Having a website is still very important for companies’ online presence. Often, it is there that the person will confirm the suitability of a company, check more information, among other important points.
One of the processes for creating a website is domain registration. And, many times, it may be necessary to go through the transfer of domain ownership.
This is a moment that can bring a series of doubts to the managers of a company. But when is it necessary to do this? And what are the steps to carry out the process?
We will answer all these questions below. Happy reading!
When do you need to transfer a domain?
Some reasons may require your company to transfer a domain. They are:
- dissatisfaction with the company that is hosting the website and e-mail;
- search for a more affordable value when renewing the domain;
- when your company has been sold and the goal is to transfer ownership of the domain to whoever will manage it in the future.
What is domain transfer?
Essentially, the domain transfer consists of transferring ownership of the acquired domain to another person or changing the domain provider.
In the first situation, the person who owns the domain will pass it on to someone else, that is, the CPF or CNPJ of the person who owns that registered domain is changed, but he remains in the same domain provider. This is a much simpler process.
In the second situation, you may be dissatisfied with the hosting company or are looking to save money at the time of renewal. In this case, the transfer is made between companies responsible for the registration and tends to be a little more complex. But we will present all the information below on the subject.
How to transfer domain in 4 steps?
See below 4 steps to perform the transfer domain name securely and avoid problems.
1. Know the available plans
A first step is to know the renewal plans of the domain provider you are transferring to. This is important to identify which company can really bring the best cost-benefit in the process.
In addition, analyze any complaints that may exist about the company. After all, it’s no use having lower costs but, in a moment of need, not having the necessary support by your side.
2. Back up your data
Before carrying out any domain transfer process or, if you are also going to change the hosting company, back up your all data.
With this, if any type of problem occurs, you can resolve the issue quickly, without major problems and avoiding having to redo processes again.
If, for example, a failure occurs, you can access the backup and restore information quickly.
3. Make the exchange
We will now explain how you can make the exchange in both cases: either when you are going to exchange ownership for another company or person or else , when you are going to change the company responsible for registering the domain.
To change the domain administrator, you can perform the following steps:
- access your domain provider account;
- access the domain you want to change;
- go to the “service provider” section and make sure that the option “no provider selected” is activated;
- go back to the “contacts” section and replace the registration ID and save;
- check if you have received the email from confirmation of ownership change.
In the event that you are changing the registry provider, you must complete the process through Registro.br, the company responsible for domain registration and maintenance
- login;
- access the area domain management;
- manages the EPP code (authorization code);
- inform the new company that will be responsible for hosting the domain;
- wait for the process of 7 business days for the exchange to be effective.
Before you begin, it is also important to verify that your domain has privacy protection enabled. If it is, you will need to make the change to disable this feature. Also check that all registration data are correct to avoid registration failures.
Another point that also needs to be checked is DNS changes. Always remember that this cannot be done during the transfer process. That is, if you are going to change it, do it before or after.
Finally, also check that there is no risk of having the domain expired, so make the exchange within the appropriate period.
4. Check if everything went well
After the deadline, check if everything went well with the domain transfer and if there was any failure that requires attention or support from the company of domain registration.
This is because, if an error occurs, the losses can generate an impact, for example, in loss of position in the search in search engines. Therefore, evaluate if everything went well, so you can fix problems quickly, if necessary.
If the process has not occurred, contact support to clear your doubts.
Why rely on a specialized company to transfer the domain?
Even with all these steps, it is still possible to make a mistake in the process that can hinder the transfer of domain. In addition, as it is a more technical issue, some managers, even with all the tips we have listed, do not feel safe to carry out the process alone.
In this case, relying on a specialized company to carry out domain transfer may resolve the issue. From this, professionals, who are used to the process, can perform the necessary actions to change the domain and, thus, also relieve professionals on a daily basis.
For this, count on the Value! We can help you take care of all the registration and hosting processes, with interesting plans for your business.
We also have reseller hosting plans, dedicated servers, use of cloud service, among others important issues.
With this, you can protect your business and enable safer adherence to digital transformation in your company, performing processes with less chance of failure.
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