Domain Name Registration

Before you built a website, you need a domain name to go with it.  Many small business owners will leave this step to their web developer, which can sometimes turn into a bad proposition.  All the time, we run into individuals who find out, their domain is registered to their web developer, and they end up being stuck with them forever because the web developer won't release the domain to them.

If you find yourself in this situation, you may or may not have legal recourse, but even so that can be very expensive.  The best approach is to prevent the situation from happening.  Registering a domain on your own is very easy.  For a dot com, it usually costs around $10 per year.

You may run into web developers, who will claim that they need to transfer the domain to their account in order to build your website.  This is also not true and if you're asked this, you should immediately find someone else more trustworthy.  They can even build the website on their hosting space, and a domain can just be pointed to that location.  The domain never needs to leave your account and your control.

So be smart, register your own domain, and never let it leave your control, because you may never get it back.

There are many reputable domain registry services out there.  We partner with one of the largest to provide a great value for our clients and anyone who's looking for a provider.  For pricing and details go to www.vmamhosting.com.