Renewals: Domains, Hosting and Licences
Several parts of your online presence are paid for on a recurring basis: your domain name, your hosting, and licences for premium software. If any of these lapse, the consequences range from inconvenient to severe.
Tracking renewals so nothing slips through the cracks is a quiet but vital part of maintenance.
How We Keep Track
Renewals are easy to forget precisely because they are infrequent — a domain might renew once a year, a licence once every few. A single missed reminder can take a site offline.
We maintain a central record of every renewal date we manage, with reminders well in advance, so nothing slips through simply because no one was looking.
- Record every renewal date in one place.
- Set reminders well ahead of expiry.
- Confirm each renewal succeeded.
- Review the list periodically for changes.
Why Lapses Are So Damaging
A lapsed domain is the most serious: it can be snapped up by someone else, taking your website and email down with it. Lapsed licences may disable features or stop updates.
What We Track
- Domain registration and expiry dates.
- Hosting subscription renewals.
- Premium plugin and software licences.
- SSL certificate renewals.
| Item | If It Lapses | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | Site and email go down | Critical |
| Hosting | Site goes offline | Critical |
| Plugin licence | Updates stop | Moderate |
If you need a hand with any of this, your Progressive Robot delivery team is ready to help. Raise a ticket from the Support area of your client portal or speak to your account manager and we will guide you through the next steps.