> …
> I guess the easiest way to handle
> transfering the domain ownership is to call the registrar (godaddy) and  
> do
> it over the phone. He can hand me $10 and that’ll be the end of that-
> that’s the kind of relationship we have after these years of
> hardware service.

> Then I can go about building a site. Then he can see about finding a  
> host.

> Is that how it goes?

if that’s how you want it to go.  Many developers run a reseller account  
so they can provide a one-stop shop.

–
William Tasso

http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

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On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 22:53:49 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> freemont wrote:
>> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:22:35 -0500, Karl Groves wrote:

>>>freemont <ya…@dabba.doo> wrote in news:pan.2006.04.21.01.55.20.294953
>>>@dabba.doo:

>>>>When you folks create a site for a small company, how do you handle
>>>>this? Do you register everything in the client’s name and let them
>>>>handle billing, renewals, etc? Or do you register in your own name and
>>>>call them when payments are due?

>>>>Assuming the client has not a clue about websites, hosting or domain
>>>>registration.

>>>I walk them through the purchase. I either direct them to my favorite
>>>registrar, or I literally hold their hand while they do it.  I NEVER get
>>>involved in purchasing domains for others. I think it is unethical to
>>>have my name anywhere on their registration record.

>> Ok. I already grabbed up the domain and registered it in my name. I see
>> that this was a mistake, but after reading about how people will monitor
>> what domains are being searched for so they can snatch them and hold
>> them ransom, I thought I’d better act.

>> What would you do now, in my shoes? I’m thinking, just wait until the
>> site is delivered, then change the registration info. When the domain
>> needs to be renewed in a year, I can go to the client and let him renew
>> it with HIS credit card info.

>> Would it be the best thing to just go NOW, before I start uploading
>> anything, and have him set up his own hosting plan, or just stick his
>> site onto the hosting I already use for my own site?

>> This is all new to me so I appreciate yall’s time.

> Darn – hit send to quickly .

> I would go ahead and set the registration info in there.  Then I would
> show him how to open an account with GoDaddy or other registrar, and
> transfer the domain to his account.

> You can still be involved in managing the domain – but he should be owner
> ASAP.
>   And if you never get paid, you’ll even lose $8 or thereabouts.

LOL… ok, thanks for noticing. I guess the easiest way to handle
transfering the domain ownership is to call the registrar (godaddy) and do
it over the phone. He can hand me $10 and that’ll be the end of that-
that’s the kind of relationship we have after these years of
hardware service.

Then I can go about building a site. Then he can see about finding a host.

Is that how it goes?

–
"Because all you of Earth are idiots!"
¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯

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freemont wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:22:35 -0500, Karl Groves wrote:

>>freemont <ya…@dabba.doo> wrote in news:pan.2006.04.21.01.55.20.294953
>>@dabba.doo:

>>>When you folks create a site for a small company, how do you handle
>>>this? Do you register everything in the client’s name and let them
>>>handle billing, renewals, etc? Or do you register in your own name and
>>>call them when payments are due?

>>>Assuming the client has not a clue about websites, hosting or domain
>>>registration.

>>I walk them through the purchase. I either direct them to my favorite
>>registrar, or I literally hold their hand while they do it.  I NEVER get
>>involved in purchasing domains for others. I think it is unethical to have
>>my name anywhere on their registration record.

> Ok. I already grabbed up the domain and registered it in my name. I see
> that this was a mistake, but after reading about how people will monitor
> what domains are being searched for so they can snatch them and hold them
> ransom, I thought I’d better act.

> What would you do now, in my shoes? I’m thinking, just wait until the site
> is delivered, then change the registration info. When the domain needs to
> be renewed in a year, I can go to the client and let him renew it with HIS
> credit card info.

> Would it be the best thing to just go NOW, before I start uploading
> anything, and have him set up his own hosting plan, or just stick his site
> onto the hosting I already use for my own site?

> This is all new to me so I appreciate yall’s time.

Darn – hit send to quickly .

I would go ahead and set the registration info in there.  Then I would show him
how to open an account with GoDaddy or other registrar, and transfer the domain
to his account.

You can still be involved in managing the domain – but he should be owner ASAP.
  And if you never get paid, you’ll even lose $8 or thereabouts.

–
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Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstuck…@attglobal.net
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freemont wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:22:35 -0500, Karl Groves wrote:

>>freemont <ya…@dabba.doo> wrote in news:pan.2006.04.21.01.55.20.294953
>>@dabba.doo:

>>>When you folks create a site for a small company, how do you handle
>>>this? Do you register everything in the client’s name and let them
>>>handle billing, renewals, etc? Or do you register in your own name and
>>>call them when payments are due?

>>>Assuming the client has not a clue about websites, hosting or domain
>>>registration.

>>I walk them through the purchase. I either direct them to my favorite
>>registrar, or I literally hold their hand while they do it.  I NEVER get
>>involved in purchasing domains for others. I think it is unethical to have
>>my name anywhere on their registration record.

> Ok. I already grabbed up the domain and registered it in my name. I see
> that this was a mistake, but after reading about how people will monitor
> what domains are being searched for so they can snatch them and hold them
> ransom, I thought I’d better act.

> What would you do now, in my shoes? I’m thinking, just wait until the site
> is delivered, then change the registration info. When the domain needs to
> be renewed in a year, I can go to the client and let him renew it with HIS
> credit card info.

> Would it be the best thing to just go NOW, before I start uploading
> anything, and have him set up his own hosting plan, or just stick his site
> onto the hosting I already use for my own site?

> This is all new to me so I appreciate yall’s time.

Domain ownership and hosting plans have absolutely nothing to do with each other!

–
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Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstuck…@attglobal.net
==================

> Hi Karl –

> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:22:35 -0500, Karl Groves
> <k…@NOSPAMkarlcore.com> wrote:

>>I literally hold their hand while they do it.

> Doesn’t that make it rather hard for them to type?  Or are these all
> people who only type with one hand anyway?

They have three hands.

> <peeve>
> People who say "literally" when they don’t really mean it.
> </peeve>

<peeve>
Pedants who offer nothing to the conversation.
</peeve>

–
Karl Groves
http://karlcore.com
http://chevelle.karlcore.com

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>>You don’t think you should be listed as the technical contact if
>>you’re taking care of the site & hosting?

> Theoretically, yes, but even then I don’t do it. If all of a sudden the
> client decides they hate me (or like someone else more), I don’t need to
> deal with domain-related drama. I’d rather the relationship just severed
> itself as cleanly as possible.

I’ve found that severing relations is often more satisfying than
severing relationships.

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:22:35 -0500, Karl Groves

<k…@NOSPAMkarlcore.com> wrote:
>I literally hold their hand while they do it.

Doesn’t that make it rather hard for them to type?  Or are these all
people who only type with one hand anyway?

<peeve>
People who say "literally" when they don’t really mean it.
</peeve>

–
Ken
http://www.kensims.net/

> Karl Groves wrote:
>> I walk them through the purchase. I either direct them to my favorite
>> registrar, or I literally hold their hand while they do it.  I NEVER
>> get involved in purchasing domains for others. I think it is
>> unethical to have my name anywhere on their registration record.

> You don’t think you should be listed as the technical contact if
> you’re taking care of the site & hosting?

Theoretically, yes, but even then I don’t do it. If all of a sudden the
client decides they hate me (or like someone else more), I don’t need to
deal with domain-related drama. I’d rather the relationship just severed
itself as cleanly as possible.

–
Karl Groves
http://karlcore.com
http://chevelle.karlcore.com

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news:pan.2006.04.21.01.55.20.294953@dabba.doo…

> When you folks create a site for a small company, how do you handle this?
> Do you register everything in the client’s name and let them handle
> billing, renewals, etc? Or do you register in your own name and call them
> when payments are due?

> Assuming the client has not a clue about websites, hosting or domain
> registration.

This comes up for me many times a month.  With these restaurant sites I am
setting up there is often trademarks involved (be it a small chain, a big
multi unit franchise based chain, etc) and so I always have the restaurant
owner/franchisee register the websites in their own name or per their
franchisee agreement’s instructions.

Basically all I do is reccomend they use GoDaddy.com and then I provide them
with step-by-step instructions, including screenshots, on how to register
the domain name.  Then once the domain is registered I have them send me the
ID and password for the account and I set the nameservers… or if they want
to do it themselves I provide more instructions with screenshots.

You don’t think you should be listed as the technical contact if you’re
taking care of the site & hosting?