Several days ago I purchased another domain, which now adds up to more future projects and fun online! As I was completing my registration process, I realized there was a bit of info I could share with you to help you protect your domain(s).

Most people lock their homes and cars everyday, and we also lock up other valuables. While online we use passwords to access Internet sites, and log off when we want to exit safely and essentially lock the door behind us.

What about your domains? Have you locked the door?

If you haven’t done so already, you may wish to lock up your domains. If your domain is registered through your host you should be able to locate the option to lock your domain(s) in the domain registration area of your control panel. Some hosts may provide an automatic lock feature and you won’t have to do it manually. If your domain was not registered through your host, then you would need to lock your domain from where your domain is registered.

Why would you want to lock your domain?

The locking of your domain will prevent unauthorized transfers to another registrar or web host, by protecting your name servers. You’ll just need to remember that if you want to do a transfer to another server that you will want to unlock it to do so.

By taking just a few minutes to lock your domain you will lock out third parties who would otherwise attempt to misdirect your name servers or who may attempt to do a transfer without your permission. In a nutshell, it’s a good thing to do and an easy way to obtain greater protection for your domain.