{"id":1665,"date":"2017-11-16T11:47:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T00:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.above.com\/blog\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2017-11-25T06:44:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T19:44:55","slug":"avoid-expiration-anxiety-with-auto-renew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.above.com\/blog\/avoid-expiration-anxiety-with-auto-renew","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Expiration Anxiety With Auto-Renew"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a poll conducted by DomainState<\/a>, 92% of respondents indicated that tracking inventory was their biggest challenge as a domain investor. <\/p>\n

On top of that, one of the most\u00a0common questions we receive at Above.com is from domain owners wanting to know how they can reclaim a domain they mistakenly let expire, or \u201cdrop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"If a domain expires and the owner has not paid the renewal fee\u00a0within the redemption grace period, that domain is released and any third party can then register the exact same domain name as their own. <\/p>\n

The best case scenario at that point would be if the new owner is willing to sell the domain back to the original owner. However, that can be an expensive and often unsuccessful way to conduct business.<\/p>\n

If you have domains you know you want to keep, we recommend moving them to the Above.com registrar and enabling the \u201cauto-renew\u201d feature. As long as your payment information is up to date, this is the easiest way to achieve peace of mind that your valuable domains will be safe.<\/p>\n

If you are unsure whether or not you want to enable auto-renewal on a domain, try Above.com’s ConsolidatorTM<\/sup>. With ConsolidatorTM<\/sup> you can track domain expiration dates and pull data from ALL registrars into one dashboard to make performance-based renewal decisions.\u00a0Click here to learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For domains on Above’s registrar, renewal reminders get sent out two months prior to the domain\u2019s expiration date. However, sometimes contact information is not up to date or the\u00a0reminders end up in a spam folder. In this instance, auto-renew acts as a safeguard.<\/p>\n

It is also important to note that Above.com\u2019s auto-renewal billing conveniently occurs just 7 days before a domain is set to expire.<\/p>\n

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Auto-renewal process for domains on Above\u2019s registrar<\/span>:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  1. Login to your Above account, click \u201cDomain Registration\u201d at the top of the page, and then click \u201cMy Domains.\u201d\"\"<\/li>\n

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  2. In top summary section, either click to display list of upcoming expiring domains or sort the main data table to display desired list of domains.<\/li>\n

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  3. Next, check the box next to each domain you want to set for auto-renew. Above the data table,\u00a0 click the \u201cMore\u201d button.<\/li>\n

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  4. In the popup box, select \u201cAuto Renew Options\u201d then select whether you want the selected domains to auto-renew every year, only auto-renew once, let them drop, or disable the auto-renew feature.<\/li>\n

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    \"Auto-renew<\/p>\n