The Importance of Private Domain Registration
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If you are registered with GoDaddy then you can easily go into your domain control panel and select a domain and then select upgrade domain. You are then brought to a list of upgrade options, one which is private registration, select it and check out. GoDaddy has a special going on now where private registration is only $6.99 per domain. I’m not sure how you get private domain registration on other registrars, but that’s how you do it on GoDaddy.
Do you really need private registration? I would say yes, in this day and age you never know what people will do with your private information. The main reason I have switched all my domains over to private is that since I started lifecasting people thought it would be funny to prank call me. Even if this is not the case for you it is always important to protect your private information. Take John Chow for instance, a year ago most people did not know who he was, but now he is one of the most well known bloggers out there. Good thing he made his domains private. So if you are thinking about making your domains private it is probably a good idea.
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Interesting post Bob!
I’m definitely thinking about making a point to ALWAYS have a private domain registration. All it takes is one crazy person to show up at your doorstep if he/she disagrees with the things that you put on a website.
Do you know if Name.com has private registration? (I’ve avoided GoDaddy because I disagree with some of the ways they handle domain registration)
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I registered my domain through google (who registered it through eNom) and all of my information is private.
I can, however, confirm that 2 years ago (around the time that he offered to donate $10,000 to charity and then went back on his word), Jack Thompson did NOT have the foresight to make his info private >:)
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Making your whois data private will make it a bit harder for these jerks to find your data but if they’re smart enough they can still get it. There’s at least one site I know of that keeps track of old whois records.
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True that it helps you but does it help at the start of your website? I don’t think it does unless your site becomes a big success. Most likely there is not much people searching for your Whois when your website is not well noticed. Adding an extra $7-10 a year to all your domain names can cost a pretty hectic amount especially if you own a lot.
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You also tend to get a lot of “new domain hosts” letters in the mail with your real info out there.
I believe godaddy will waive the fee if you have 5+ domains with them.
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NameCheap gives free WhoisGuard with all domain name registrations. I get it on all of my domains because of what Sean said… getting letters in the mail as a result of your Whois data is really annoying.
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Now I think most of the registrars are providing this facility. I register my domains with resellersclub (directi) and they too provide this facility free of cost.
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Jon Waraas , touched on the subject from a different angle and and gave this advice here :
http://www.jonwaraas.com/protect-yourself-from-narcs/
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hey,
Good reminder. I just logged into my domain account and changed the WHOIS info on all of my domains. They didn’t have an upgrade domain option… Maybe I’ll switch to GoDaddy.
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Never tought if this either, good post.
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I also didn’t really thought of this… Private Domain Registration… I always thought of them as a waste of money…
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Making your site private doesn’t really hide your data from people who really want to get your details… e.g the Government, Google etc
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Good article Bob !
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I just sold a domain name of mine and the way the buyer contacted me was through WHOIS. Use a PO BOX if necessary, but ….!
Chris
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I got my private domain at yohost.org It is offshore domain registry.
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