I Made a deal with a company 2 years ago to do a website.
Registered the domain name XXXXXXX.co.uk in the client's name, made a website and within 3 months all keywords were top 5 on just about any search engine I could think of.
Great me thinks. Lots of money rolling in for the client.
Out of the blue, the client says he wants to 'up' and take his business elsewhere because it was cheaper. Not realising that by going to a huge company, he would lose the personal attention that one single person could give it. Anyway, he couldn't be talked round. Oh well I though (you all know that there is just no pleasing some people), and the new company took control of the domain. He signed a rip-off 2 year contract with the new company.
1 Year later, just about ALL of the positions have dropped out of the search engines.
The client comes back to me for help. After telling him "told you so" I contacted the company and requested the domain be transferred out. No they said, 2 year contract, 2-3K to release domain before then.
Now, the domain is in the client's name so can I just go to Nominet UK and request that they take the domain from them? Or is it a case of you should read what you sign?
Thanks, in advance, for any help
BB
Also, if he signed an actual contract that stated he would stay with them for two years and he's now trying to break it, there will be loopholes to jump through or prices to pay.
I would have an attorney take a look at the original service contract that he signed and go from there.
Unless there is some sort of performance guarantee that they've failed to meet, my guess is that your client is stuck and will either have to suffer or pay to get out.
