Monday, 27 February 2012

Processes of The Domain Dropping Cycle

By Darryl Jones


The process of the domain dropping cycle goes through several stages for those who are interested in registering their own website name, trading, or buying one off of another purchaser. As soon as the deal is made from a site name registrar, the customer is essentially paying for the rights to use the website's name for a certain period of time. This period is usually measured in years or months, depending on whether or not the site is for a hobby or the port of a business.

If a lease term on the rights expires, the purchaser must decide whether or not to keep the domain they have purchased, or have it be sold and transferred by the host. It can be put up for sale during the initial forty-five day grace period that is given after lease expiration. This is due to the fact that the purchaser may not pay for their lease, and it must be transferred to a new owner or shut down completely.

When the site name is first purchased or traded, it is considered active. An active site is like any other website on the internet. It is searchable and pages to not redirect to a blank area that is usually seen on websites that are under construction or are close to being sold or are deleted. These pages are usually seen once the forty-five day grace period nears its end.

Once the term for usage has expired, there is a usual forty-five day grace period the purchaser has to renew the name they have chosen, or force the website to be shut down. Reminders are often sent during this time to warn of the impending closure if financial needs are not met.

A site name can be sold during the first forty-five days, though it is possible that the payment by the initial customer can go through and the site be up and running again before the limit is over. In this case, no coding is lost and the site resumes activity after a short period of time. Usually a site does not go inactive until the end of the grace period appears.

The redemption period occurs when a registrar has sold the name of the website during the forty-five day grace period given to renew ownership. If this happens, the initial purchaser continues to have the right to get their site back during this time period.

Generally, it is harder to repurchase a name that has been lost after the redemption grace period, and often costs much more, but it is still and option to those who are willing to refinance their site.




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