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Back on 5 June this year, I received a text from a chum whose internetsite I had built. The text said:
A mate of mine would like a internetsite, is she able to ring you to discuss?
Naturally, simply give her my number, I texted back.
10 mins later my telephone rang. The possible client was ringing.
We discussed what she wanted and during the conversation I discovered this new client already had an internet site set up by one of these 'free web-site' companies but she couldn't remember who and did not have the details.
Alarm bells started to ring!
I have had previous experience with dealing with these supposed 'free website' companies. They're slow to retort and often just forget to do stuff.
Now, that I know is a common statement to 'tar' all of these 'free website' corporations with the 'same brush' but it is my experience.
I explained this to the client and that was fine. She just wanted a new web site and keep her domain.
So I found out the 'free website' company by checking on the 'whois' database.
Found their contact details and rang them.
Explained that we only wished to point the current domains servers to a new host. Are we able to do that?
Yes, no problem. Fill out this form, itwill take five days and cost £25
I was gob smacked.
5 days?
You can typically change the servers on-line, immediately.
£25?
It's normally free!
So back to client to provide an explanation for the situation. She agrees.
So I go over to GoDaddy to set up the new hosting account.
The client and I complete the forms required, together and she pays the £25.
It was now 9th June.
I monitor the progress each day by 'refreshing her site domain name'. If the servers had been changed then her site would change to some sort of 'Go-Daddy' site.
10th June no change
11th June no change
15th June no change
I contact the 'free website' company.
We've got the forms we just haven't modified the server names yet. We'll do it later in the day
I let the client know.
Next morning, I 'refresh'. No change.
I ring back.
Oh, it can take up to 48 hours left thru
Really? Normally might take an hour or 2 but not 48!
I let the client know.
17th June, the client sends me amail with an EPP code and asks What's this?
Looks like the 'free website' company are also transferring the domain. We did not want that, we only wanted the name servers to be modified.
I contact the company again.
Ah sorry. We can't go back. It's all done
But GoDaddy aren't expected to receive the domain I say.
You better contact them then
Great!
I'm going to the GoDaddy site. Start the transfer of the domain from GoDaddy's side.
I experience more problems, more stoppages and I make numerous more telephonecalls to the free website company.
7 weeks later, the domain has been transferred.
7 weeks for something that normally takes less than 5 minues effort.
Another sweeping statement from me :
Don't use these so-called free website companies. They tie you in and make it real difficult and pricey for you to move away.
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