Domain Name Registration Expiry Query

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  Crow K on 18/08/2022 - 10:45

  +5

  I wouldn't worry about it, I'd just

  1. make your website like normal, but apply a sepia tone to all your pictures, maybe use an old timey language and accompanying font for whatever it is you do ("Ye Olde Sprocket Sales Web-Store, Established in 1892") and
  2. when they phone you up just speak like an old prospector "Hullo there, why, I was just diggin' around in the back of my supply yard for some spare parts, now, what kin ah git for ya? Ah's got all sorts of modern contrivances and our webpage is over a hundred years old so don't go bothering to run a WHOIS search on it pardner.."

  Then they'll realise you're a trustworthy business that has been around for a long time.

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    sharka on 18/08/2022 - 10:46

    +2

    This ^^

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    RockinIt on 18/08/2022 - 14:35

    +1

    I pictured Dale from Horrible Bosses 2's accent when trying to extort Burt after kidnapping his son.

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  bargainr on 18/08/2022 - 10:49

  +6

  Serious reply.

  No.

  The average customer wouldn't be looking at these details. It says more about the quality of your site, offering, or approach that may be raising flags. Fix that.

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    sharka on 18/08/2022 - 10:52

    That's true. I've only ever noticed OzBargainers checking the age of a site and ABN when someone posts a deal that is too good to be true.

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  bio on 18/08/2022 - 11:27

  +3

  You cannot hide that information, but creation dates queried from Whois are not very reliable anyway. You might have forgotten to renew your domain and re-registered it after it has expired, for example.

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  Switchblade88 on 18/08/2022 - 11:46

  -3

  I wasn't familiar with internet and stuff

  Regardless of your actual choice of industry, I'd also be rejecting your services if you aren't familiar with 'the internet and stuff' in this day and age.

  I don't care if it's something menial or blue-collar like concreting - you pay someone to knock up a cheap and cheerful website with just a Contact Us page, and just your phone and email.

  Or is it too presumptuous that you actually know how email works??

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  AustriaBargain on 18/08/2022 - 17:17

  No one checks the age of a website. The only reason a recent website can harm you is if you pretend it's older than it is, but why would you do that unless you're trying to pull a viral hoax or something. They are much more likely to check when your business number was registered tbh, but even then why would anyone care.

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  fratzhaus on 18/08/2022 - 17:47

  +1

  Some notes when it comes to domain name licenses:

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  .au domain names do not show the creation and expiry date on a WHOIS lookup.

  You can kind of guess when it is within 90 days of expiry, because you can only renew a .au when it is within 90 days of expiry, and on a WHOIS lookup it would otherwise have a status that says "serverRenewProhibited".

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  ignoring newTLD's - gTLD's (generic top level domains) are governed by ICANN which do show these fields on a WHOIS lookup as defined by their policies.

  .au is a ccTLD (country code top level domain) governed by auDA, a not for profit organisation endorsed by the Commonwealth Government - which has different rules and policies they enforce - WHOIS lookup obligations being one of them.

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  In short, if operating in AUS - it's best to speak to a web dev who can get you a landing page set up if unfamiliar - use a .au domain name, and make sure to set up notifications and renew your domain name when its needed so nobody registers it if you let it expire. A .au domain wont resolve for 30 days when expired before becoming available to anybody to register - so I hope if you do miss your notifications, you'll notice the site being gone for a month :)

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    Kyle-K on 18/08/2022 - 21:18

    Pretty much came here to say what this guy said.

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  Rajve on 19/08/2022 - 02:41

  You guys are awesome 🤠