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Transfering domain registrar vs Changing domain DNS setting

CheapHostingChoice — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:43:22 +0000

There are many people change their web hosting providers. When they make the switch to a new web hosting company, the domain name doesn’t transfer with it. You are not only taking your files from one place, and putting them in another web server. When you do this, you have to let the internet to know that your domain name doesn’t point to your old host anymore, it points to the new web host now.

When you transfer your website from the old host to the new one, what you need to do is DNS setting, not transfering domain registrar. DNS stands for "Domain Name System". When you change these name server records (more commonly called "dns settings", or "name server settings") you haven’t actually changed where you registered the domain, or "your registrar". You’ve simply told the registrar that you’ve moved the files to a different host.

If you have a good domain registrar that offers low cost registration fee, good customer support, easy to use domain control panel, etc, you really don’t need to transfer to another registrar when you change a web hosting provider.

Sometimes, people want to transfer their domain registrar to new web host to get some benefits, such as getting a free domain name, easy to manage hosting and domain name in one account. Transfering domain registrar is more complecated than changing DNS setting.

Making domain registrar switch has some restrictions for protecting consumers from losing their domain names to domain hunters. For example, you can’t switch registrars 10 days before your domain expires, or your domain name is less than 60 days with your current registrar.

Most of the time, your old registrar will have "locked" the domain, so it can’t be stolen. Before you transfer to new registrar, you have to unlock it.

Normally, you also need to get an authorization code from your current registrar to transfer your domain.

Whether you’d like to just change your dns settings, or switch registration of your domain name to new registrar, is completely up to you. If you would like to transfer domain registrar to new web host, you can contact new web host and they’ll help you through the process.

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Register Godaddy domain and get $100 Free extra

CheapHostingChoice — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:48:02 +0000

Godaddy is the #1 fastest growing and #1 Overall Best domain registrar. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and Web site design and hosting packages.

With every Godaddy domain purchase, you will get FREE extras as following:

* Go Daddy Photo Album – Share, store and even order prints for your favorite photos, right from your domain name, with your own personal online photo album!
* Personalized Email Account – Promote your domain with FREE fraud, spam and virus protected email (essential for small businesses) that includes 1GB total storage!
* Hosting with Website builder – Activate free hosting for a Web site you’ve already built or create a 5-page Web site.
* Quick Blogcast – Create, manage and promote your own blog and podcast. Whether you’re writing your own personal journal or looking to influence audiences, this must-have blogging application is free with your domain purchase.
* 100-Pack Email Forwarding – Set 100 variations on your basic “@domainname” email address. That means you can automatically redirect emails to an existing account, keeping your main email address private.

There are some other features that include in free extras of domain purchase, such as Parked Page, Getting Started Guide, Domain Forwarding & Masking, Total DNS Control, Domain Locking, and much more

Note: Go Daddy Photo Album, Quick Blogcast, Free Web Site and Email Account are valued at $133/yr if purchased separately. Free hosting, WebSite Tonight, Go Daddy Photo Album and Quick Blogcast services are ad-supported.

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Which web hosts offer free domain privacy?

CheapHostingChoice — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:13:46 +0000

Domain privacy is also known as WHOIS privacy. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) requires every registrar to maintain a publicly accessible WHOIS database for all domain names registered.

Domain Privacy service allows you to hide your personal information in order to protect you from receiving unwanted communications from spammers, solicitors and the general public. Many domain owners want to use domain privacy service to protect their personal information.

Many web hosts offer free domain registration with their hosting packages. Most web hosts offer domain privacy service, the price is around $10 per year. There are some good web hosts offer free domain privacy for the domains that registered through them. Please see the following list:

1and1
Webhostingpad
Netfirms
Hostmonster
Bluehost

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What is a Top Level Domain (TLD)?

CheapHostingChoice — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:30:36 +0000

The Internet’s domain-name system (DNS) allows users to refer to web sites and other resources using easier-to-remember domain names (such as “www.cheaphostingchoice.com”) rather than the all-numeric IP addresses assigned to each computer on the Internet. Each domain name is made up of a series of character strings (called “labels”) separated by dots. The right-most label in a domain name is referred to as its “top-level domain” (TLD).

A top-level domain or domain name (TLD) is the highest level of domain names in the root zone of the Domain Name System of the Internet. A Top Level Domain (TLD) is the “suffix” or the end of each domain name. For example, in the domain name www.cheaphostingchoice.com, the top-level domain is “.com” (or COM, as domain names are not case-sensitive).

There are two types of TLDs – global and country code.

* Global Top Level Domain (gTLDs) extensions include: .com, .net, .org, .biz, .coop, .edu, .gov, .info, .int, .mil, and .museum.

* Countries are designated in the domain name system by their English two-letter ISO country code. This group of domains is therefore commonly known as country-code top-level domains (ccTLD), such as .it, which is the country code for Italy or .tv which is the country code for Tuvalu, and of course .us for the United States.

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Netfirms domain registration auto renewal

CheapHostingChoice — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:58:32 +0000

When you register a domain name, you probabely think about the renewal. So many domain registrars set auto renewal by default and most people choose the option to renew their domain names automatically. But, when domain name owners don’t want their domain any more, many of them forget to cancel the auto renewal service. If you don’t cancel it, you will be charged.

The following renewal terms is from netfirms domain registration agreement. If you have domains registered with netfirms and you don’t want to renew them any more, don’t forget to cancel them.

“RENEWAL.
YOU agree that WE will, on your behalf, take all required steps to automatically renew YOUR domain name registration on a yearly basis, and that YOU will be solely responsible for all costs in so doing. YOU undertake to indemnify Netfirms, Inc. for any expenses it incurs in such renewals. YOU further designate Netfirms, Inc. to act on your behalf and as your domain name temporary administrative contact when required, and agree that WE may take all steps necessary to ensure both renewal and transfer of the subject domain name to Netfirms, Inc. as the registrar of record. “

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What domains can register with Netfirms?

CheapHostingChoice — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:10:23 +0000

	Sale Price	Minimum Term	Requirements	Free Extras
.COM	$6.99	1 year	–
.NET	$6.99	1 Year	–
.ORG	$6.99	1 year	–
.INFO	$9.95	1 year	–
.BIZ	$9.95	1 year	–
.CO.UK	$9.95	2 year	–
.CA	$9.95	1 year	Canadian Citizenship
.ASIA	$19.95	2 year	Citizenship or CED
.ME	$29.95	2 year	–
.TEL	$19.99	2 year	–	–

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1 E-Mail Account
25MB for a Basic webpage
Domain Forwarding

Subdomains
DNS Management
24/7 Support

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Why choose Netfirms to register domain name?

CheapHostingChoice — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:56:40 +0000

Netfirms – a brand you can trust
You can register your name quickly and securely. Over 1.2 million customers worldwide trust Netfirms with their domain names.

Fast Registration
Get your domain live in minutes through Netfirms streamlined registration process. It’s quick and easy to get your domain name registered, hosted, and e-mail setup in literally minutes.

Easy Domain Management
To use Netfirms user-friendly Control Panel, you can easily manage multiple domains, subdomains, domain forwarding, A-records, name servers (DNS), domain locking, domain transfers, and more.

Free Domain Privacy
Protect your identity on the web with Netfirms Domain Privacy, it allows you to set your WHOIS record as private. You can easily set domain WHOIS privacy in the control panel.

Domain Satisfaction Guarantee
If you mistakenly register the wrong domain name email Netfirms Billing team at billing@netfirms.com within 48-hrs of purchase. They will cancel and refund the old name and register the correct one.

Cheap Price Domain Registration
Netfirms offers low cost domain name reigstration. It’s only $6.99/year. Why some people register their domain more than $20 or even more than $30 a year? Using our coupon code to register domain with netfirms is only $5.95/year.

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Requirements for domain registrar transfer

CheapHostingChoice — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:42:54 +0000

In order to transfer your domain name to a new registrar, the following conditions must be met:

1. Your domain name has been registered with your current registrar for at least 60 days and is in good financial standing.

2. The domain name is not involved in a domain dispute and does not have a registry lock.

3. The domain name is not expired and is not within 10 days of expiring. If the domain has expired or is about to expire, you will need to renew with your current registrar before a registrar transfer can occur.
Note: If the domain has or does expire, it becomes ineligible to transfer for 60 days.

4. The Administrative Contact e-mail address on file for the domain name is a valid working e-mail address.
* Note: If you do not have access to this e-mail address, please contact your current registrar for information on changing it before initiating a registrar transfer request.
* If you have Domain WHOIS Privacy enabled, it must be disabled.

5. You must obtain an authorization code from your current registrar to transfer your domain.

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