How to Transfer a Domain Name From Your Webhost or Registrar to Your Own Account.

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Transfer a Domain Name From Your Webhost or Registrar to Your Own Account. Transfer a Domain Name From Your Webhost or Registrar to Your Own Account.

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A generally accepted rule is to have your Domain Name is a separate account from your Web Hosting provider. Here's how!

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Internet
  • PC
  • Domain Name
  • Authorization key for your domain name
  • Access to your domain account.

Step1
Unlock domain at current provider
Step2
Get auth key
Step3
Find new providdr.

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on 9/28/2007 This is confusing because a domain name is separate from hosting--the domain name refers to just that, the domain name. Hosting refers to the website. These instructions tell you how to transfer the name. Hosting is simply done by updating your nameservers to point to the host.

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