What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake!

tylerjaysen · 12-09-2011, 01:35 PM

Hey Warriors,

This thread is going out to all those who are doing way too much and spreading themselves too thin trying to manage too many things at once.

I've been so busy the past several months, with kids, business, band, wife, travel etc ...basically life stuff..that I made a complete dumbass move.

The story goes like this. I have several adsense sites that make a good passive monthly income and one particular site brings in around $450 a month...like a good car payment right?

Well, I have the domain registered with godaddy and it's on autorenew and I've had it for several years now and it renews every year and there usually is no issue.

Well, after I was away for a while, I finally got around to logging into my google analytics to check stats....and as I looked at my $450 a month site....well it's showing zero activity. Wtf?

So I punched in the url and the domain goes to this cheesy info site stuffed with a ton of crap on it. I look at it and can't believe what I'm looking at. How did that happen? I thought.

Just like that...poof....a sweet $450 income stream gone. Boy do I feel stupid.

So I called up godaddy and this is what happened. They said the domain tried to renew via my paypal and was rejected..twice. Godaddy then goes on to say that I have several paypal accounts blah blah blah and basically since the domain didn't renew....and then was parked for 45 days...then goes into auction....and then once it's in auction....someone can buy it. I tried to ague with them saying...no I have only 1 paypal account and my domains always renew without any problems. In addition, the email that godaddy has on my account is one that I set up with them initially years ago that I no longer use. So they send out emails to this email telling me that domains are about to expire. Dooh.

Yep. A complete tool of a move on my part....not paying attention thinking that everything was fine because I was juggling too many things at once.

A tough lesson to learn....but I have no one to blame but myself.

So I think this goes to show that we all need to calm it down....and try and not get carried away and make mistakes like I did.

Feel free to throw tomatoes at me...lol

Moridin · 12-09-2011, 01:54 PM

thanks for sharing Tyler

recently I lost a couple of great domains because I trusted my (ex) partner to renew them for me. He "forgot" and both of them are now parked on someones account.

And because one of them was my main business website I lost my main email account and everything that went with it.

Carl Brown · 12-09-2011, 02:01 PM

I HATE godaddy for more reasons than I will go into here.

MaverickUK · 12-09-2011, 02:11 PM

So it didn't renew and was parked for 45 days and you didn't check traffic or Adsense in that time?..

aygabtu · 12-09-2011, 02:12 PM

Have you tried to buy it back? Don't let them know it was a money site. Maybe you can get it back for one months income.

One aspect of good SEO is to have your sites registered for years in advance. That way, very little risk of this happening.

As far as slamming godaddy, they are annoying on how many times they email you on an expiring domain. It isn't lack of trying on their part to let you know that maybe you should double-check your listing with them.

Michael Carlin · 12-09-2011, 02:14 PM

Ouch. Tough lesson. Unfortunately we will all have those days.

I lost 22 sites when my host kicked me off for having too much traffic. No warning, no notification... I really wish I took back-ups of those sites, lol!
It was JustHost, in case you were wondering.

martyJames · 12-09-2011, 02:17 PM

yeouch- i can relate to this. When you have many sites its easy to overlook some of the older ones , until its too late- good luck anyway

Aussie_Al · 12-09-2011, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tylerjaysen

A tough lesson to learn....but I have no one to blame but myself.

So I think this goes to show that we all need to calm it down....and try and not get carried away and make mistakes like I did.

Feel free to throw tomatoes at me...lol

No need to throw tomatoes unlike most people you did not come here and start a thread "go daddy just screwed me out of my money earning domain - wah wah wah"

You made a mistake and you took it on the chin like a true pro

Sorry to hear it mate and I am sure that's a mistake you won't make again

tylerjaysen · 12-09-2011, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaverickUK

So it didn't renew and was parked for 45 days and you didn't check traffic or Adsense in that time?..

No I was on vacation and assumed all was well. Hence the dumbass title of the thread...being me.

dp40oz · 12-09-2011, 02:53 PM

Ouch! Im surprised though you didn't notice $450 a month not coming in for that 45 days in which it was parked.

WiFi · 12-09-2011, 03:06 PM

Sorry to hear that. I've had some domain troubles myself, but none like the amount you are losing.

DeskCoder · 12-09-2011, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carl Brown

I HATE godaddy for more reasons than I will go into here.

You hate GoDaddy because:

1) They send you expiration notices up to 3 months in advance?
2) They send you expiration notices at least once a month, so you get AT LEAST 3?
3) They try to auto-renewal, and if it fails they email you?
4) They give you 45 days AFTER it expires to try to renew the domain ... all while sending you at least 5 emails telling you the domain is about to be cancelled?

I hate godaddy too.

3000 · 12-09-2011, 05:02 PM

Dang that sucks big time!! $450 where I live can get you a pretty sweet condo or studio. Man that is one expensive lesson my friend...

Mike Hutton · 12-09-2011, 06:03 PM

that sucks mate! its hard to organise yourself properly at time when you have a lot of stuff going on, accounts here accounts there hell its easy to get lost

Joe J · 12-09-2011, 06:28 PM

As a heads up, for a similar experience, my car insurance company sent me papers along with my new Proof of Insurance card asking me to re-confirm (or something like that) my credit card info (my insurance was paid automatically off my credit card).

Me, thinking it was just my new Insurance card, didn't open until it was too late and was left to find new insurance.

So, it's a good idea to check up on things like this, Thanks for the reminder.

Sorry to hear of your situation,

Joe

Barry Unruh · 12-09-2011, 11:19 PM

It is amazing how many people must forget to renew their GoDaddy domains in Seattle:

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outwest · 12-09-2011, 11:35 PM

Sorry but this is a common tactic of Godaddy, Maybe not in your case but IMO they have zero right to auction the domain

Once the domain is not renewed it cannot go up for auction in 45 days
It does not even officiallly become available for anyone to grab until 90 days.

dont believe me
go research this
I wanted a domain last year , the domain was NOT renewed, it expired in october 3 2010

The domain went through all kinds of status updates THEN FINALLY, PENDING DELETE is when the last process is, before it becomes available to anyone to grab

this was exactly 3 months to the minute from the day it was not renewed
and I grabbed it

Godaddy is a bunch of extortionists who will steal your domain in a heartbeat

If you do not renew your domain , Godaddy has no more right to your domain than I do. They must wait and go through the wait until it doesnt get renewed . routine.

Once it becomes available, after 90 days. ANYONE can grab the domain, if they are fast enough to register it
and NO THE CURRENT REGISTRAR is not first in line. they are just like you and me

so basically the whole company is a bunch of borderline scammers if you ask me. they prey on ignorance of webmasters

go google godaddy scam, godaddy nightmare, read all the stories of what they have done to people

12-09-2011, 01:35 PM	#1
tylerjaysen HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 204 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts	What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! Hey Warriors, This thread is going out to all those who are doing way too much and spreading themselves too thin trying to manage too many things at once. I've been so busy the past several months, with kids, business, band, wife, travel etc ...basically life stuff..that I made a complete dumbass move. The story goes like this. I have several adsense sites that make a good passive monthly income and one particular site brings in around $450 a month...like a good car payment right? Well, I have the domain registered with godaddy and it's on autorenew and I've had it for several years now and it renews every year and there usually is no issue. Well, after I was away for a while, I finally got around to logging into my google analytics to check stats....and as I looked at my $450 a month site....well it's showing zero activity. Wtf? So I punched in the url and the domain goes to this cheesy info site stuffed with a ton of crap on it. I look at it and can't believe what I'm looking at. How did that happen? I thought. Just like that...poof....a sweet $450 income stream gone. Boy do I feel stupid. So I called up godaddy and this is what happened. They said the domain tried to renew via my paypal and was rejected..twice. Godaddy then goes on to say that I have several paypal accounts blah blah blah and basically since the domain didn't renew....and then was parked for 45 days...then goes into auction....and then once it's in auction....someone can buy it. I tried to ague with them saying...no I have only 1 paypal account and my domains always renew without any problems. In addition, the email that godaddy has on my account is one that I set up with them initially years ago that I no longer use. So they send out emails to this email telling me that domains are about to expire. Dooh. Yep. A complete tool of a move on my part....not paying attention thinking that everything was fine because I was juggling too many things at once. A tough lesson to learn....but I have no one to blame but myself. So I think this goes to show that we all need to calm it down....and try and not get carried away and make mistakes like I did. Feel free to throw tomatoes at me...lol
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12-09-2011, 01:54 PM	#2
Moridin un-Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! thanks for sharing Tyler recently I lost a couple of great domains because I trusted my (ex) partner to renew them for me. He "forgot" and both of them are now parked on someones account. And because one of them was my main business website I lost my main email account and everything that went with it.
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12-09-2011, 02:01 PM	#3
Carl Brown HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 383 Thanks: 40 Thanked 49 Times in 38 Posts	Re: What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! I HATE godaddy for more reasons than I will go into here.

12-09-2011, 02:11 PM	#4
MaverickUK HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK Posts: 429 Thanks: 8 Thanked 61 Times in 56 Posts	Re: What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! So it didn't renew and was parked for 45 days and you didn't check traffic or Adsense in that time?..

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aygabtu Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 608 Thanks: 20 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	Re: What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! Have you tried to buy it back? Don't let them know it was a money site. Maybe you can get it back for one months income. One aspect of good SEO is to have your sites registered for years in advance. That way, very little risk of this happening. As far as slamming godaddy, they are annoying on how many times they email you on an expiring domain. It isn't lack of trying on their part to let you know that maybe you should double-check your listing with them.
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12-09-2011, 02:17 PM	#7
martyJames HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 337 Thanks: 73 Thanked 50 Times in 45 Posts	Re: What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! yeouch- i can relate to this. When you have many sites its easy to overlook some of the older ones , until its too late- good luck anyway

12-09-2011, 02:53 PM	#10
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12-09-2011, 05:02 PM	#13
3000 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 405 Thanks: 25 Thanked 38 Times in 34 Posts	Re: What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! Dang that sucks big time!! $450 where I live can get you a pretty sweet condo or studio. Man that is one expensive lesson my friend...

12-09-2011, 06:03 PM	#14
Mike Hutton SEO Wizard War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: UK Posts: 81 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! that sucks mate! its hard to organise yourself properly at time when you have a lot of stuff going on, accounts here accounts there hell its easy to get lost

12-09-2011, 06:28 PM	#15
Joe J HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 150 Thanks: 238 Thanked 19 Times in 16 Posts	Re: What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! As a heads up, for a similar experience, my car insurance company sent me papers along with my new Proof of Insurance card asking me to re-confirm (or something like that) my credit card info (my insurance was paid automatically off my credit card). Me, thinking it was just my new Insurance card, didn't open until it was too late and was left to find new insurance. So, it's a good idea to check up on things like this, Thanks for the reminder. Sorry to hear of your situation, Joe

12-09-2011, 11:35 PM	#17
outwest Lovin Life War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: USA and Asia Posts: 2,690 Thanks: 118 Thanked 180 Times in 161 Posts	Re: What A Dumbass...Don't Make This Mistake! Sorry but this is a common tactic of Godaddy, Maybe not in your case but IMO they have zero right to auction the domain Once the domain is not renewed it cannot go up for auction in 45 days It does not even officiallly become available for anyone to grab until 90 days. dont believe me go research this I wanted a domain last year , the domain was NOT renewed, it expired in october 3 2010 The domain went through all kinds of status updates THEN FINALLY, PENDING DELETE is when the last process is, before it becomes available to anyone to grab this was exactly 3 months to the minute from the day it was not renewed and I grabbed it Godaddy is a bunch of extortionists who will steal your domain in a heartbeat If you do not renew your domain , Godaddy has no more right to your domain than I do. They must wait and go through the wait until it doesnt get renewed . routine. Once it becomes available, after 90 days. ANYONE can grab the domain, if they are fast enough to register it and NO THE CURRENT REGISTRAR is not first in line. they are just like you and me so basically the whole company is a bunch of borderline scammers if you ask me. they prey on ignorance of webmasters go google godaddy scam, godaddy nightmare, read all the stories of what they have done to people