What is Domain Name Backordering? Watch Out For This One!
What is Domain Name Backordering? Watch Out For This One! By:
Martin Lemieux
Domain names are the hottest net-real-estate on the internet.
It’s no wonder services like: “Domain Name Backordering” is
available to the public. Can someone really backorder your
domain right from underneath you? Guess again…
So what is Domain Name Backordering?
This is a service that allows anybody on the internet to reserve
a domain name if and when it goes up for sale! This doesn’t seem
harmful does it? Guess again…
Companies all over the internet are ordering this service for
website url’s that seem to be popular! What if by chance you
just happen to forget to re-order your domain name? Let’s say
that you go on vacation and neglect to check your emails that
are now telling you to renew your domain name? In this case,
another company on the other side of the planet sees the fact
that your domain name is soon up for grabs, so they order a
backorder on your domain name and simply wait to see what you do
with it.
So here you are coming back from a very long vacation and what
is this? Someone else now owns your domain name because you
simply neglected your duty to keep your net-real-estate
up-to-date!
Unless you own a Canadian domain name protected by the CIRA, or
you have a trademark on your domain name or business name, you
are “really” out of luck. Once you are at this point, it may
take months before you can prove to the courts that you simply
forgot to renew your website address.
Should This Service Be Allowed?
That is a very interesting question. Some would say yes simply
because there are literraly 1000′s of websites that aren’t going
to be renewed next month. On the flip side, some of those
websites are simply a mistake. I think the point here is; avoid
making that mistake and renew your domain name for atleast 5
years.
Google is apparently looking through the “WHOIS Data Base” to
see which websites have the staying power online and are serious
by registering their domain name for more than 1 year at a time.
Again, should domain backordering be allowed?
I say no! Just like a patent for an invention, you should have
up to 1 year to claim that domain unless you transfer the domain
name to another company or individual. This way we would have
less domain name theft and less “hick-ups” from companies who
simply forget their important responsibility.
Protect Your Net-Real-Estate!
Your website address is the most important commodity you have
online. It is as important as your business name itself. It is
what ties your company offline to online. People know you
through your domain name. Potential clients may end up visiting
your website later on, you woudln’t want some other company in
your place?
Please be careful when give out the access information for your
domain name to anyone that isn’t within your trusted circle.
I hope this article has helped you out
About The Author:
Martin Lemieux is the president of the Smartads Advertising
Network. Smartads is dedicated to helping you expose your
business online and offline.
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