Why You Must Take The Privacy Option With Your Domains

This was something I meant to mention in an earlier post but forgot to. When you register a domain name you get offered a privacy option so your details do not show in whois.

When I registered my first domain name, I did not notice this and was unaware of that option. Well I soon realised my mistake. Within a few hours of registering the domain my inbox was full of all sorts of spam. I still haven’t managed to stop it all.

If you don’t take the privacy option, the whois directory lists all your contact details. If you take the option, your domain providers details are shown as an adminstrative contact instead.

So don’t make the same mistake I did. Some providers offer this option for free, namecheap certainly do with the first name you register. Godaddy charge but if you register 5 domains or more it’s free for all of them. Even if you have to pay, it’s not much and it’s essential.

We learn from our mistakes!

Mark

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