hi in this video I'll show you how to
transfer your domain registration to
another hosting company before we begin
there are a few important things to note
to avoid any delays please complete all
five of these steps before initiating
the transfer with the gaining registrar
avoid transferring your domain within 45
days of renewal otherwise you could lose
that renewal year so let's get started
first log in to your Bluehost control
panel then go to your domains manager by
clicking the domains menu at the top of
your screen scroll down and select the
domain you want to transfer from the
list on the left and then several tabs
for the domain appear to the right
you'll use these tabs to view and update
the domain settings go to the contacts
tab to confirm the Whois contact
information for the domain the gaining
registrar will send critical emails
regarding the transfer to the email
address for the administrative contact
so you need to make certain it is
correct check the box for admin at the
top and make any changes as necessary
also you'll want to avoid using an email
address that's part of your domain and
use a public email service like Gmail
instead next go to the privacy options
tab if privacy is enabled click the
pause domain privacy button pausing
privacy unblocks the domains Whois
record so the contact information is
visible to the gaining registrar
allowing them to send the domain
transfer emails to the domains
administrator go to the name servers tab
and select use custom name servers enter
the name servers for your new hosts and
then scroll down to save your settings
name servers direct the traffic for your
domain to the host server if you've
already moved the website to a new host
the name server should be updated now to
minimize downtime during the transfer
otherwise you'll have to wait until the
transfer is complete it can take 24 to
72 hours for the changes to propagate to
every isp worldwide during which your
emails will be down and your web traffic
will be directed to either the old or
new host depending on the visitors ISP
the next step is to unlock the domain
to allow for the transfer go to the lock
tab and click unlock your domain at the
bottom we're almost done now that you
finished preparing the domain you need
the EPP code also called the
authorization or off code which is like
a password for the domain copy the code
from the EPP tab and give it to the
gaining registrar to begin the transfer
that's all there is to transferring a
domain thanks for watching if you found
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