What do I need to do to avoid losing my domain name?

Keep an eye on it! Use an automatic reminder system to send yourself a notice to check on it once in a while.

1. Do you know when yours expires? Consider buying it for a few years at a time... it also makes you look like you are in business for the long haul.

2. Is your email address up-to-date at your registrar? This is the BIGGEST reason people fail to renew domain names... they forget to change their email address with their registrar, and do not receive renewal notices.

3. Is your registration contact information correct... and is it actually registered to YOU... not the service or consultant that bought it for you? DO NOT wait until you want to leave your old developer to ask for your domain registration to be placed firmly in your own name.

All these things help keep you from losing your domain name or losing access to it.

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