| If you ever get a new webmaster or switch web | | | | a domain. |
| hosting companies, you might also transfer control of | | | | Most registrars have their own method of requesting |
| your domain name (that's just the to someone else. | | | | a domain be transferred to them. First, the person |
| This process varies from simple to extremely difficult, | | | | who currently owns the domain needs to go into |
| depending largely on the companies you're dealing | | | | their registrar's control panel and make sure the |
| with. Since I have done this several times with | | | | domain is not locked. Then, the person who is going |
| various clients, I thought I would provide some | | | | to receive the domain goes to their control panel and |
| insight. | | | | follows their registrar's method of requesting the |
| First, some concepts. A registrar a company you | | | | domain be transferred to them. |
| register a domain through. They almost always have | | | | At this point, the procedure can vary. Several emails |
| some sort of control panel on their site you can log | | | | will likely be sent by both registrars to both the |
| into. Ideally, they also have a phone number you can | | | | requestor and the old owner. Both the new and old |
| call if you lose all your login information. Generally, | | | | owners need to follow any instructions given in the |
| transferring your domain name involves transferring | | | | email in a timely manner. The instructions differ |
| from one registrar to another. | | | | greatly from one domain registrar to another. |
| Also, don't forget that a domain name is different | | | | The other situation you might run into is if you're |
| from your web host. A web host (or web server) is | | | | transferring owners, but both owners use the same |
| like a house, and a domain name is kind of like a | | | | registrar. In that case, there is likely some method in |
| phone number. You can move houses and still keep | | | | the control panel of transferring ownership. This will |
| the same phone number. Also, you can stay in the | | | | probably be a completely different option from the |
| same house, but change phone numbers. It's the | | | | first situation, where the parties have different |
| same way with domain names and web hosting. | | | | registrars. If in doubt, call your registrar and ask what |
| Okay, on to what happens when you try to transfer | | | | the procedure is. |