| One very important part of the website buying and | | | | registrar, then the seller would have to do a domain |
| selling process is of course, getting the property, in | | | | transfer. |
| this case the domain, to the buyer. After agreeing on | | | | This option isn't used as often as the first one due to |
| the terms of the sale and a payment method, this is | | | | some very valid reasons. First, there are fees |
| the next major step in the process. In addition, the | | | | involved to have the domain transferred to another |
| transacting parties should also first decide on the | | | | registrar (although this would only cost about $8 to |
| hosting arrangement for the site before this next | | | | $10). Further, a transfer entails a longer and more |
| step is initiated. | | | | complicated process, and there's the 60-day waiting |
| Basically, the seller can choose either of two options | | | | period rule to contend with should it apply in your |
| in getting the domain to the buyer: 1. Domain Push; | | | | case. |
| and 2. Domain Transfer. Let's discuss the two | | | | For those who are unaware of this policy, a domain |
| methods. | | | | that has been newly registered cannot be |
| 1. Push a Domain | | | | transferred to another registrar within 60 days. This |
| Those who've tried selling a website are likely to be | | | | is obviously a major inconvenience if the seller has |
| familiar with this option because this is the most | | | | only created and registered the website a few days |
| common way of getting the domain to the buyer. | | | | or weeks before the sale goes through. |
| When a seller is said to "push" a domain, it simply | | | | Pushing Vs. Transferring a Domain |
| means he is moving the ownership of the domain | | | | In most cases, the seller and buyer often opt to |
| from one person to another within the same | | | | push the sold domain rather than transfer it for the |
| registrar. In other words, this can only happen if both | | | | reasons given above. Even if the buyer has most |
| buyer and seller have an account with the registrar | | | | websites registered in another registrar as that of |
| such as | | | | the seller's, it's a simple matter of creating a new |
| There are several advantages to pushing a domain: | | | | account for the buyer at the registrar where the |
| The process is easy, it's free, and the domain is | | | | seller can just make the push. |
| automatically "moved" once the push is made. There's | | | | However, the buyer may still "insist" on a domain |
| no waiting around for 60 days like one does when a | | | | transfer if the seller's registrar is not that reputable |
| domain is transferred from one registrar to another. | | | | and the buyer is not comfortable having his |
| 2. Transfer a Domain | | | | newly-bought site or domain on that registrar. |
| If the seller has the domain registered at one | | | | Once you have familiarized yourself with how to push |
| registrar for instance), and the buyer has an account | | | | or transfer a domain, you only have a few more |
| in another (e.g. NameCheap.com) and wants the | | | | steps left and you've already completed the process |
| domain he bought to be registered in the same | | | | for flipping websites. |