subject: Transferring Your Domain Name From Existing To A New Registrar [print this page] After you have acquired a suitable domain name or domain names, it becomes difficult to manage the domain under same registrar. You often think of changing your domain registration from your existing registrar to a new registrar.
There are many reasons why one considers transferring domain name.
Following steps will guide you through the transfer of your domain registration.
1.Saving some bucks
If your current registrar is charging big bucks for your Domain Name registration, it is wise decision to change the registrar. This will benefit you in the long run and more so when you have several domain names.
2.Poor Services
If your existing registrar is not providing the services you are expecting, you dont have any choice but to change the registrar. You can check on the services offered by other registrars and decide on the best option after weighing all the options.
3.Bankruptcy
More often than not, the registrars file for bankruptcy and go out of business. You have no choice but to change the registrar. This gives you a chance to do a background check of the financial standing of the new registrar.
4.Multiple Domain Names
If you have multiple domain names and it is difficult for you to manage all of them under different registrars, so it would be advisable to consolidate all the domain names under one registrar. Hence, you need to transfer your domain name registration from the existing registrar.
But before you go ahead with transferring your current domain registration, you need to keep following things in mind:
It is always safe to first renew the domain name registration for one year, if it is about to expir
