Two Things You Must Know to Keep Your Website Safe

Imagine that you sit down at your computer one day, type in your domain name, and instead of the business website you've worked to build you see some crazy page that's definitely not your website. What happened? What do you do next?

You may see a suspended hosting page asking you to contact your website host, or a domain parking page that says your domain expired and displays links to your competitors!

It can happen to you if you don't know how to keep your website safe. Here are the two things you must know to keep your website safe.

1. Who is your domain registrar and when does your domain name expire?

A domain registrar is a company who offers domain name registrations. Do you remember where you registered your domain name? Did you save your registration emails that listed the date your domain expires?

You *must* know who handles your registration and when it needs renewed. If you can, extend the registration for several years.

Also be sure that your contact information at the registrar is kept up to date so that they can reach you with notices of approaching domain expirations and other important information related to your domain name. If you change email addresses, or move to a new address, you need to update that information with your registrar or you may miss important messages and accidentally allow your domain name to expire.

2. Who is your website host and when does your hosting package expire?

Your website host may be the same company that registered your domain name or it may be a different one. It's the company you pay for the space on the server that your website lives on.

Contact information needs kept up to date with your website host as well. You should save a copy of your original welcome email and be sure to note what your payment terms are (for example, monthly or yearly) and what payment method you chose. Keep your email address and billing information current.

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Michelle Shaeffer is the CEO of Creo Communico LLC, a website hosting and design firm exclusively for small and home based businesses. Our mission is to provide affordable website hosting along with resources and support to help our clients succeed, including 300+ video tutorials, a choice of free site builders, and dozens of easy install scripts. Visit www.creocommunico.com today for a selection of free website management guides on domain names, website hosting, e-commerce and more.

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