Domain names are important to websites because they make it easier to get to the site and people feel that companies without their own domain name are not as reliable as those with their own domain. But getting and keeping a domain can be very difficult. I heard a story a few weeks ago about someone who had trouble renewing their domain and inadvertently lost it. Then their domain registrar (who shall remain nameless) said they could re-register it if they paid them a $50 bounty on the domain (in addition to the domain fees). Unfortunately, this type of hijacking is much more prevalent than it should be. Have you ever had a problem with getting or keeping a domain name?

Poll: Have you ever had a problem with a domain name? originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Thursday, December 30th, 2010 at 01:00:27.

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