Domain Name Renewal

How do I renew my domains?

If you need help renewing your domain name, you should contact the registrar that provided your domain name registration services renewal options available to you. To determine your current registrar, you may conduct a WHOIS search by visiting whois.icann.org. This means that after the original period of registration is up you will need to renew your domain names. When you have a website, a blog, or both you will need to renew your domain names every single time they expire. You typically will get a 90 day notice, a 30 day notice, and a 15 day notice. Keep track of your domain name expiration date so you can renew it before it expires. But typically, renewing a traditional .com domain will cost around $9.99 for the entire year. Some domain name registrars even offer an automatic renewal, so you will never run the risk of your domain name expiring and falling into the wrong hands. People register domain names and must renew their registration, as similar as how we lease an apartment or a car. If a domain does not get renewed, then it will go back to registrar then has a chance to be snatched up by someone else. There are 30 days time after expiration for most domains to renew at the standard rate. After 30 days, it will still be possible to renew, but you will have to pay an additional fee -- typically $100 in case of .com domain.

What happens if I don’t renew my domains?

Buying a domain name does not entitle a person to that domain forever. People register domain names and must renew their registration, as similar as how we lease an apartment or a car. If a domain does not get renewed, then it will go back to registrar then has a chance to be snatched up by someone else. There are 30 days time after expiration for most domains to renew at the standard rate. After 30 days, it will still be possible to renew, but you will have to pay an additional fee -- typically $100 in case of .com domain. You usually must renew your domain name once a year to keep it active. The company that issued your domain name should remind you to do that before your domain name expires. The consequences to letting a domain name expire could be significant depending on how your business uses its website.

My domain is in redemption what does that mean?

Domain redemption occurs when a TLD domain name has passed its expiry date by more than 30 days. The redemption period is a 40 day period during which the domain name owner can renew their domain but they need to pay an additional fee called the redemption fee. Redemption is the status that most TLDs enter if they are not renewed in time. When the domain expires, your website and mail service will stop functioning, and no changes can be made to the domain. If you do not renew the domain name within the renew grace period, it enters a redemption period at the Registry. After the 30 day grace period, the domain will enter a hold period known as the redemption period for another 30 days. If your domain has expired, it will enter the auto-renew grace period (0-30 days), followed by a 30-day redemption period. At the end of the redemption period you cannot renew your domain name and the domain name is released. At this point the domain can be registered by third parties

What does domain auto renew mean. How do I change it?

Auto-renewal is a billing model where the customer's payment details are charged automatically without the customer having to take action. Only the domain’s owner, the administrative contact, or the billing contact can enable or disable automatic renewal for a domain. You can enable auto-renewal when you first register a domain or any time after the domain has been registered. A domain renewal extends your ownership of your domain name by another year or more. This means that you have to renew the domain on a yearly basis if you want to remain the owner of that domain. When auto-renewal is turned on for a domain, we'll attempt to renew it automatically prior to expiration.

When will my domain name expire ?

It is simple domain name will expire according to the date it issued at, for example: if a domain is registered for two years it will be renew after two years because a domain can be registered between one year to ten years period. The Domain Registry marks any domain name as expired when the expiration date first begins. When a domain expires it becomes inactive immediately and all the services attached to it cease to function. You cannot make any updates to the domain while it is expired. The domain will remain available for reactivation at your regular domain rate under your list of Expired Domains. Your domain names’ expiration dates are available through your Directnic Dashboard. To view your domain names’ expiration dates:
1. Select “My Services” in the navigation bar
2. Click “Domains” in the drop-down menu
3. A list of your domain names and their expiration dates will display

What is a registrar redemption period ?

The Redemption Period occurs approximately 30 days after a domain has reached its expiration date. After the 30 day grace period, the domain will enter a hold period known as the Redemption Period for another 30 days. A redemption period is a specific amount of time given to borrowers in foreclosure during which they can pay to redeem their property. However, additional registrar fees will apply, which are usually higher than the initial registration and renewal ones. When the domain expires, your website and mail service will stop functioning, and no changes can be made to the domain. If you do not renew the domain name within the renew grace period, it enters a redemption period at the Registry. At this stage, the domain may be placed into the auction and then auctioned off by the upstream vendors.

What is a dom ain registrar hold ?

Registrar-Hold: This status is set by the sponsoring registrar. The domain cannot be modified or deleted but it can be renewed. The registrar must remove the Registrar-Hold status to alter the domain. The domain will not be included in the DNS zone. Client Hold is the ICANN code that tells the respective domain's registry to not activate the domain in the DNS and as a consequence, it will not resolve. In short, the domain is set to Client Hold status when the domain fails to pass the WhoIs verification procedure. Domain is currently on Hold with the Registry, this means that your current registrar has denied the transfer for some reason regarding a locking mechanism they impose or they are waiting on payment for a service. Please contact your current registrar to clear any holds.

What is Domain Registrar Lock ?

Registrar-Lock is a status code that can be set on an Internet domain name by the sponsoring registrar of the domain name. This is usually done in order to prevent unauthorized, unwanted or accidental changes to the domain name. Domain is Currently on Lock with the Registry, this means that your current registrar has denied the transfer for some reason regarding a locking mechanism they impose or they are waiting on payment for a service. Please contact your current registrar to clear any locks. The domain lock is an added layer of security to guard against unauthorized domain transfers..

What is the WHOIS record ?

A WHOIS record contains all of the contact information associated with the person, group, or company that registers a particular domain name. WHOIS records may also provide the administrative and technical contact information. The WHOIS Record is the information about a domain name. Domain lookup tools access the WHOIS record. The WHOIS record is a database that keeps a record of the information used to buy these domains. Chances are, if you have ever checked to see if a domain name was available, you have accessed the WHOIS record. If the web site domain name you are looking for is not in the database, then it is usually available for you to buy. However, if it is in the database then it actually belongs to someone. WHOIS is an Internet service used to look up information about a domain name. Domain names are registered through companies called registrars. For example: GoDaddy, Tucows, Namecheap, and MarkMonitor. These companies have been approved and accredited by ICANN to register new domain names. Whenever an individual or organization registers a new domain name, the registrar is required to make the registration information publicly available. This information can be looked up online using the WHOIS service..

What is Domain Registrar ? Who is ICANN ?

A domain registrar, sometimes called a DNS registrar is a business that sells domain names and handles the business of registering them. Domain names are the main address a website uses on the web—they are usually starts with www and most often ends with .com. Registrars must be accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Then, each time they sell a domain to a customer, they’re expected to register it with the appropriate registry by updating a record with your information. ICANN is a not-for-profit partnership of people from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. ICANN maintains the central repository for IP addresses and helps coordinate the supply of IP addresses. It also manages the domain name system and root servers.