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Cheap Domain Registration – Recovering expired domains

You can attempt to recover expired top-level domain names (TLDs) during the renewal grace and registry redemption periods. In addition to the cost of renewal, you might be required to pay a fee for the domain name recovery. For more information, see Can I renew my domain name after it expires?

1 – Log in to your My Products page.
2 – If you aren’t automatically directed there, make sure to select the My Products tab.

3 – Click Manage All.

4 – From the top menu, click the Domains tab, and select Expired Domains.
5 – Select the domain names you want to recover.
6 – Click Recover.
7 – Select the renewal length for the domain names, and then click Next.

Note: Renewal lengths for multiple domain names can vary depending on maximum renewal lengths allowed by each domain name registry.

8 – (Optional) Select the domain registration and website options you want to apply to your domain name renewals.
9 – Complete the checkout process.

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Cheap Domain Registration – Can I renew my domain name after it expires?

Cheap Domain Registration .com: In many cases, yes. It depends upon your domain name’s extension and its registry rules.

If the registry for your domain name extension allows it, we hold your expired domain name for a few days waiting for you to renew it. For many domain name extensions (such as .com, .net, and .org) there is a grace period allowing you to renew the domain name after expiration without penalty. After the grace period for these extensions, you must pay a redemption fee plus the cost of regular renewal if you want to keep the domain name.

For some domain name extensions, primarily country code (ccTLD) extensions, there is no grace period. Once the domain name expires, you must pay a redemption fee plus renewal to keep the domain name.

Our Process for Handling Expired Domain Names

The process we, the registrar, follow for expired domain names depends on your domain name extensions and their renewal settings. Prior to expiration, we send multiple emails to remind you to renew your domain names.

If you set your domain names to automatically renew, we attempt to renew the registrations for you the day after expiration. If we are unable to bill you due to changes in your account, we park your expired domain names and notify you via email again.

 Note: If you have recently updated your credit or debit card, you can change your payment method for auto-renew. You can also change your contact info at any time to ensure that auto-renew works seamlessly.

If you set your domain names to manually renew and you let your domain names expire, we park your expired domain names and notify you via email again the day after expiration.

For expired .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .us, .ws, .name, .cc, .mobi, .me, or .tv domain name registrations, we hold your domain name for approximately 42 days before canceling it. Domain name renewal during this period is subject to applicable renewal and redemption fees. For more information, see What happens after domain names expire? and Recovering expired domain names.

Automatic Renewal

If you set the domain name to automatic renewal, when your domain name registration expires, we take the following steps before canceling it:

  • On the day after your domain name registration‘s expiration date, we attempt to bill you for the domain name renewal. If we cannot renew the domain name (for example, your card on file expired), we notify you of the domain name registration’s expiration and park your domain name. You can manually renew your domain name.
  • On the 5th day after expiration, we email you additional notifications. You can manually renew your domain name.
  • On the 19th day after expiration, your domain name remains on hold but becomes subject to a redemption fee. You can call customer support to renew your domain name, subject to any applicable renewal and redemption fees.
  • On the 25th day after expiration, we put your domain name up for auction with a domain name industry auction service. You can manually renew your domain name, subject to any applicable renewal and redemption fees.
  • On the 42nd day after expiration, we cancel your domain name. We delete all services associated with the domain name.

The registry might hold the domain name before releasing it for general registration.

Manual Renewal

If you did not set your domain names to automatically renew, when your domain name registration expires, we proceed with the following steps before canceling it:

  • On the day after your domain name registration’s expiration date, we notify you of the domain name registration’s expiration and park your domain name. You can manually renew your domain name.
  • On the 5th day after expiration, we email you additional notifications. You can manually renew your domain name.
  • On the 19th day after expiration, your domain name remains on hold but becomes subject to a redemption fee. You can manually renew your domain name, subject to any applicable renewal and redemption fees.
  • On the 25th day after expiration, we put your domain name up for auction with a domain name industry auction service. You can manually renew your domain name, subject to any applicable renewal and redemption fees.
  • On the 42nd day after expiration, we cancel your domain name. We delete all services associated with the domain name.

The registry might hold the domain name before releasing it for general registration.

For information on manually renewing your domain names, see Renew my domain.

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Note About “Change domain contact information”

You can change a domain’s contact information at any time. Domains have four sets of contacts, which are listed below after the instructions.

Warning: Changing your domain contact information does not change your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account’s email address information. If you want to update that, see Update my IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account profile.

Required: When you update your Registrant info on a domain, this new process sends an email to the shopper email address, the existing email address being replaced, and the new email address for the Registrant contact. Either the shopper or the existing registrant email address AND the new registrant email address are required to approve the update. If these email addresses are the same, only one email and approval will be required. See New ICANN Registrant update requirements for more details

 

  • Log into your My Products page.
  • If you aren’t automatically directed there, make sure to select the My Products tab.
  • Next to the domain you want to use, click Manage.
  • Under Contact Information, click Edit.

 

  • To edit All Contacts, simply enter the Contact, Address, Phone, and Email information you want to update, and then click OK.
  • To edit each individual contact, deselect the Use for all contact typesbox and enter the information you want to update.

 

  • Click OK.

 

The four different sets of contacts for domains are:

  • The Registrant is the contact information for the owner of the domain. Changing the domain name’s registrant prevents you from transferring the domain to a new registrar for 60 days1. However, if you want to transfer ownership to another IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com customer, you should use an account change.
  • The Administrator information is used for transferring between registrars.
  • Technical and Billing contacts are not commonly used.

Notes

you voluntarily agree to a 60-day lock that prevents you from transferring your domain name when you update the Organization field for the registrant contact, or when you update the First name, Last name, or Email address fields for the registrant contact if an organization is not the legal registrant for your domain name.

 Note: The 60-day lock does not apply to .au domain names. We send .au transfer-related information to the registrant contact’s email address as it displays in the Whois database.

 Note: If your domain name has privacy, see Update contact information for domains with privacy for more information.

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About Domain Registration

Cheap Domain Registration – Registering a domain name builds your credibility on the Internet. Use domain names to support your business and assist in creating a dynamic online presence. Your domain name establishes your online identity and increases branding, marketing and communication opportunities. Register multiple domain names to:

  • Keep your competition from registering a domain name that draws customers away from you.
  • Promote the products and services you offer.
  • Drive more traffic to your website.
  • Enjoy more opportunities to market to — and be listed on — search engines.
  • Create distinct advertising strategies to reach different target markets.
  • Provide customers more ways to find you on the Internet.
  • Capture common misspellings of your domain name, instead of sending visitors to an error page.
  • Protect your brand and online identity from unsavory parties.

To get started, check to see if the domain name you want is available. If available, register the domain name for a period of time you specify during the checkout process.

To Check a Domain Name’s Availability

  1. Go to our Home Page.
  2. In the Domain Name Search field, enter the domain name you want to register, and then select the domain name extension from the list.
  3. Click GO.

If the domain name you requested is already registered, we provide available alternatives. For example, you might be able to select a .info or .ws domain extension, rather than .com. Or you could register www.coolexample.info instead of www.coolexample.com.

** Other solutions: Try new generic top level domains or country code top level domains to find the best domains for your website/ brand.

If the domain name is available, follow the instructions to complete the checkout process. Be sure to include valid contact information for each contact. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the governing body for domain names, requires valid contact information (registrant, technical, billing, and administrative). If you enter false information, your domain name can be canceled.

Your contact information is public and accessible through the Whois database at most registrars. However, you can protect your privacy by registering your domain name with us using our private domain name registration services.

When you purchase private domain name registration, the Whois database lists the name of our privacy affiliate company, as well as their postal address and phone number — instead of your personal contact information. For more information about domain privacy

*** Deals! Register 5 or more domains and get FREE Private Registration!