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Do you ever get that nagging feeling in the back of your head that you have forgotten something important when it comes to your digital marketing<\/a>? Unfortunately, an extremely crucial aspect of our business tends to never hit the radar screen: business domain name ownership. This is the key to your digital lobby, and the way people get to your company\u2019s website<\/a>. If you are not the owner of the domain, your website could disappear at any moment, and it will be difficult to get it back without some serious downtime for your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s in a Domain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before we get into the nuts and bolts of domain ownership, let’s briefly cover what a domain is. In the simplest terms, a domain name is the combination of letters you type to get to a specific website. Each website exists at a numerical address (IP address); a domain makes it easier to find sites. Most domains will include the business name. For example, to get to the Beyond Indigo Pets website, you would type in beyondindigopets.com<\/a>. This differs from a URL, which will also include the path to get to the website (https, www, etc.). Every domain is managed by a domain registry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domain Ownership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most people might not be able to tell you who has ownership over their website domain<\/a>. Domain ownership descriptors include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registrant:<\/strong> Another word meaning owner\u2014the person who holds all rights and decisions to the domain name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrative:<\/strong> A person who has authority to make changes to the domain name, including transferring it to another owner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technical: <\/strong>Person who can tell the domain name what website to \u201cpoint\u201d to or be attached to (this is helpful if you are building a new website).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Billing: <\/strong>If a different person than the above pays the business bills, this person\u2019s name and email would be attached to this role. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delegate Access:<\/strong> You can assign rights to a company to manage aspects of the domain name<\/a>, but they are not given entree to the actual ownership of the domain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this knowledge, let\u2019s discuss a few typical things that will squirrel up the works for a domain name to be in working order. They are also a bugger to fix. Let\u2019s look at them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domain Ownership Issues<\/h2>\n\n\n
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A domain\u2019s owner is listed as the registrar as stated above . Whoever\u2019s name is listed on this line at the domain name server level, is the controller of the name. Only this person can make ownership changes. Here are some examples where this matters: <\/p>\n\n\n\n