A simple process to make sure your domains are set out how they should be.

If you are a domain investors who has been investing for even a couple of years, your portfolio is probably a bit messy.

By messy, I mean you have domains pointing to stale nameservers, some of your registrant information is wrong, etc. This happens when you buy and sell domains frequently and participate in expired domain auctions.

It’s a good idea to periodically check your domains and fix any mistakes. These final weeks of 2018 are as good as time as any for a portfolio checkup.

If you have your domains at GoDaddy, the best way to do this is to export a list of your domains. Users of the standard GoDaddy domain manager can do this by clicking “More” and choosing the first option to export list.

Users of the beta account manager will see an export button when they select the names in their account:

Once you export your list into CSV you’ll be able to open it in Excel and look for anything you need to fix.

I recommend verifying these fields:

• Registrant name
• Email addresses
• Nameservers
• Address
• Phone number

I uncovered many domains with wrong nameservers on my recent portfolio checkup. Several pointed to defunct parking company servers. Others pointed to the forwarding servers of prior registrars. This could lead to lost sales opportunities.

Portfolio checkups are trickier if you use multiple registrars. Watch My Domains Pro is a useful tool but can be trickier to use now that Whois records are obscured because of GDPR. You might need to use the API feature to download your data.

[Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post by Accreditation.com, the consultancy arm of LogicBoxes]

For any business that hopes to not only get successful but also leave a mark in its respective industry, upgrading plays a pivotal role in getting to the next level. When we think about Web Hosting and Domain Name Resellers who have just started out in the industry, we imagine the usual reselling of Domain Names and Web Hosting packages, often bundled with complimentary value added services such as Website Builders, Digital Security certificates, Email Solutions, etc.

But there’s more to it; especially when it comes to the Domain Names business.

A lot of Domain Name Resellers have scaled new heights in their respective businesses after they upgraded to the Registrar status by getting ICANN Accredited. For the uninitiated, ICANN Accreditation is a seal of trust and credibility granted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body responsible for the formulation, maintenance and governing of policies and processes for all Domain Name-related matters. ICANN Accredited Registrars are looked upon as trustworthy and credible Domain Name providers in the industry. Since these Registrars are bound by ICANN’s agreements, among several other Registry-Registrar agreements, a well secured and healthy work relationship is guaranteed at all times.

However, a lot of aspiring Registrars avoid making the decision of getting ICANN Accredited because they believe that it’s a long, winding and a monumental process. Some of these folks are too concerned about their eligibility to even give this idea a chance. We will be addressing a lot of these doubts, and a few more, in our webinar titled ‘Demystifying ICANN Accreditation’, scheduled to take place on November 27, 2018. For several Domain Resellers, ICANN Accreditation has proven to be a game changer that paved way for additional revenue and branding benefits; one of which is Namespro.ca., who are an experienced and a prominent player in the Domains industry.

In this 30-minute webinar, you can expect to get your doubts pertaining to the ICANN Accreditation process clarified and also hear how this step has benefited those who made that upgrade. The rest of the details are as follows:

Date: November 27, 2018
Time: 05:00 PM CET | 11:00 AM EST
Duration: 30 minutes
Speakers:

1. Eeshaan Satwalekar (Manager, Business Development at LogicBoxes)
2. Vicole So (Managing Director, Namespro.ca)

Here’s the registration link to the webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6104914463170992396

We hope to see you on the 27th!

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