How To Renew A Domain

All domain names are valid for a minimum period of 1 year from date of registration. Hosted.com does, however, offer longer registration periods up to a maximum of 10 years.

We make it easy to renew a domain name, by ensuring our clients receive timeous renewal notices. This is a fully automated system to ensure that there is plenty of notices to renew the domain name before it expires. As soon as the renewal has been completed, the automatic renewal notices will stop.

This tutorial assumes you have already purchased a domain from Hosted.com and have log in credentials for your account.

Domain Renewal with Hosted.com

For domain renew with Hosted.com, follow this simple process:

1. First, Log in to Your Hosted.com Account – Visit the website to
   Log in to your account. This is where you can manage the domain you initially purchased.

• Access Your Domain Management Settings – Once logged in, navigate to the “Manage Services” dropdown menu on the left of the screen and click “Domains”. Alternatively, on the Dashboard page, under “Account Overview”, click “VIEW” next to “Manage Domains” to access your domain management settings.

• Find the Domain You Want to Renew – The list of domains you have with Hosted.com will appear on this page, along with its TLD, Domain name, Status, Expiry Date, and whether Auto Renew is enabled. Click the dropdown menu, next to “Manage” and then “Renew”, to begin the renewal process.

• Complete the Order – Finally, a pop-up window will appear where you can select your term. Then click “Renew” to complete the process.

Note:

• Domain Renewals are non-refundable.
• Hosted.com currently offers you domain renew on an annual basis only.

Additional Information:

Renewing your domain is vital for maintaining your website, protecting your brand, preserving SEO efforts, and avoiding unnecessary costs and disruptions. Understanding how to renew a domain is also an essential aspect of managing your digital assets effective

Best Practices for Renewing Your Domain

When your domain expires on Hosted.com, it goes into a 30-day grace period during which you can still renew it.  But if you don’t renew it during those 30 days, you will have to pay a hefty redemption penalty fee that is higher than your renewal fee, or you will lose ownership of the domain and another business can buy it.

Follow these three tips for peace of mind and to ensure your domain name is renewed on time:

• Keep your contact information updated: It is essential to regularly check and update this information, especially if any of your contact details have changed. Update constantly to ensure you receive important renewal notifications and other relevant information concerning your domain ownership.
• Enable automatic renewal: Hosted.com offers the option of auto-renewal to domain owners, which renews your domain automatically before it expires. This is a convenient and effective way to ensure you don’t accidentally lose domain ownership by forgetting to renew it.
• Create expiration reminders: In addition to enabling auto-renewal, you can also set up domain expiration reminders. These reminders can be in the form of emails, text messages, or alarms, and will notify you before your domain is about to expire.

Hosted.com has a team of helpful sales and support staff to assist you on this journey. Don’t be afraid to ask them questions if anything doesn’t make sense or you’re unsure how to proceed. Submit a ticket for support.

Automated Renewals and Notices:

• All domains have auto renewal enabled when registered with Hosted.com
• Auto Renewal enables the system to generate your domain renewal invoice.
• Should you have a valid bank card saved to your account the system will automatically process the payment on your behalf.
• If you have disabled Auto Renewal on your domain name, the system will not generate a Renewal Invoice and your domain will not be automatically renewed.
• The automated system will only renew your domain name once the payment of the Renewal Invoices has been received.
• You will receive automated Renewal Notices at 60 days, 30 days, 14 days, 7 days and 1 day approaching the date of the renewal of your domain name.