Well, it ain’t looking too good right now. My current host, Bloghosts, is getting out of the business. Unfortunately, they have registration on the domain targetcentermass.com. On their homepage is the following message:
If Bloghosts owns your domain it is imperative that you contact us soon so we can put your registration in your name. This is a very simple process that we can do free of charge. To assume complete ownership of your domain, please send us your first and last name, full address (street, city, state, zip, and country), valid email address and phone number to domains@bloghosts.com. We cannot transfer ownership to you without all of this information so please make sure it’s accurate.
UPDATE: We are literally swamped with these types of requests. Please make sure you submit all the above info and then wait for our reply. If all the information is there we will get to you.
UPDATE #2 (READ ME): A lot of people have been complaining about their domain names in various public forums. If you have not received word from us, it was because you have not followed the simple instructions above. As we are busy with these requests, emails without the proper information will be ignored. This is a simple and FREE process. We need ALL of the requested information to place the domain in your name. If this cannot be done then we cannot help you. It’s really that simple.
Well, after multiple email requests, no word has been received and the registration has not changed. A quick google search of the company quickly reveals that I’m not the only one in this situation.
So, as it now stands, I will lose targetcentermass.com in three weeks. What then of my blogging future? As I see it, I have a number of choices to make:
- Walk away from blogging
- Take a break until this domain is available
- Move to a new domain, perhaps targetcentermass.net, or possibly something completely different. You know, fresh start and all that
- Try to catch on as a contributor on another site
- Start a completely new blog. I’ve toyed with the idea of a starting a group blog for Texas hawks and/or conservatives
Any feedback or suggestions would be appreciated. Comments are open and email is occasionally checked.
Comments
4 responses to “The Future of TargetCentermass.com”
Keep on going. You’ve had some good stuff.
Yes. Don’t stop. My rec would be to go with a .net. If you ever get the .com back, you can just re-direct it.
Please stay and keep up the goof work. I selfishly enjoy reading your comments, even though I rarely, if at any time at all, respond.
david
Keeping on, with a .net, would be quite good. It would be a shame not to see your comentary any more.
However, there is the option of the group blog you’re talking about. On the good side, it does left a bit of the burden. On the bad side, the group blogs tend towards not any people writing.
In any case, I do hope you find some avenue for continued writing – it would be a shame for the blogosphere to lose you .