My domain expired and somebody else registered it
We had explained the domain process in one of our previous posts. Assume that you waited for the domain to be publicly available and before you could register it, somebody else booked it. Now what?
Step 1. Don’t panic 
Step 2. Go to a whois service and check who has registered the domain.
Step 3. If you see that the domain registrant is a genuine company, then there is very little likelihood that you would get the domain back. Try contacting them to see if they can give it you.
Step 4. If you see, the domain has been grabbed by a fake company or a domain grabber, then DO NOT EVER CONTACT THE COMPANY. If you contact them they would know that you need the domain desperately and quote obnoxious prices for it.
Step 5. As per new ICANN policy, there is a surrender period of 5 days i.e. a person can surrender the domain within 5 days from its registration date. Most domain grabbers just grab the domain and if somebody contacts them in this period, they DO NOT surrender the domain to the registry in order to make a quick buck on the deal. SO PLS. DO NOT EVER CONTACT A DOMAIN GRABBER IN THIS PERIOD.
Step 6. If you do not contact them in this surrender period, most likely they will surrender this domain and you can then register it afresh. All you need to do is
- NOT contact them in this period
- keep an alert eye on the status of the domain. Register it immediately on availability.
Contact us now, if you need to register a new domain or an expired domain name.
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