Month: October 2015

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Whonami-You can host account domain name change troubleshooting

If your website’s pages do not resolve after changing the cheap domain name on your hosting account, you may be using absolute URLs containing the old domain name in the HTML code for your site. Absolute URLs contain the entire URL path (e.g., “http://www.coolexample.com/default.html”). After a domain name change, you must update any absolute URLs in the HTML to reflect the new domain name. Once you update the URLs and upload the modified pages to your site, the pages will resolve.

We recommend that you use relative URLs when referencing your Web pages. When a website uses relative URLs, the domain name associated with a hosting account can change without the complications that result from the use of absolute URLs. Relative URLs identify a website page in relation to, or in the context of, the current page. If both pages exist in the same website directory, then only the page name is required (e.g. “destinationpage.html”). Because they do not reference the domain name, relative URLs do not require modification when the domain name changes on a hosting account.

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whonami- How to protect your domain names?

Your domain name’s settings control many of its uses from your email to accessibility to your website. Here are some tips to help you prevent unauthorized changes to your domain name’s settings.

Correct Registration
Keep your domain name’s contact information current. A domain name is like a car – the name on the title determines who registered it, not the person who paid for it. In the cheap domain name world, the Whois database contact information is the title. Make sure:

You enter correct and valid information in the registrant, administrative, technical, and billing contact fields.
The listed registrant is the exact person or entity you want to have legal rights over the domain name.
You have a valid business license for the listed company and a government-issued photo ID for the person listed as the registrant. That way, if you do lose access to your account or domain name, you can validate registration of the domain name in the future.
Administrative Email Address
The administrative contact email address has the authority to approve a transfer of the domain name to another registrar. Do not allow the email address to become outdated or expire because this allows someone else to sign up for the email address, providing easy access to the account and domain name.

Login Regularly
Be vigilant: Regularly log in to your customer account and make sure your account and domain name contacts are correct. To help keep track of your domain name, you might consider purchasing Domain Monitoring. This service alerts you via email when your domain name’s settings change.

Lock Your Domain Name
To prevent unauthorized transfers to another registrar, lock your domain name from within your account. To help prevent your domain name from being moved out of your account, consider purchasing Protected Registration. Your domain name can be upgraded to add this enhancement. See Adding Deluxe or Protected Registration to Your Domain Names for more information.

Secure Email
Keeping your email secure is key to keeping your domain name safe. Remember the following:

Use a secure email address. Free email accounts might be easy targets for unauthorized access.
Create your password using a complex series of letters, numbers, and symbols.
Change your password frequently to deter possible hackers intending to steal your domain name.
Antivirus/Spyware
To prevent key-logging software from capturing your user names and passwords and delivering your information to unauthorized persons, install antivirus/spyware software. Update your antivirus/spyware software periodically.

Be a Human Firewall
DO NOT give your customer account login, password, credit card, or shopper PIN information to anyone, including your webmaster. Webmasters NEVER need direct access to your domain name. They need access to your hosting account login and password. Use the Account Administrator feature of your account to grant access levels to others who need to manage domain names in your account. Managing Domain Name Account Administrators explains the assignment process.

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Whonami-.Com Supporting Cast, cheap domain names sales by DN Journal in Oct. 2015.

Sedo led the .Com Supporting Cast of four-figure cheap domain names sales with VLabs.com ($9,000),HealthTime.com ($8,500) and ParkLab.com ($7,200). Their roster also included ZCZC.comat $7,101, Vincenz.com at $6,780 and Allya.com at $6,750.

Byzo.com brought $6,000, Property4All.com produced $5,650 and two othehttp://www.whonami.comrs -PearlAuto.com and Worse.com – went for $5,500 each. Bussgeld.com banked another$4,972. Sedo had 39 more four-figure sales ranging from $2,000 to $4,500 that are listed in the table below:

Additional Sedo .com domain names Sales Between $2,000 – $4,000
wulff.com $4,500 carrylight.com $2,795
ypan.com $4,500 natureboys.com $2,700
eisac.com $4,407 inspirerecovery.com $2,650
d-r.com $4,101 coinloft.com $2,500
healthreviews.com $3,988 facelet.com $2,500
pppv.com $3,800 gleis.com $2,500
mmoo.com $3,656 openmyvideo.com $2,295
originbox.com $3,300 blackdope.com $2,260
assurancesdefrance.com $3,277 boome.com $2,260
sixshop.com $3,164 66356.com $2,195
rejeune.com $3,051 fairbrass.com $2,195
alphapools.com $3,000 recoverylighthouse.com $2,195
humandroid.com $3,000 auev.com $2,140
mailboxexpress.com $3,000 yhzs.com $2,100
drtracy.com $2,999 jjji.com $2,050
cognitivelogic.com $2,995 alibongo.com $2,034
besthoneymoondestinations.com $2,900 netaround.com $2,000
salescircle.com $2,899 printfresh.com $2,000
storage24.com $2,899 robotcasino.com $2,000
mijnalbum.com $2,825

At SnapNames, Yangtang.com tallied $3,120 and Shuanghuang.com kicked in $2,163.

Back at Flippa, MoreMovies.com made $5,000, VitaminOutlet.com drew $4,500 andCustomWebDesign.com commanded $4,495. UNeed.com notched $3,988,TopMortgage.com tacked on $2,600 and PrimeListings.com landed $2,500. Three others -ArtCulture.com, PRME.com and UNMK.com – added $2,000 apiece.

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Whonami-Do you want to add privacy to backordered cheap domain name registration?

If you placed a cheap domain name backorder and do not want your personal information listed in the Whois database if we capture and register the cheap domain name for you, you can add Domains By Proxy® (DBP) Private Registration to the backorder for an additional fee.

If your backorder with privacy is unsuccessful, you can apply the Private Registration to any other backorder or request a refund from our support team.

To Add Privacy to Backordered Domain Names

Log in to your Account Manager.
Next to Domains, click Manage.
From the Buy/Sell menu, select Backorders and Monitoring.
Select the domain names you want to modify.
Click Privacy. The Update Privacy Option for Backordered Domain window displays.
If you do not have available Private backorder credits, click Buy Credit. In the Domain Backorders section, for Select Quantity, enter the number of credits you want to purchase. For Backorder type, select Private Registration, and then click Add to Cart. Complete the checkout process, and then go back to the Domain Manager to continue.

For Backorder type, select Private.
For Select your Domains By Proxy® account, do one of the following:
If you already have an account with Domains By Proxy (DBP) that you want to use, select it from the list.
Create New — Select this option if you do not have an existing DBP account. DBP creates a new account for you, and then emails you the user name, password, and a link to the DBP website. Please retain this information for future reference!
Other Existing DBP Account — If you have an existing DBP account that you want to use but it does not display in the list, select this option, and then enter your login information in the User Name and Password fields.
Select I have read and agree to … , and then click Next. Your private backorder displays on the Backorders and Monitoring page of the Domain Manager.

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Whonami-You can transfer your domain names away from Network Solutions

Before you can transfer your domainname registered with Network Solutions to us, you need to prepare your domain name so it will successfully complete the transfer process.

If your domain name is not registered with Network Solutions, visit Transferring Your Domain From Another Registrar for instructions for other registrars.

To Transfer Away From Network Solutions

1. Verify that Your Domain Name is Transferable

To make sure your domain name can be transferred, confirm that:

  • The domain name has been registered for at least 60 days, and has been at Network Solutions for at least 60 days.
  • The domain name’s contact information hasn’t been changed within 60 days.

Some registrars prevent domain names from transferring away if the contact information associated with a domain was updated within 60 days.

2. Confirm Administrative Contact Information

Ensure that the administrative contact (admin) for your domain name (registrant contact for .au domain names) has a valid email address in the Whois database. We and Network Solutions use this email address to send you important information about the transfer.

NOTE: If your domain name has private registration, a service that hides your personal information from the public, you cannot verify your admin email address in the Whois database. You must contact your current registrar to cancel the private registration, and then you can update the email address, if necessary.

To update these contacts at Network Solutions

  1. Log on to your account at NetworkSolutions.com.
  2. Click Account Settings.
  3. Click Accounts and Contacts.
  4. From the People Who Can Access This Account section, click Edit Account Contacts.
  5. Click the account name for which you want to confirm contact information.
  6. From the Edit WHOIS Contacts section, click View/Edit WHOIS Contacts.
  7. Select the check box next to the domain name you want to confirm, and clickContinue.
  8. If the Administrative contact in inaccurate and needs to be updated, select theAdministrative Contact option and click Continue.

To remove domain name privacy

  1. Log on to your account at NetworkSolutions.com.
  2. Click on My Domain Names under the My Products and Services tab.
  3. If you have only one domain name, continue to the next step, if you have multiple domain names, click Manage next to the domain name you are making the changes for.
  4. From the Details section, select Turn Private Registration Off, and then click Go.

3. Obtain the Authorization Code

Get an authorization code (also known as an EPP code or transfer key) from your current registrar, if required. Some domain name extensions, primarily country-code top-level domain names (ccTLDs), do not require an authorization code.

To obtain the authorization code from Network Solutions

  1. Log on to your account at NetworkSolutions.com.
  2. Click on My Domain Names under the My Products and Services tab.
  3. Click the domain name you want to unlock.
  4. From the Domain Details section, select Request Authorization Code, and then click Save.

Contact Network Solutions support at 888-642-9675 if you haven’t received the authorization code after 24 hours.

4. Unlock Your Domain Name

By default, all domains registered with Network Solutions are placed in “Domain Protect” status, which displayed as “Registrar-Lock” at the registry. Before a domain transfer is requested, the lock must be removed and the registry status verified as “Active.”

To unlock your domain name

  1. Log on to your account at NetworkSolutions.com.
  2. Click on My Domain Names under the My Products and Services tab.
  3. Click the domain name you want to unlock.
  4. From the Domain Details section, click Edit.
  5. Select Turn Domain Protect Off, and then click Save.

It may take 24 hours before our system identifies and recognizes the status change.

5. Purchase a Domain Name Transfer

Purchase a domain name transfer from our website. If the extension you want to transfer is not listed, you cannot transfer the domain name to us.

When you purchase the transfer, select one of the following nameserver options:

  • Keep the existing nameservers… — If you have a hosted website for your domain name (with us or another company), select this option to ensure that your site does not go down during the transfer.
  • Change to park nameservers — If you have email with us for the domain name, are using our Off-site DNS, or created a Premium DNS transfer template prior to the transfer, select this option. For more information, see Managing Domain Names with Off-site DNSand Creating Transfer Templates in Premium DNS.

6. Authorize the Domain Name Transfer

When you have successfully prepared your domain name to be transferred, see Transfer domain to WHONAMI-Cheap Domain Registration Service for information on completing the domain name transfer with us.

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Whonami-The Highest Reported Domain Sales by DN Journal from Oct 12th to Oct 18th, 2015

No. Domain Sold For Where Sold
1 8.top $79,000 Jiangsu Bangning
2 OKA.com $60,000 Sedo
3 CLN.com $45,000 Flippa
4 9727.com $35,000 DomainsNext
5 EGIB.com $34,875 Sedo
6 Treu.de $33,900 Sedo
7 ESW.com $25,000 Sedo
8 JUP.com $23,500 Sedo
9 CookieRecipes.com $19,999 Flippa
10 BetForce.com $19,000 Sedo

package-product-boxChinese buyers, they love numeric domains, especially those with the number 8, so 8.top could be considered one of the best names in the entire TLD. That’s why it was able to attract CNY 500,000 ($79,000) in a sale handled by the Jiangsu Bangning registrar.

As has been the case all year ultra-short domains remain the hottest names on the market. None of the eight biggest sales on this week’s all extension Top 20 Sales Chart is more than 4 characters long (not counting the extension of course). A pair of3-letter .coms took the 2nd and 3rd spots with Sedo sellingOKA.com for $60,000 and Flippa.com moving CLN.com for$45,000.

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Whonami.com- The difference between public and private domain name registration

Per our registrar agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the contact and registrant information listed for your domain name must be made public. Using false information is a violation and can lead to the termination of your domain name registration.

We understand most people do not want their personal contact information (name, address, email address, and phone number) made public in the Whois database. That’s why we have offered Private Registration services through an affiliate company, Domains By Proxy® (DBP), since 2002.

When you purchase DBP Private Registration services, the Whois database lists DBP’s name, mailing address, and phone number instead of your personal contact information.

DBP also creates a private unique email address for your domain name — you decide to have any arriving email forwarded, filtered for spam, or not forwarded at all.

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Whonami-Top 20 domain names sold in Jan. 2015 by DN Journal

The domain TV.se was sold at 265000 USD, it was bigger than any country code sale reported in 2014 except one -Game.cn which sold for over $512,000 in January 2014.

TV.se was sold when the operator of the .SE registry decided to auction off 349 premium domains that were previously reserved in a sale handled by Tradera.com. Hat tip to Christopher Hofman Laursen from the European Domain Centre for the background on this sale.

No Domain Sold For Where Sold
1 TV.se $265,149 Tradera
2 IZY.com $40,000 Pvt Sale
3 Putzfrau.de $36,480 Sedo
4 BabyCity.com $35,000 Sedo
5 RNR.com $32,500 WebsiteProperties
6 BMGL.com $25,000 AbdulBasit.com
7 TouchBank.com $17,000 Sedo
8 eChecks.com $15,800 Sedo
9 Sugar.net $15,000 Sedo
10 HEG.es $14,820 Sedo
11 Tickets.info $14,000 Sedo
12 Jakt.com $13,680 Sedo
13 Jupl.com $12,500 Sedo
14 ZNQ.com $11,500 Sedo
15 EF.com.vn $11,400 Sedo
16 AirMouse.com $11,000 Sedo
17 FID.org $10,000 Sedo
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17 Parlam.com $10,000 Sedo
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19 IGV.com $9,900 Sedo
20 Grad.ca $9,880 Sedo
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Whonami- How do you do to unlock domain names?

Log in to your Account Manager.

Next to Domains, click Manage.
Which procedure you’ll use next depends on the number of domains in your account:

6 Domains or Fewer
Select the domain name you want to use, click Text Icon (Settings) and select Domain Settings.
Under Additional Settings, click the Domain lock button to Off.
To lock the domain again at any time, click the Domain lock button to On.

More than 6 Domains (i.e. 7 or More)
Select the domain name you want to use.
Under the Lock section, click Manage.
Click Off, and then click Save.
To lock the domain again at any time, click Manage, click On, then click Save.
Allow up to 15 minutes for changes to complete.

We keep your domains locked to keep them secure. Locked domain names cannot be transferred to another registrar or account. When you make changes to a domain’s settings, such as updating nameservers or contact information, we automatically unlock and re-lock the domain name. To transfer your domain name, however, you must unlock it.

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Whonami-What do you know about your domain name’s status?

There are several domain name status codes that you might see when using Domain Backorders and Monitoring. Most of these are variations of a few basic statuses:

  • ACTIVE — The normal state for a domain name. Active domain names can be used for websites, email, or to register nameservers.
  • REGISTRAR-HOLD — The domain name was placed on hold by the registrar and cannot be used or renewed.
  • REGISTRY-HOLD — The domain name was placed on hold by the registry and cannot be used.
  • REGISTRAR-LOCK — The registrar, often at the request of the domain name registrant, locked the domain name so that its settings cannot be modified.
  • REGISTRY-LOCK — The registry locked the domain name so that its settings cannot be modified.
  • REDEMPTIONPERIOD — The domain name expired, and the registry is waiting for 30 days as a precautionary measure before releasing it.
  • PENDINGRESTORE — A domain name that had expired is being restored to ACTIVE status.
  • PENDINGDELETE — The domain expired and is no longer available for redemption. The registry is about to erase it. A domain name remains in this status for five days before it is deleted.
  • CLIENT_DELETE_PROHIBITED — The registrar locked the domain name so that it cannot be deleted.
  • SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED — The registry locked the domain name so that it cannot be deleted.
  • CLIENT_HOLD — The registrar placed the domain name on hold, and it cannot be used.
  • SERVER_HOLD — The registry placed the domain name on hold, and it cannot be used.
  • CLIENT_RENEW_PROHIBITED — The registrar locked the domain name so that it cannot be renewed.
  • SERVER_RENEW_PROHIBITED — The registry has locked the domain name so that it cannot be renewed.
  • CLIENT_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED — The registrar locked the domain name so that it cannot be transferred to another registrar.
  • SERVER_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED — The registry locked the domain name so that it cannot be transferred to another registrar.
  • CLIENT_UPDATE_PROHIBITED — The registrar locked the domain name to prevent its settings from being changed.
  • SERVER_UPDATE_PROHIBITED — The registry locked the domain name to prevent its settings from being changed.
  • INACTIVE — The domain name cannot be used because the nameservers haven’t been entered or there is a problem with the nameservers.
  • OK — The domain name is active and can be used for websites, email, or to register nameservers.
  • PENDING_DELETE — The registration for the domain name is about to be deleted by the registry, as when the domain name expires.
  • PENDING_TRANSFER — The domain name is in the process of being transferred from one registrar to another. It may not be modified during this period.
  • PENDING_VERIFICATION — The registry is creating the domain name record.