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Article: Check your domain name's expiration date: letting the registration lapse on your domain name can have disastrous consequences, and be tough to correct.(BUSINESS: TOOL KIT)
- Article from:
- Bellingham Business Journal
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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With identity theft on the rise, it is no surprise cybercreeps might go after your business's online identity. Domain-name hijacking, or the taking of a web address, is fairly common in cyberspace, and although hijacking is a crime in the tangible world, it can be perfectly legal on the Internet.
On the web, domain names are stolen, traded, bought and sold every minute. And, if you are not paying attention, your business's identity may cease to exist on the Web.
Fortunately, safeguarding your domain name is easy as long as you protect it during registration, maintain your account properly and watch out for some common scams.
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