Think carefully before registering a new domain name

I think the system is just fine, it is human who have issues. Make sure to go into business with someone you trust.
 
The .co.za registration process could certainly be brought out of the 90s and into the 21st century with an online registration process.
 
But seriously, this is personally something I've seen happen multiple times. A business goes to a 'hosting agent' to get their domain registered and their website up and running. The 'hosting agent' registers the domain, but under their details, without giving the domain registration service any mention of the email address of the actual client. Fast-forward 2 or 3 years, and the company wants to change hosts or something, and none of the response emails are set to go to any active addresses, because either the 'hosting agent' has closed down, or their original employees have left.

In the end, it the fault of both the company and the 'hosting agent'. Ignorance is no excuse, and domain registration (at least .co.za) is not difficult at all.
 
It's so easy to register your own domain name with Uniforum, I don't know why more people don't skip all these greedy middlemen and just do it themselves. Go find yourself 2 nameservers and register the domain name yourself! Easy!
 
I own www.theweddingstore.co.za and was going to register www.weddingstore.co.za but someone beat me to it (my stupid procrastinating).

Now i have spent thousands getting my site ranked up high in google and thousands more on advertising, how irritating is it going to be when someone will try profiteer off my work. So livid.

But i guess thats life and there is nothing i can do, too bad so sad i guess :-(
 
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