Help speed up domain transfer

sans · 07-25-2009, 09:15 AM

Hello Warriors,
I have a nich in mind and bought two domain names from name cheap.
I have hostgator as a host I went to namecheap and filled in the form to transfer
the domains and I got a message saying I have to wait 60 days.

I would like to know why? and why do the e-books that tell you to get your own domain don't tell you about the 60 day wait, So now I am paying for a host with nothing on it for those 60 days.

Maybe one of you that gives advice in your ebooks about how to buy domains and how to host them could tell people not to get the hosting untill 60 days after buying the domain name.

I wonder if any one here has a tip on getting around this 60 days wait or how to speed it up.
Thank You
Sandra

dave147 · 07-25-2009, 09:24 AM

you are not looking for a domain transfer - you only need to change the DNS from namecheap's to hostgators, this takes a few minutes

Kay King · 07-25-2009, 09:25 AM

You don't need to transfer the domain name to build a site and host it on HG.
The domain is fine where it is - you need only to use the info Hostgator gives you about "point domain servers" - and go to namecheap and enter that info.
Within 24 hrs or so the domain will be propagated through the web and pointing to your hosted site.

You just repoint the DNS (domain name server) to the host server. Most of us will not keep domains and hosting with the same company for various safety/security reasons.

The 60 days is standard and refers only to moving the domain - not to using it.

kay

sans · 07-25-2009, 09:37 AM

Thank you Dave and Kay, I did not understand, so now I will go and see if I can figure out how to put the DNS in, that must be the ns plus numbers hostgator sent me I hope.

Well if not I will be back to ask
Thank you so much for such quick replys.
Sandra

dave147 · 07-25-2009, 10:01 AM

Just login to your namecheap account > then click on: "manage domains" > "Transfer DNS" then delete the two namecheap server numbers and enter the two hostgator server numbers that they sent you - and that's it

ahlexis · 07-25-2009, 10:06 AM

Also, just so you know, that "cannot transfer" rule is so that the domain registrar you bought through can make sure you don't buy the domain then skip out or reverse credit card charges. If you do in fact sell the domain, you just have the buyer get an account at same domain registrar and then you transfer it to them or "push" it to them in the same registrar's system. The buyer waits the 60 days, then transfers it where they want it (or leaves it where it is if they like).

So don't let the 60 day thing stop you if you get a hot domain and someone makes you an offer for it (or you decide to cash in)

07-25-2009, 09:15 AM	#1
sans HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: , , Australia. Posts: 296 Thanks: 13 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Help speed up domain transfer Hello Warriors, I have a nich in mind and bought two domain names from name cheap. I have hostgator as a host I went to namecheap and filled in the form to transfer the domains and I got a message saying I have to wait 60 days. I would like to know why? and why do the e-books that tell you to get your own domain don't tell you about the 60 day wait, So now I am paying for a host with nothing on it for those 60 days. Maybe one of you that gives advice in your ebooks about how to buy domains and how to host them could tell people not to get the hosting untill 60 days after buying the domain name. I wonder if any one here has a tip on getting around this 60 days wait or how to speed it up. Thank You Sandra
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07-25-2009, 09:24 AM	#2
dave147 Platinum Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: AU Posts: 2,729 Thanks: 475 Thanked 332 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Help speed up domain transfer you are not looking for a domain transfer - you only need to change the DNS from namecheap's to hostgators, this takes a few minutes
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07-25-2009, 09:25 AM	#3
Kay King Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gulf Coast, USA. Posts: 15,143 Thanks: 3,712 Thanked 4,140 Times in 2,257 Posts	Re: Help speed up domain transfer You don't need to transfer the domain name to build a site and host it on HG. The domain is fine where it is - you need only to use the info Hostgator gives you about "point domain servers" - and go to namecheap and enter that info. Within 24 hrs or so the domain will be propagated through the web and pointing to your hosted site. You just repoint the DNS (domain name server) to the host server. Most of us will not keep domains and hosting with the same company for various safety/security reasons. The 60 days is standard and refers only to moving the domain - not to using it. kay

07-25-2009, 09:37 AM	#4
sans HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: , , Australia. Posts: 296 Thanks: 13 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Help speed up domain transfer Thank you Dave and Kay, I did not understand, so now I will go and see if I can figure out how to put the DNS in, that must be the ns plus numbers hostgator sent me I hope. Well if not I will be back to ask Thank you so much for such quick replys. Sandra

07-25-2009, 10:01 AM	#5
dave147 Platinum Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: AU Posts: 2,729 Thanks: 475 Thanked 332 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Help speed up domain transfer Just login to your namecheap account > then click on: "manage domains" > "Transfer DNS" then delete the two namecheap server numbers and enter the two hostgator server numbers that they sent you - and that's it
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07-25-2009, 10:06 AM	#6
ahlexis Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: , , USA. Posts: 698 Thanks: 81 Thanked 61 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Help speed up domain transfer Also, just so you know, that "cannot transfer" rule is so that the domain registrar you bought through can make sure you don't buy the domain then skip out or reverse credit card charges. If you do in fact sell the domain, you just have the buyer get an account at same domain registrar and then you transfer it to them or "push" it to them in the same registrar's system. The buyer waits the 60 days, then transfers it where they want it (or leaves it where it is if they like). So don't let the 60 day thing stop you if you get a hot domain and someone makes you an offer for it (or you decide to cash in)