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Premium Domain Name in Pending Delete Status Gets Renewed Due to Court Order

Bill Hartzer

Someone made a mistake recently and did not renew a high-end, premium domain name, Publication.com. But instead of Publication.com going through the normal domain name drop process, at the 11th hour, the domain name did not become available as it should have–and was suddenly renewed.

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High Profile Domain Names Suspended Due to Invalid WHOIS Data

Bill Hartzer

After further investigation into the issue, she learned that the domain names had been suspended by the registrar due to invalid WHOIS data on the domain name WHOIS record–here web server was not down. Craft is among many domain name owners whose domain names have been suspended due to invalid WHOIS data.

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Why I Gave a Domain Name Back to Its Former Owner

Bill Hartzer

I gave a domain name back to its former owner. The former owner called me on the phone, told me that the domain name I bought several years ago at a Godaddy TDNAM domain name auction, was their former family-owned website. There are real people out there who forget to renew their domain names.

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Do they match in agreement?

Writtent Blog

Buyer agrees to pay Seller cost of collection of overdue invoices, including reasonable attorneys fees incurred by Seller in collecting said sums. Upon notification of the death of any PARTNER, the notice shall be treated as full withdrawal from the partnership. point shall be point of SHIP TO on face hereof.

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6 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Blog

ProBlogger

It was a little over two years ago when I first went online and bought my blog’s domain name. But what I really love about it is that is pushes notifications straight through to my Mac laptop when websites I follow publish posts. This is a guest contribution from Will Nicholls. Use Snappy Social Metadata .

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70+ Resources on How to Start a WordPress Blog

Kikolani

The following are resources for starting your own blog on WordPress including choosing a domain name, purchasing your domain, hosting, WordPress installation, themes, plugins, settings, essential pages, backups, updates, and more! Choosing a Domain Name. Purchasing a Domain Name. DomainsBot.

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How to Protect Your WordPress Site Before the Hackers Lock You Out!

ProBlogger

Since most brute force attacks on your website are automated, they most likely will either use “admin”, “administrator”, “manager”, or your domain name to try to hack into your account, so use a random username instead. Although it costs some money, it is well worth it for the additional features it provides.