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Keep track of your domain names expiration date and keep your contact information up to date! Most lost domains are due to out of date contact information. It is required by law to keep your domain name updated with current correct contact information.
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Be aware with who is listed on your contact information! You or your organization should always be listed as the organization and administrative contact. Don't for get you can purchase Id protection to keep this information hidden. Especially if you use the free emails services.
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Be careful not to use free email addresses from services like Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail as many of these free services require you to login to your account often. Many of these services will deactivate your account after 30 days of inactivity allowing someone else to register your free email address and use this to hijack your domain.
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When possible, place a registrar lock on your domain. This will lock your domain record with that registrar and prevent it from being transferred, modified, or deleted by a third party. Let us know if you are not sure how to accomplish this, it is critical to maintaining protection of your domain name. We automatically lock the domains when purchased here at Buzzy Bee Hosting but clients are able to unlock the domain in there account.
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Do not reply or click on links in any domain related email correspondence you do not recognize. Be very careful not to reply to any official looking renewal notices you receive in the mail from companies you do not recognize. Unscrupulous registrars have been known to submit mass amounts of transfers hoping that a small percentage of confused registrants will accidentally confirm transfers. When in doubt, contact your original registrar to verify any suspicious messages. We at Buzzy Bee will not every ask for personal information in an email you, if a domain is due you will receive an email from us, you then will log into you account at Buzzy Bee Web Hosting and view the details of the account.
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Consider renewing your domain name early and for a longer amount of time. If your domain name is critical to your business and is one that you will want for many years, consider registering if for 5+ year increments.
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