Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:45 am Post subject: Registering For 10 Years - Really??
I have read it is reommended to register a domain for 10 years, but now with this bad godaddy thing in mind, is it really good?
I am then 10 years dependent on that registrar or lose the paid money if I want to change? _________________ Just COPY the system from Ewen Chia. http://www.AffiliateKickstart.com
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:08 am Post subject:
When people first started talking about the Google patents and things Google "might" do with its algorithm, I registered my most important domain for 10 years. The way I see it, in a competitive industry, you need every tiny bit of help you can get. This might help. I don't know.
I'm sure there are much more important things you can do to rank well, such as adding fresh, on-topic content and getting good relevant links.
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But lets assume you register your domain for 10 years and then after 1 year you find you don't want to have your domain at this registrar anymore. When you move the domain to another registrar, they you have paid for 9 years in vain?
I ask that because of the recent thing with godaddy, many people will move their domain away from it. I mean, ok, there's an advantage buying domain for 10 years, but there's a disadvantage of a commitment of doing business with a company for 10 years, and you never know, the company can reveal as bad.
Lets assume someone buys 10 domains for 10 years, that's a lot of money he loses, when he moves all his domains, or? _________________ Just COPY the system from Ewen Chia. http://www.AffiliateKickstart.com
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:29 am Post subject:
I understand the point you're making. If you're worried about the value of the investment, don't spend money on it.
As I see it, if you're making good money from a site, buying a 10-year registration for the domain is only a small proportion of your revenue. It's a tiny risk. It's a bit like buying insurance, only much cheaper.
However, if you own 10, 100 or 1,000 sites each making only $100 a year, pouring all your hard-earned revenue into 10-year domain registrations would be a very foolish thing to do - lots of risk for very little, if any, potential gain. _________________ Allan Gardyne
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