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Quick Tip: Protect Your Personal Info with Domain Privacy

March 3, 2021 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

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Imagine you’re creating a website with a new domain name.

When you register your domain name at a domain name registrar, you’re required to provide your contact information.

Which includes your name, physical address, email address, and phone number.

Did you know that information is displayed publicly when someone searches for details about your domain name?

Yikes!

That’s the kind of information marketing firms, scammers, and spammers love. Continue reading Quick Tip: Protect Your Personal Info with Domain Privacy

Filed Under: Web design Tagged With: domain name, domain name record, domain privacy, domain registrar, domain registration, privacy, private registration, quick tip

Why You Want Web Hosting and Domain Registration in Your Name

February 1, 2021 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

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When it comes to launching your website, you’ll likely hire a web designer or developer to help you get your site online.

Like your car mechanic, you hire them for their knowledge and experience in designing, developing, and publishing a website.

One area web designers and developers know about is web hosting and domain registration.

While many will offer to set up hosting and register your domain name, I always recommend clients buy their own web hosting and domain registration.

Why? Continue reading Why You Want Web Hosting and Domain Registration in Your Name

Filed Under: Web design Tagged With: domain name, domain name registrar, web host, web hosting

Why You Want Domain Name Registration and Web Hosting at Different Companies

September 24, 2018 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

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A few years ago I shared the story of my friend Heidi, whose site was suspended when her domain name registration expired.

She reported the problem on Twitter. I shared information with her on how she could fix the “your account has been suspended message” on her website. Continue reading Why You Want Domain Name Registration and Web Hosting at Different Companies

Filed Under: Web design Tagged With: domain name, domain name registrar, web host, web hosting

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I write about many web topics, focusing on accessibility, using WordPress, and improving user experience.

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