Guides
Practical guides for agencies on domain renewals, SSL certificates and renewal billing.
How agencies track client domain renewals (without a spreadsheet)
A 5-step process for web agencies to track client domain renewals: inventory, ownership, auto-renew checks, reminders at 60/30/14/3 days, and billing renewals back.
Read →SSL certificates are moving to 47 days. Here's what agencies need to do
The CA/Browser Forum has cut public TLS certificate lifetimes to 200 days (2026), 100 days (2027) and 47 days (2029). Here's what that means for agencies managing client sites.
Read →GoDaddy domain renewal reminders: how they work and how agencies avoid missing them
What GoDaddy sends before a domain expires, when auto-renew runs, what happens after expiry, and how agencies track GoDaddy renewals across many clients.
Read →Namecheap domain renewal reminders: how they work and how agencies avoid missing them
What Namecheap sends before a domain expires, when auto-renew runs, what happens after expiry, and how agencies track Namecheap renewals across many clients.
Read →Cloudflare Registrar domain renewal reminders: how they work and how agencies avoid missing them
What Cloudflare Registrar sends before a domain expires, when auto-renew runs, what happens after expiry, and how agencies track Cloudflare Registrar renewals across many clients.
Read →Squarespace (ex-Google Domains) domain renewal reminders: how they work and how agencies avoid missing them
What Squarespace (ex-Google Domains) sends before a domain expires, when auto-renew runs, what happens after expiry, and how agencies track Squarespace (ex-Google Domains) renewals across many clients.
Read →The SSL certificate lifecycle in the 47-day era: issue, validate, deploy, monitor
A step-by-step look at the TLS certificate lifecycle as maximum validity falls to 200, 100 and then 47 days, and what agencies should automate at each stage.
Read →How agencies bill clients for domain and SSL renewals (and stop absorbing the cost)
A practical process for agencies to recover domain and certificate renewal costs: record who pays, set a policy, invoice monthly, and handle client-owned accounts.
Read →SSL certificate expired: what to do in the next 30 minutes
A client's site shows NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID or SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE. Here's how to confirm it, fix it, and stop it recurring.
Read →A client's domain expired: grace, redemption and how to get it back
What happens after a domain expires (grace period, DNS interruption, Redemption Grace Period, pending delete) and the steps an agency should take, with registrar examples.
Read →Why registrar renewal emails get missed (and what ICANN actually requires)
ICANN requires renewal reminders about one month and one week before expiry, sent to the registrant. Here's why those emails often never reach the agency doing the work.
Read →How to monitor SSL certificates across dozens of client sites
Inventory every host (www, apex, mail, API), check the certificate each one actually serves, and alert before expiry. A practical setup for web agencies.
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Comparisons
RenewRoster vs TrackSSL
A factual comparison of RenewRoster and TrackSSL for agencies: what each tracks, how pricing is structured, and which fits a domain + SSL renewal workflow.
Read →RenewRoster vs a renewals spreadsheet
When a spreadsheet is enough for tracking client domain and SSL renewals, and when it stops working for an agency.
Read →RenewRoster vs relying on registrar renewal emails
Registrar reminders are required by ICANN for gTLDs, but they go to the registrant and differ by registrar. Here's how they compare to a tracked renewal list.
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