It has been a while since we blogged at Speak Easy. We apologize and will pick up the slack going forward. We have actually been behind the scenes working on new products and services to meet the growing demands of our customers. Stay tuned for several exciting announcements about new services at directNIC. One that we can talk about right away is our new Easy Renew service now available!

Let’s face it – It has happened to all of us. You are down to your last day before your domain expires. You have forgotten your username and password and can’t log in to your account to renew your domain. Even worse, you are not the domain manager for your own portfolio.   Perhaps your domain manager left your company or you can’t get in touch with him or her to renew your domain. What do you do?

While we already offer several options at directNIC to restore access to your account, we’re always looking for new ways to ensure that you never have to lose your favorite domain especially when time is of the essence.

That’s why we’ve come up with directNIC Easy Renew, a whole new way to renew your domain without ever having to log into your directNIC account. Our new Easy Renew system allows you to renew your domain with no username or password needed. If you ever need to renew a domain and are unable to access your directNIC account, then head on over to our Easy Renew service. Once there, simply enter your domain, submit your payment, and you are good to go for another year of great directNIC service. No log-in. No paperwork. No hassle. That is how we like it and that is how we think you will like it too!

So the next time you are down to your last day and are unable to access your directNIC account for one reason or another, don’t get caught blindsided. Renew your domain with Easy Renew at directNIC. Check it out now and let us know what you think!

We have been busy at directNIC the past several weeks adding country code top level domains to the list of extensions available with us.  We are happy to announce that .AT, the country code top level domain for Austria, is now available at directNIC. With over 980,000 domains registered worldwide, .AT will soon reach the milestone of 1,000,000 domains registered.

.AT is unrestricted, meaning anyone can register a .AT domain.  A recent .AT report published by NIC.AT, the Austrian registry, stated that roughly half of all possible 3 letter .AT domains are still available for registration.

Uses

• An .AT Domain is normally used by companies or private entities who are located in Austria or that conduct business in Austria.
• .AT is also heavily registered by individuals located in neighboring countries.

.AT at directNIC

• .AT is available at directNIC for $59.95 a year.
• directNIC is offering .AT at the second level.
• .AT is unrestricted. Anyone can register a .AT domain at directNIC.

Search for your next .AT at our Domain Search page to secure your .AT domain.

We are excited to announce that .BE, the country code top level domain for Belgium, is now available at directNIC!  .BE is one of the more popular European ccTLDs with over 1,074,000 domains registered worldwide. .BE is also unrestricted, meaning anyone can register a .BE domain.  Here is some information you need to know about registering a .BE domain at directNIC.

Uses

• A .BE Domain is normally used by companies or private entities who are located in Belgium or who conduct business in Belgium.
• .BE is also used as part of word extensions such as ‘Letit.BE’ or ‘Just.BE’.

.BE at directNIC

• .BE is available at directNIC for $17.95 a year.
• directNIC is offering .BE at the second level.
• .BE is unrestricted. Anyone can register a .BE domain at directNIC

Search for your next .BE at our Domain Search page to secure your .BE domain.

.NL is now available at directNIC.

.NL is the county code top level domain for Holland also known as the Netherlands. To date over 4 million .NL domains have been registered worldwide with the most common uses attributed to businesses having a presence in the Netherlands.  .NL is unrestricted.  Anyone can register a .NL domain!

Uses

• A .NL Domain is frequently used by companies or private entities who are located in the Netherlands or who have business relationships with the Netherlands.
• Get creative! There are many internet based web companies who use country code top level domains including .NL to compliment their main website.

.NL at directNIC

• NL is available at directNIC for $14.95 a year.
• directNIC is offering .NL at the second level.
• NL is unrestricted. Anyone can register a .NL domain at directNIC.

Search for your next .NL at our Domain Search page to secure your .NL domain.