Keeping your domain name your own

[brianmn]

I have had a question about keeping your domain name your own.

Like how do you stop somebody else from getting it when it expires? I mean lets say i get a domain name and i pay to have it renewed but somebody has it backordered. Do i get to keep my domain name?

I know these are probably stupid questions to people who know a lot about domain names, but I really just don't know very much.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[randyhenson]

If you renew your domain before it expires backordering has no affect on your domain name. Backordering only kicks in after the domain name has exired.

 

[brianmn]

If you renew your domain before it expires backordering has no affect on your domain name. Backordering only kicks in after the domain name has exired.

Ok thanks for the clarification. I didn't think it would be that hard to keep your domain name if you wanted it.

 

[scrsteven]

Yea it's yours to keep as long as you keep paying the big guys.