Before you can transfer a domain IN to a new host or registrar, you have to prepare you domain to transfer OUT of your old host or registrar.

Here is an overview of what you need to know how to do at your old registrar:

1. Unlock the domain
2. Suspended privacy
3. Make sure the contact information is up to date and includes an email address that you have access to and can read the emails sent to you. 
4. If you are only changing domain registrars (not website hosts) you don’t need to do anything to nameservers. But just in case, write down your current nameservers.
5. Copy your EPP/Authorization code that you’ll need for your new registrar.
6. Eventually, you may need to  approve the transfer here at your old registrar.

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If your domain is registered with your host, you need to transfer your domain name to another registrar.  It’s best best practice for your domain registrar and host to be separate. My domain names are currently registered with my old website host; my current website host is both my host and my domain registrar. So I’m going to be transferring my domain name from a web host to a new domain registrar. I have decided to transfer my domains to Google Domains. Google Domains is a domain registrar; it is not a website host.

Before you transfer your domain name to a new registrar or host – just like reading a recipe all the way through before you start baking the cookies – it’s a good idea to read all the directions from start to finish! Also, just as it’s not a good idea to mix up a triple batch of cookies when you’v never baked cookies before, if you have more than one domain, transfer just one domain to start with, to make sure you do everything right….

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Most bloggers follow the common advice and use their free domain name when they choose their website host. Once you’ve realized that your domain registrar and website host need to be separate, you might have some questions about moving your domain name to a new domain registrar. How do you transfer domain registration?…

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If you want to have a website with your own domain name, you’ll need to “buy” the domain – register it for a year or more. How do you find the best domain registrar?

How do you choose the best domain registrar?

Because I wanted to have separate domain registrars and website hosts, I wanted to move my domains to a new domain registrar. But when I started looking for instructions for how to move them, I found that all the help articles come from domain registrars or hosting companies themselves, and their instructions are specific to them. In addition, I had trouble finding good information about what to look for in a domain registrar.

In my last post, I discussed why you want your domain registrar to be different from my web host.

After researching domain registrars I finally decided on Google Domains. In this post, I’ll go over why I chose them.…

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