There’s nothing quite like opening Google Analytics and seeing real-time users spike into the hundreds. That rush hit me recently on a site that typically sees maybe 50 to 100 visitors a day. At first, it felt like a win. Then I looked closer.

Why do businesses ignore the problems, continuing to cost them the most?

Years ago, I wrote about the most overlooked and expensive mistake businesses make: forgetting to renew their domain.

And here we are years later, and the story hasn’t changed much. Domain renewal failures still happen every single day, and they still cost companies real money, real customers, and real credibility.

But here’s the thing. Renewal lapses aren’t the only threat anymore. Today, businesses are losing traffic, email, security, and revenue for a whole new set of reasons hiding in plain sight.

If missed renewals were “the big one,” today’s overlooked risks are death by a thousand cuts. Let’s walk through the most common problems I see from clients, expired domain auctions, and everyday search marketing work.

The other day, I ran into an unusual situation while managing one of my many WordPress sites. I wanted a tag to automatically remove itself from a post after a certain number of days. No manual cleanup. No reminders. Just a quiet, behind-the-scenes cleanup.

So there I was, trying to export domain names from my GoDaddy Auctions Watchlist, and bam—I hit a wall. Right at the top of the Watchlist page, this cryptic little error popped up:

“Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information).”

Let me tell you… there’s nothing more frustrating than trying to log into your WordPress site—only to be met with a blank screen or a fat red error message that sounds like code from the Matrix.

There’s nothing scarier than making changes to your WordPress site—like installing a plugin or tweaking some code—and being met with the dreaded white screen of death. 😳

Hey, Kickstart community!

A lot of time has passed since our last tutorial, but this one is too important not to share. Today, we’re tackling a common issue: fixing a domain registered at GoDaddy that isn’t forwarding properly.

Whether you’re new to domain registration or, like me, frequently purchase expired domains at auction, you might run into this frustrating error when trying to use GoDaddy’s domain forwarding services: Your attempt to forward domain(s) has failed.  Please retry, if the problem persists contact support, 1-480-505-8877.