Domain Name Issue

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  lystra813 · Member · Oct 3, 2016 at 1:22 am

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  My domain name lystramwilliams.com has expired and I am trying to renew it. Bluehost told me that WildWestDomains has it and I had to call them. I called them and they said they don’t own it and to contact WordPress.com. I am contacting WP now to try and renew it so that I can get my site back up. What is the process? Thanks.

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Oct 3, 2016 at 3:04 pm

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  Hey there,

  I checked and lystramwilliams.com is now in a redemption period. You can still renew your domain through us, but it is now a more expensive and complicated process to do so. Our registrar charges an $80 late renewal fee in addition to the $26 we charge to renew the domain. The good news is that this is still a chance of reclaiming the domain through this option.

  Your other option is to wait until the redemption period is over so that the domain becomes available for registration again. Domains are usually in redemption for approximately 80 days, but with this option, you run
  the risk of someone else jumping in front of you to purchase the domain before you get the chance.

  Please let me know if you want to proceed with paying the late renewal fee in the attempt to reclaim the domain name. This option is also time sensitive because the domain can be auctioned off to an expired domain bidder.

  I would suggest enabling the auto-renew option so that you will not have to worry about losing control over your domain in the future.

  Please visit the support page link for further instructions:

  Recover an Expired or Cancelled Domain

  Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!