Important Information Concerning Your Domain Name.

Protect your website/email and domain name. I spoke with a very upset potential customer recently. He was using one of those cheap web hosting companies and his site was offline and nobody was answering the phones. A few days later we learned that the entire web hosting operation was in some guy's basement that was in the midst of a divorce and his wife wouldn’t let him in the house to fix the computers. We couldn’t move his site to our server because his domain was registered to the web hosting company. This brings up some very important points considering your domain name. The information below will help you understand the best way to protect your domain name.
Your domain name is one of the most important parts of your business image. Yet few of our customers fully understand the best way to protect this valuable asset.

First and foremost do you own the domain name? Some of the domain companies appear to sell you the domain name but actually keep the domain registered in their name. Second and equally if not more important are the Admin and Billing email addresses valid mail addresses. When the domain is a due to expire a warning will be sent to this address. If you don't receive this message your domain might expire and be purchased by someone else. Once this happens it's difficult if not impossible to retrieve your domain. Last make certain your domain has at least six-months before it expires. It's inexpensive to renew a domain and is cheap insurance to ensure you don't forget and let the domain expire. Checking all this information is easy to do. I strongly urge you to double check this information today.

How to check your domain information
Simply go to the following website http://www.geektools.com/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi. Type in your domain name.

Please do not add "www" Example just type in "cshore.com"

Scroll down to the bottom where you will see the expiration date listed. If your domain is registered with Network Solutions you will need to go to their site to check. Their site is a bit more complicated but will yield the same information. Cybershore strongly recommends you transfer your site to Tucows. We have been using Tucows for several years and have been very satisfied with their service and support. Unfortunately, we cannot make the same comment concerning Network Solutions also known as Verisign.

Some of our customers that registered their domains with Network Solutions have come very close to losing their domain name. Due to the difficulty we have experienced with Network Solutions we have chosen to work exclusively with Tucows. You may leave your domain with Network Solutions. However, you will need to deal with them in the future concerning payment for domain registration. This will not affect your website or email as long as the domain is current.

Please double check your information using GeekTools.com

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions or concerns. In addition if you transfer your domain to Tucows we can lock the domain. This service is provided free of charge and will further ensure the security of your domain. Tucows was one of the first registrars to offer this secure service.

Cybershore	Network Solutions
2 years   $40 3 years   $55 5 years   $85	2 years   $60 3 years   $75 5 years   $100 And they state that it is their discount price!

If you wish to transfer your domain please click here.
Please note the Admin email address must be valid as this is where the confirmation email will be sent please see the FAQ's below.

I'm getting notices from registrars telling me I have register with them.
This is a devious trick by competing registrars that trick you into registering your domain with their company. If your domain is current and has at least 6 months until expiration you can ignore these emails. However, double-check the expiration date by visiting www.geektools.com or the site of the original registrant.

My domain doesn't expire for months, what's the rush?
$50 a year is $2 a month it's cheap insurance to protect your domain. If you forget and your domain expire other companies can easily purchase it. Also once a domain expires it enters what is referred to as a "redemption period". During the early part of this period you can retrieve your domain for a cost of $150.00. However during this period the domain is still deactivated and your website and email will not work.

How do I sign up?
The person responsible for the domain must click here. It takes approximately 48 hours to process the transfer. Please note you will first receive email from Tucows asking you to approve of the transfer. Please note this will be sent to the admin email of record (see below). Within 48 hours of approving the transfer you should receive email from the original registrar asking for your final confirmation. Please note in many cases this email may appear to be SPAM so please check your email carefully after confirming the email from Tucows.

How much is it?
$50 to renew your domain for two additional years. Note: Network Solutions charges $60 for two years. For additional savings you can renew three years for $70.00.

The ADMIN email address on my domain is no longer valid.
If you have the login ID and password you can login and change to a working email address? Some registrars allow you to fax in a request to update the email address.

What about .BIZ domains?
In 2003, ICANN the group that oversees the domains allowed a new group of domain extensions. "biz", "info" etc. These extensions are not popularly used currently. However, this may change in the future. You may purchase a .biz domain for two years for a special price of $50.00. This offer expires August 30.

What about other extentions?
There are a wide range of new extensions that ICANN has discussed releasing: .shop. rec. muse etc. There also has been a lot of hype about the .ws (Western Somoa - NOT WEBSITE) and .tv (Tavula - NOT Television). Thus it's difficult for us to predict the importance of registering .biz or some of these new domains.

If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact our tech support department support@cshore.com or call 203-245-1175.

Thank you,
Cybershore Team