AutoRenewal Tips

Since the international Domain Name System is based on fees, it is vitally important that the renewal fees are paid each year, to keep your domain.
ICANN.Org which sets the policies and basic rates, builds in a generous "grace period" for domain owners according to a standard schedule.

You have about a week or so, to be able to renew your domain, in case you forget. If it has been about a month since the payment, then you may have to pay a $85 fee to get it back. In any event, you don't want your domain to be down, or turned in to a parking page, so prompt renewal is important.

The AutoRenew feature will give you peace of mind, by automatically renewing your domain name fee, under $8, on your credit card each year.
One loop hole in the automatic billing is that credit cards change their date every 3 years or so.

CIReg now has an option to "avert the expiration that has not yet come."

It is important to enter checking account as a payment method, rather than a credit card, at least as a backup.  I use my corporation's checking account with a local bank, which has no expiration date. To do this select:

1. My Account (on the left side when you log in)
2. Credit Card and Payment Info
3. If it says, No Payment Method, select Add Payment Method, otherwise
4. Update Payment Options
5. Change Payment Type
6. Add New Payment Type
7. Pay by Check
8. Continue
9. Add your Routing Number and Account Number
10. Once that is set up, then return to Credit Card and Payment Info
11. Alternate Payment Info
12. Select your checking account as the Alternate Payment Method

Be sure to remember the importance of setting up a checking account as a backup payment method.  This prevents losing a valuable domain name just because a small (about $7) charge on an expired credit card did not go through on the yearly AutoRenew.

This brings you invincibility and peace of mind regarding your valuable domain portfolio.

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