Domain Theft - Protect Your Domain Name (Part 2)

Your domain is YOU on the internet and not many people realise that it may be at risk of theft. It's a fact that many people leace themselves exposed to the risk of doamin name theft, when all they need to do is take a few simple steps to signifanctly reduce the potential problem.

The two weakness when you have you own domain are:
1. You are only allowed to use one email address as teh Administration control email, loose your control email means loose your domain too.
2. None of the details that are given to a domain name registrar are checked in anyway, this is wide open to abuse and allows a potential tief to operate freely, really suprisingly!

So, what you can do to protect your domain name?

First, do not ever use a free email address as you Admin email address, always use a regular POP email address in every case, it may not be quite as convenient but itismore secure.

Second, be prepared to register you domaik name more than one year, the longer is the better.

Third, change you password regularly, every six month or you can manage by your self for the most suitable time, but the max is 6 month if I can advice. Sooner is better.

Forth, do not ever use a very common password, such as you birthday, you children's name etc.

Fifth, Always lock the name you register with the Domain name Registrar and use WHOIS (an internet database that provides information on a person or an organization) guard.

Sixth, keep a hard copy of all you details and password then you are covered when you notebook goes down.

By taking those six simple step, you will be able to signicantly increase the security of your domain name, hopefully.

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