Question about Selling a Site.

xDennis · 02-20-2010, 01:50 PM

Hi,
I have a site registered with godaddy and hosted on my hostgator account (not a reseller account)

How easy is it to transfer the content + domain from me to someone who potentially purchases the site?

Thanks, sorry for the newb question.

Dennis

Marhelper · 02-20-2010, 02:08 PM

If they have the same domain registrar (IE: Godaddy) then it is real simple. As far as moving the site itself, I use ftp. Real easy in most cases.

SageSound · 02-20-2010, 02:11 PM

if the site is like Wordpress or Joomla and it saves its data in a database, then that's more problematic than if it's just some files that you need to move.

If you plan to sell sites, it's best to have a reseller account. You'd set it up as a separate account + domain, then when you sell it, you simply send them the login info for that account and push them the domain name. Takes 30 secs.

-David

xDennis · 02-20-2010, 02:11 PM

So if they don't have any sites currently, they can just sign up for godaddy without buying a domain and I should be able to transfer the domain to them and then they can use their own hosting.. right?

SageSound · 02-20-2010, 02:16 PM

opening an acct with GD lets you get a domain name. No hosting is implied.

That's another benefit about having a reseller account. You can give them 30 days to move the site, or charge them for a year of hosting. YOU don't need to do anything yourself.

Also, you'll find that a lot of folks here (incl me) much prefer NameCheap to GD for domain registrations.

francoza · 02-21-2010, 03:56 AM

You have to push the domain...and this feature is available in go daddy.

A Bary · 02-21-2010, 04:10 AM

Pushing a domain from Godaddy account is really simple.

If they have a Godaddy account, the push is instant, if not , it takes 3-5 days to complete.

For moving the site files, you can read this tutorial made by a fellow Warrior:
http://domainingdiva.com/website-fli...st-to-another/

Cheers
A Bary

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xDennis HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: OH , FL Posts: 382 Thanks: 61 Thanked 36 Times in 13 Posts	Question about Selling a Site. Hi, I have a site registered with godaddy and hosted on my hostgator account (not a reseller account) How easy is it to transfer the content + domain from me to someone who potentially purchases the site? Thanks, sorry for the newb question. Dennis

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SageSound Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 620 Thanks: 56 Thanked 129 Times in 90 Posts	Re: Question about Selling a Site. if the site is like Wordpress or Joomla and it saves its data in a database, then that's more problematic than if it's just some files that you need to move. If you plan to sell sites, it's best to have a reseller account. You'd set it up as a separate account + domain, then when you sell it, you simply send them the login info for that account and push them the domain name. Takes 30 secs. -David
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xDennis HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: OH , FL Posts: 382 Thanks: 61 Thanked 36 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Question about Selling a Site. So if they don't have any sites currently, they can just sign up for godaddy without buying a domain and I should be able to transfer the domain to them and then they can use their own hosting.. right?

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SageSound Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 620 Thanks: 56 Thanked 129 Times in 90 Posts	Re: Question about Selling a Site. opening an acct with GD lets you get a domain name. No hosting is implied. That's another benefit about having a reseller account. You can give them 30 days to move the site, or charge them for a year of hosting. YOU don't need to do anything yourself. Also, you'll find that a lot of folks here (incl me) much prefer NameCheap to GD for domain registrations.
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A Bary AKA as Goldmind123 :) War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 814 Thanks: 144 Thanked 134 Times in 100 Posts Contact Info	Re: Question about Selling a Site. Pushing a domain from Godaddy account is really simple. If they have a Godaddy account, the push is instant, if not , it takes 3-5 days to complete. For moving the site files, you can read this tutorial made by a fellow Warrior: http://domainingdiva.com/website-fli...st-to-another/ Cheers A Bary