Whose Name Should I Register My Domain Name Under?
Aug 2nd, 2007 by Do
Yours, yours, always yours, without question. You own your business, you should also own your domain name. You don’t want your house under someone else’s name. If you have a partnership or LLC, make sure the domain is registered under the company name. If you end up parting ways, the domain name doesn’t belong to one specific person and can be taken care of fairly.
The MOST important thing when registering your domain name is to be SURE it’s set up in your personal and/or company name. Many people have learned the hard way that if it’s not in their name, it doesn’t belong to them in any way. If your web designer puts it in his name, then moves and you can’t reach him, you no longer have access to your domain name. When it’s about to expire, you won’t be notified and won’t be able to re-register since you’re nowhere to be found on the documentation. You’ll have to wait until it expires and then another amount of time until it’s released back to the public so it can be registered again. However, there are many companies out there that snatch up domain names the instant they’re released in hopes of getting people to pay them big bucks to get the domain name back. Yes, it’s a wild and crazy world. On top of this, there are a variety of hosting issues you can run into so your site can literally stop working (we’ll talk about hosting in later posts).
Since your domain name is a very important part of your business, if someone else is registering it for you (which is fine), be very clear that it has to be in your name. I’ve seen many web designers use their own names and just as many use their clients’ names so it’s always best to be sure and avoid any problems in the future. Your designer or whomever is registering for you, should ask your name, business name, email address, phone number and mailing address. If they don’t have this information, they cannot register you as the owner correctly. Save yourself the possibility of trouble. Forget what mama told you about sharing. Now’s the time to be possessive and own your own domain name!
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