Free Privacy Deal @ GoDaddy
Americans love their privacy. Americans fight hard to maintain their privacy rights, which I believe is a good and natural thing: it's human nature to desire a certain level of privacy in life.
So it's no wonder that many folks who register domain names here in the States often enter phony or false information when asked for their name, address, email and phone number when registering a new domain name. It's illegal to enter false contact information when you register a domain name, and, judging by the articles I've been reading lately, it looks like the government is getting fed up with folks who are entering "XXXXX" as their telephone number and "123 Main Street" for their snail mail address. I'm sensing a government crackdown coming soon.
One way to legally get around the contact information requirement is to purchase private domain name registration services (a.k.a. WHOIS privacy) from your preferred domain name registrar. Domain registration privacy keeps your personal details private; it also adds another layer of protection against spam and phishing attacks. However, "private registration" services are invariably too pricey for the typical domain name buyer to purchase.
I have over 350 domain names in my portfolio, and I have never purchased "privacy" for any domain name I own. My solution? I have my own business name and a post office box. Simple, eh? Yeah, it is pretty simple, really. The PO box costs me $20 per year, and the registration of my business name with my local county clerk cost me a one-time fee of $100. Money very well spent, for a lot of reasons.
For those of you who don't want to bother with a post office box, etc., you may be in interested in an offer that I just received from the good folks @ GoDaddy: register (or transfer) 3 domain names and they'll give you privacy for each name for free. This is a pretty good offer as it can save you over $25 in "privacy" fees. Just remember to use the coupon code gdg1211 when you checkout @ GoDaddy. Enjoy!
So it's no wonder that many folks who register domain names here in the States often enter phony or false information when asked for their name, address, email and phone number when registering a new domain name. It's illegal to enter false contact information when you register a domain name, and, judging by the articles I've been reading lately, it looks like the government is getting fed up with folks who are entering "XXXXX" as their telephone number and "123 Main Street" for their snail mail address. I'm sensing a government crackdown coming soon.
One way to legally get around the contact information requirement is to purchase private domain name registration services (a.k.a. WHOIS privacy) from your preferred domain name registrar. Domain registration privacy keeps your personal details private; it also adds another layer of protection against spam and phishing attacks. However, "private registration" services are invariably too pricey for the typical domain name buyer to purchase.
I have over 350 domain names in my portfolio, and I have never purchased "privacy" for any domain name I own. My solution? I have my own business name and a post office box. Simple, eh? Yeah, it is pretty simple, really. The PO box costs me $20 per year, and the registration of my business name with my local county clerk cost me a one-time fee of $100. Money very well spent, for a lot of reasons.
For those of you who don't want to bother with a post office box, etc., you may be in interested in an offer that I just received from the good folks @ GoDaddy: register (or transfer) 3 domain names and they'll give you privacy for each name for free. This is a pretty good offer as it can save you over $25 in "privacy" fees. Just remember to use the coupon code gdg1211 when you checkout @ GoDaddy. Enjoy!
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posted by Steve Brown | Friday, December 16, 2005
1 Comments:
godaddy is dependable, and they have english speaking customer service, which i personally appreciate
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