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08.17.09 How To Transfer Your Domain To Another Web Host  By Dave TaylorI registered a domain name through GoDaddy, but recently have been hearing some things about the company that make me want to move the domain elsewhere to ensure I don't get into any sort of trouble with the company. How do I do that? Dave's Answer: I have also heard mixed reviews of GoDaddy, one of the biggest and most well-known companies in the Web hosting business (thanks muchly to their rather off-color Superbowl adverts). Whether you need to transfer a domain away 'before you get into trouble with them', however, I dunno, that seems a bit drastic, but since those of us that own a bunch of domains often do transfer things from one registrar to another, it's useful to document how to do this with GoDaddy anyway... As always, your first step is to log in to your GoDaddy account. Well, maybe your first step is to decide where you want to transfer the domain to, actually. For this example, I'll be transferring one of my domains, filmbuzz.org (tied into @FilmBuzz on Twitter), from GoDaddy to Aplonis, my hosting admin company. On the Aplonis site is the following requirement that pops up when you're trying to arrange to have a domain transferred to their control:  As you can see, I need an "EPP" code. Generally, there's an encrypted token that you need to get from the current registrar, give it to the new registrar, and then wait while the two compare token keys and, if they're identical, arrange the actual transfer.
Now, back to GoDaddy! On that site, you need to log in:  Once logged in you'll see:  Click on the domain name and you'll dig one level deeper into things: Continue reading this article. About the Author: Dave Taylor has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is internationally known as an expert on both business and technology issues. Holder of an MSEd and MBA, author of twenty books and founder of four startups, he also runs a strategic marketing company and consults with firms seeking the best approach to working with weblogs and social networks. Dave is an award-winning speaker and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs. AskDaveTaylor.com http://www.intuitive.com/blog/ |
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