A lapsed domain is the one mistake a client never forgets. Work from the Renewals table on the home page.
90 days out: Plan ahead
- [ ] Confirm the registrar and billing card are still valid
- [ ] Confirm who pays, from Who pays renewals
30 days out: Renew now
- [ ] Renew, or send the client a written reminder if they pay directly
- [ ] Invoice the rebill when you paid for it
After renewing
- [ ] Update the date on the website record so the alert clears
- [ ] Add a line to Renewal Log with cost and receipt
If it already expired
- [ ] Open an incident with severity Critical
- [ ] Check the registrar for the grace period and restore fee before promising a date
- [ ] Tell the client today, with the plan, then find out why the reminder failed