Here's how to transfer your domain from register.com to Godaddy.com
1. Ensure that the account holder contact information at register.com are up-to-date. This is crucial for initiating the transfer. You will need to update the e-mail address (very important) of the account holder before the transfer request is sent. If the account holder still has access to the e-mail address on record with registre.com, you can update the new address through the register.com control panel. This will result in a verification e-mail being sent to the original e-mail address on record. Once the verification is complete, the new e-mail address is put on record. If the account holder does not have access to the original e-mail address on record, the change will not take place.
If this is the case you will need to call up register.com.
Toll free in the U.S. and Canada: 877-731-4441
Outside the U.S. and Canada: 902-749-5918
Alternatively you can use a fax request. Details are available at http://help.register.com/cgi-bin/register_help.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1811 .
Once you have completed the form, you can fax it to:
Toll free in the U.S. and Canada: (866) 285-5268
Outside the U.S. and Canada: +1 (902) 749-5429
register.com will then update your contact information.
2. Now you need to unlock the domain for transfer. For this click on the domain name you want to transfer in the Domains/Services section of the register.com My Services section. You can unlock your domain by following the instruction in the ENABLE/DISABLE DOMAIN LOCK section. When unlocked it will show "Domain lock is currently: Disabled".
3. Now you need to update the Administrative Contact information for this domain. This is the person who will get the e-mails regarding the domain transfer process once it has been initiated. If you are managing the domain on someones behalf, then it would be a good idea to update the Administrative Contact information with your information. This will make life much easier as you will not have to go back and forth to the domain owner asking for e-mails. To change the Administrative Contact info, follow the steps in the DOMAIN CONTACTS (WHOIS CONTACTS) section.
4. Once all of the above steps are complete, you can request a transfer. You can follow the steps in Obtain Auth Info Code to request the transfer. Once your information is verified, register.com will send the details on how to get the authorisation code to the domain owner's e-mail address. Follow the instructions to receive the authorisation code. This is needed to authorise the transfer from godaddy.com. If you don't receive the auth info code from register.com, you will need to call them up. They will arrange for the auth info code to be e-mailed to the domain owner.
5. With the auth info code, you can now move onto conducting the transfer at godaddy.com.
6. Login to your godaddy account. If you don't have an account you will need to create one. Once you are in, go into Domains > Transfer Domain. Type in the domain you wish to transfer and press go. You can then Checkout the domain for transfer.
7. Follow the instructions and pay for the incoming domain name. Once this has been done you will need to initiate the transfer.
8. Go into Domain Manager. Click on the Pending Transfers link. You will now see the domain you wish to transfer. Click on the domain name and the process will be initiated.
9. Godaddy.com will send out an e-mail to the Administrative Contact updated in Step 3. The e-mail will include a Transaction ID and Security Code. Once you have this information, go into Domain Manager. click on the Pending Transfers link. Now click on the Authorization button to authorise the process.
10. When prompted, input the Transaction ID, Security Code (Step 9) and the Auth Info Code (Step 4). If all is well the transfer process would have successfully started.
11. Once the process starts, it's a bit of a waiting game. Godaddy will e-mail register.com and will request the release of the domain. Register.com will then release the domain. If all is well, you will see the domain in your godaddy account in a day or so. If register.com does not respond to godaddy within 5 days, the domain will be added to your account automatically. If there is a problem with the transfer godaddy.com will e-mail and inform you on how to proceed.
If all goes well, you will have the domain name transferred onto you godaddy account. Now you just need to setup the hosting package and start working on the website.
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