At times my small business clients for custom website design have reported receiving very official looking documents in the mail concerning their www domain, and I get them, too. Some are designed like an invoice, or others warn about pending domain expiration.

Be careful of scams. Small business owners are especially susceptible to these offers because many lose track of who originally helped them register their www domain.

Often these are not from your original registrar because your domain expiration date is public information which others try to use to their advantage. Usually the notices are an attempt to convert you to a competitor’s service at a higher fee. My previous blog post about WhoIs, and the article about Why You Need to Visit WhoIs on my main site will provide more details about what to do.

Email me for advice if you ever have doubts about offers involving the www domain for your website, or you think it’s a scam.