here and there, one would have unknowingly sacrificed the
hard-thought out domain name and the web business by doing a cheap domain
name registration.
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