A domain is your business’s address on the internet. If something goes wrong with it, customers simply won’t be able to find your website. That’s why a domain deserves the same care as your company’s legal documents.

How to Check Who Owns Your Domain and Its Registration Details

Often, a website was built by a freelancer, a friend or a former employee. That person also registered the domain, using their own details. The business uses the site, but someone else is listed as the owner. And when the domain needs to be renewed or transferred, the trouble begins.

Make a list and check each item:

• which domains the company has: the main website, the online store, separate projects;
• whose name each one is registered under;
• the date each one is paid up to;
• which registrar holds it;
• whether the email address and phone number on file are up to date.

The email address matters most. The registrar sends payment reminders there. If it belongs to a former employee, you may never see the message.

Check all your domains, not just the main one. It’s easiest to keep the list in a spreadsheet and review it once a quarter.

What Happens If You Don’t Renew Your Domain on Time

When the registration period ends, your website stops loading. Soon after, the address becomes available, and anyone can register it. A competitor or a reseller may then demand money for your name.

Along with the address, you lose the links on your Google Business Profile, social media, ads and partner websites. If the site stays offline for long, Google may drop its pages from search results. Google Search Console and Google Analytics are also tied to the address. Rankings, once lost, are hard to win back.

How to Protect Your Domain: Renewal Tips

• Register the domain in the name of the company or its director, not an employee.
• Use a work email address that several people can access.
• Turn on auto-renewal.
• Renew for several years at once.
• Keep your registrar login details in a safe place.
• Add the expiry date to your calendar.

If the domain is registered in someone else’s name, contact them as soon as possible and ask them to transfer it to you. The longer you wait, the harder it gets to sort out. If you can’t reach them, contact your registrar’s support team. They will tell you which documents you need to change the owner.

Domain Registration and Renewal in Moldova: reg.md

A domain is a company asset, just like your brand or your office. It helps customers find you on Google and trust you.

Leave your domains to reg.md. With us, your domain is safe: we remind you about the payment deadline well in advance, so you won’t miss the date or lose your website. We can help you register the domain in the right person’s name, renew it on time, and find a new name if your first choice is taken.

reg.md is Moldova’s No. 1 domain sales service.