Private Registration

[Jo]

I elected for private registration when I bought some domains on GoDaddy.

These are domains I am parking and maybe selling.

Was this a mistake? :td:

 

[EbookLover]

Some domainers say it is a mistake because it hides your contact info from a potential buyer who did not find you via the parking service but rather just because he thought of your domain then looked up the whois when he found it was already taken.

AFIAK, I think you might be able to remove the whois protections. At least I think you can for Namecheap domains. Not sure about Godaddy. Of course, you don't get your money back, though.

 

[Jo]

Thanks Ebooklover. I received most of them for free as it was a special so I wouldn't be out of pocket too much. I like the privacy but if I can get a sale or give a potential buyer peace-of-mind (they can check that I'm the actual owner of the domain) then maybe it's better to have a public WHOIS.

 

[jim]

AFIAK, I think you might be able to remove the whois protections. At least I think you can for Namecheap domains. Not sure about Godaddy. Of course, you don't get your money back, though.

handled by:
https://www.domainsbyproxy.com/login.aspx?isc=&prog_id=GoDaddy&ppDomain=

jim

 

[Nam]

You can remove the whois protections from GD

 

[jim]

You can remove the whois protections from GD

I have to goto manage my domain click the "manage privacy" next to the domain and it redirects to https://www.domainsbyproxy.com/login.aspx?isc=&prog_id=GoDaddy&ppDomain= which I have to login to and manage from there...is the another way that you use thats different??

jim

 

[EbookLover]

dotBIZ, I don't think that Nam was giving a different solution than yours but rather shortly giving the same one. Although it is done by DBP you still have to start in your Godaddy account. :hehe:

 

[inupiaq]

If you are not selling the name then i believe private registration is a great thing but if you plan on selling the domain name or website it may help a bit with identifying ownership of the name.

 

[smub]

well i think it is the biggest mistake anyone will ever make because ... why do you buy a domain ?? (build your site, and sell it for a great offer if you get one) how do you get offers, buyer looks at the domain, or in need of that domain and find the owner, if the registration is done private, then how can the buyer contacts the owner ??

your loss always

 

[EbookLover]

well i think it is the biggest mistake anyone will ever make because ... why do you buy a domain ?? (build your site, and sell it for a great offer if you get one) how do you get offers, buyer looks at the domain, or in need of that domain and find the owner, if the registration is done private, then how can the buyer contacts the owner ??

your loss always

Well, if you are developing the domain then that means you have a website on it which means you should probably, then, have an email address or contact form present which means that there is no need to look up the whois info just to get an email address.

 

[Jo]

Well, if you are developing the domain then that means you have a website on it which means you should probably, then, have an email address or contact form present which means that there is no need to look up the whois info just to get an email address.

Good point! Since I am a woman I was being careful with my contact information but yes, my email is on my homepage and the one site with content. At the time I was registering the domains I plan on selling, I never even thought of people looking for me on WHOIS, I just thought of listing them on domain sites etc. All my pages are parked at Sedo and listed at Afternic.

 

[FanCube]

Even that a contact e-mail was placed or there was access to a contact form have I a couple of times got offers at the WHOIS listed e-mail so some buyers seems to prefer this way of communication. If you use a private registration service should you still be able to get all mail sent to the listed e-mail but owner verification can of cause be a problem.