Concerning Privacy...

[wvtalbot]

What is the easiest and cheapest way to limit your personal information on a whois lookup?

I have some sites on Godaddy and a few at namescout I bought at pool.com. Both seem to charge for the service, is there an easier and cheaper way?

 

[wvtalbot]

Does anyone have ANY hints on this? It is really of concern to me and I would be greatly appreciative for any answers.

 

[FusionSpy]

Name.com offers private whois option for free

 

[Red Rock]

I see GoDaddy is the first of 2 registrars you are already dealing with.
If you purchase privacy individually for each domain you qwn, that would become expensive very quickly.
if you buy 5 or more, they will give you privacy for free.
here's the link...

https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/dbp/landing.asp?app_hdr=0

And when you do purchase those 5 or more...
if you're REAL nice, they may just throw privacy on your previous domain purchases.
Good Luck,
Red Rock!

 

[directory_master]

i have a few domains at http://www.estdomains.com/ and they offer it for free. Also http://yourwebpoint.com/ offers it for free but they don't accept paypal or moneybookers..

 

[Angelicus]

If you are looking to develop, i would consider 1and1, free privacy, profesional hosting.

 

[RJ]

Your WHOIS details must be valid, but here are a few legal ideas to protect your privacy without using domain registrar privacy services-

Get a local PO Box from the post office, cost ~$5 per mo.

Get a free voice mail number from something like k7.net, or spend a little and get a nearly free "Skype-in" phone number from Skype.

Use a business name along with a title instead of your personal name. If you notice most large companies don't have a person's name in the WHOIS (it usually says something like "Domain Manager" along with the company name).

 

[recluse99]

Netfirms does free privacy and the first 5 domains are 5.95 each, but they have some quirks i don't like, no free push to other accounts for one, but for a site you intend to have a long time, it's worth it, I have 5 there now