Should I Retain My Existing .co.nz Domain Names?

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Last year we saw the release of the new shorter .NZ domain name extension, which gave many businesses the opportunity to register the shorter version of their existing .co.nz domain name. For example, if a business had the domain mybusiness.co.nz, they may have had the preferential right to register the shorter domain mybusiness.nz.

NZ Domain NamesAs a result of many businesses taking up the opportunity to register the shorter version of their domain name, many business now have more domain names than they previously had. Many have registered multiple domain names in order to protect their Intellectual Property. But most businesses have an accountant who likes to ‘trim the fat’, and save money where possible. One way some businesses may see an opportunity to make some cost savings, is to consolidate the number of domain names they have. For example, a business may choose to let their old .co.nz domain lapse when it is next due for renewal, and only retain the shorter .nz domain name. However consolidating domain names in order to save a bit of cash short term can be a big mistake, and cause major expensive headaches down the road. As the .co.nz domain is focused toward companies, we believe any business should try to retain their .co.nz, and not let it expire. If your domain does expire, you may find that one of your competitors may buy that domain, or it may get purchased by a cyber-squatter, who buys and sells domains for a profit. Both may use your old domain name for different things. A competing business may use the domain name, to redirect it to their own businesses website, gaining the traffic that your website should be getting. If you were previously using the expired .co.nz domain for email, you may find that the organisation that has purchased your old domain now has the ability to receive emails from your clients who are still sending you emails on that old domain email address. These are just a few of the many potential problems companies may face in letting a domain name expire.

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The Great .NZ Domain Name Land Grab is Now On

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With the recent release of thousands of previously reserved .NZ Domain Names into the public pool, now is your opportunity to snap up your perfect shorter .NZ domain name.

There are many fantastic shorter .NZ domains which have become available in recent weeks, which for one reason or another, have not been secured by those businesses who previously had rights to do so. So these previously reserved shorter .NZ domains are now available for ANYONE to register.
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Master of your .NZ Domain

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Registration of .NZ Domain Names can have many pitfalls if not done correctly. We all too often come across a new client who has contacted us, wanting to switch over to our services, but they encounter problems due to them not being the registered ‘Owner’ (referred to as the ‘Registrant’) of their .nz domain name.

NZ Domain NamesThis means that they can’t get the UDAI (Unique Domain Authorisation Identifier) to allow the domain to be transferred into our Domain system. They may have initially had their website designed by a friend or a web design company a long time ago, who registered the domain in their own or companies name, instead of their clients name, as it should have been. This means that officially, the web designer is the legal ‘Registrant’ of the .nz domain name, and not the client it was registered for. So only the legal ‘Registrant’ on paper can be given the UDAI code to allow the transfer of the domain name to a new provider.

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