Ask you Spouse this question.... You may not like the answer, I Didn't!

[ecomindia]

thanks, will share my details once back from office.
was really looking forward for this type of service.

regds.
dipen

[URLtrader]

All of us should contribute towards a "Domain Manual" in which we should explain different aspects of domains for newbies/family members of Domainers.

[MAllie]

All of us should contribute towards a "Domain Manual" in which we should explain different aspects of domains for newbies/family members of Domainers.

I think that's a sound idea but, from what I've read earlier on the thread, much of the concern is that family members won't want to learn anything about domaining and, by this, will lose out.

[UpMarketDns.com]

My take is most Domainers haven't a clue themselves

[URLtrader]

It will be for those who want to learn - newbies included.

I think that's a sound idea but, from what I've read earlier on the thread, much of the concern is that family members won't want to learn anything about domaining and, by this, will lose out.

[loudbeats.com]

Dead tomorrow is a scary thought!!

[dominator]

I would like to think that all members of the Domain Guardians team have shown that they are reliable, respected and most of all trusted individuals in the domain space.

it may be true, but it is not obvious from the website

usual questions would be
who owns the company?
who runs the company?
how long-term stability is guaranteed?

[Mike Robertson]

it may be true, but it is not obvious from the website

usual questions would be
who owns the company?
who runs the company?
how long-term stability is guaranteed?

Domain Guardians is a privately owned company with the major shareholders being myself, Jen Sale and Bill Vanderent.

Below is a list of all those involved in the operations of the company, including links to their LinkedIn profile (if you are a member you can see Recommendations).

Mike Robertson
Jen Sale
Bill Vanderent
Adam Strong
Paul Keating

Re: long-term stability, as I'm sure you can appreciate, we can't predict the future, however what I can say is that all parties involved are highly committed to this company and service. As seen in our LinkedIn profiles, we have a very good track record in terms of loyalty to a company and we've all been involved in the industry for 10+ years each and don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon.

Cheers,

[dominator]

ok, now it looks better

I'm sure you can appreciate, we can't predict the future

actually you should
you need a plan in case anything happens to you (as someone asked earlier)

your clients pay you to have no worries
your business is to worry instead of them

you need mechanisms to ensure continuity of operations
i am not familiar with australian corporation law, so i do not know how exactly it can be done (rules, company constitution)

[Mike Robertson]

actually you should
you need a plan in case anything happens to you (as someone asked earlier)

your clients pay you to have no worries
your business is to worry instead of them

you need mechanisms to ensure continuity of operations
i am not familiar with australian corporation law, so i do not know how exactly it can be done (rules, company constitution)

Sorry for the delay in reply dominator.

We do have a number of plans in place to protect the operations of the company. For example, it's company policy that when traveling, all three major owners are never on the same itinerary. Our shareholders agreement also addresses death/disability to ensure the company and clients best interests are the number one priority. Although each of us have our own areas of expertise, all staff have knowledge and experience across all the services we offer.

Cheers,

[MAllie]

With the greatest respect, this thread seems to have morphed into an ad for Domain Guardians. I'm sure it's an excellent company as far as it goes, but if it has been deemed satisfactory by the op why bother opening the thread?

[dominator]

With the greatest respect, this thread seems to have morphed into an ad for Domain Guardians. I'm sure it's an excellent company as far as it goes, but if it has been deemed satisfactory by the op why bother opening the thread?

i think it is ok
they can present their company, we can ask them questions
and their competitors can present their own businesses too

and, nobody is stopped from discussing other aspects of the main topic

[MAllie]

i think it is ok
they can present their company, we can ask them questions
and their competitors can present their own businesses too

and, nobody is stopped from discussing other aspects of the main topic

All true. It's just that to me the thread seems strangely bare of other ideas and input, considering the original concerns.

[strongvis]

All true. It's just that to me the thread seems strangely bare of other ideas and input, considering the original concerns.

I think the thread is bare of ideas and input because people generally don't take the time to think about these issues.

I had some of the same questions that Adam posed in the original post, that I asked my wife years ago. I also talked this over with colleagues and I was kind of surprised that most of my colleagues weren't thinking about this and that there was no service for this eventuality.

DG may well be the only one's answering posts and being questioned because this is their business and they are clearly informed and interested in their offerings. I'm not sure why you'd be surprised that someone who specializes in a given field would field questions and mention their services and how it relates to the OP.

If you asked a legal question and there was only 1 lawyer on the forum and they and maybe their clients showed up to weigh in on the issue and the lawyers services, I'm sure it would be perfectly suitable.

[MAllie]

I think the thread is bare of ideas and input because people generally don't take the time to think about these issues . . . I'm not sure why you'd be surprised that someone who specializes in a given field would field questions and mention their services and how it relates to the OP.

If you asked a legal question and there was only 1 lawyer on the forum and they and maybe their clients showed up to weigh in on the issue and the lawyers services, I'm sure it would be perfectly suitable.

Of course it's 'perfectly suitable' to respond if you have something to offer. It's just that the absence of other responses gives DG's posts the sense of being advertisements rather than mere responses.

My family isn't particularly interested in my domains either, apart from regularly inquiring how I'm doing with them, although they are glad I've found something else I enjoy doing besides my writing. I have prepared an offline document (regularly updated) which lists where to find everything to do with my domains, including passwords and addresses, and instructions on how to actually do what I do on GoDaddy, etc. The domains are also in a family name rather than just in mine and the household members know where the document and its copies are. I think that's the best I can do short of going a more legal route, the payment for which probably wouldn't be justified at the moment.