How To Transfer A Domain Name

You may transfer your domain name from your current registrar to One Website Solution at any time (within the restrictions set by ICANN® and your current registrar).

Note: ICANN regulations prohibit transferring a domain name that has been registered or transferred within the last 60 days.

One Website Solution offers a fast, automated, risk-free domain transfer thanks to an innovative Rapid Transfer Systemâ„¢ that spares you steps and saves you time (transfers are often completed in five days or less, but may take up to seven days to complete).

There is also a professional Transfer Concierge available to assist you personally, 24/7, in the transfer process. Best of all, any time remaining on your existing registration transfers with your domain, plus you receive a FREE one-year extension.

Call a Transfer Concierge anytime! 1-480-505-8866

Domain name transfers may only be initiated once acceptance of the transfer agreement is recorded, payment is made, and the administrative contact has responded positively giving permission to transfer the domain name. Your transfer is risk-free. If it fails to go through for any reason at all, One Website Solution will refund your fee, no questions asked.

Follow these easy steps to ensure a smooth and timely transfer:

  1. Purchase a transfer from our Web site by visiting www.1websitesolution.com.

  2. Advise the administrative contact of your domain that the name is being transferred. One Website Solution will email your administrative contact by the next business day to request transfer approval.

  3. When this acceptance is received, One Website Solution will send a transfer request to the Registry and then the Registry will email your current registrar.

  4. Most likely, your current registrar will send your administrative contact an email asking for your approval of the transfer to One Website Solution. Please respond as directed.

  5. Your current registrar will send an acceptance or rejection notice to the Registry and the Registry will email One Website Solution a notice of the acceptance or rejection.

  6. One Website Solution will send you an email informing you that the transfer is complete or has failed.

After One Website Solution has notified you that the transfer is complete, log in to your account at http://www.1websitesolution.com/login.php and verify the contact information for your domain.

Note: You are responsible for updating the administrative contact’s email identified in the previous registrar’s WhoIs database.

Tip: Some registrars lock domain names to prevent unauthorized transfers. Your domain name must be unlocked before the transfer can be completed. You can usually unlock your domain name by logging into your account at your current registrar, or by contacting their Customer Service department.

To retrieve your login information, visit us at http://www.1WebsiteSolution.com/login.php and click the “Help me retrieve my password” link.

Top-Level Domains

A Top-Level Domain (TLD) is the part of the domain name located to the right of the dot (“.”). The most common TLD in use today is .COM, closely followed by .NET and .ORG. There are several other popular top-level domains, including .BIZ, .INFO, .NAME, .WS and .MOBI.

Top-level domains have certain guidelines attached, but are generally available to any registrant, anywhere in the world. Exceptions are restricted TLDs (rTLDs)— which include .BIZ and .NAME—that require the registrant to represent a certain type of entity, or to belong to a certain community. For example, the .NAME TLD is available strictly to individuals.

A top-level domain can also be of geographic significance and only available to registrants in the locale defined by the TLD. These are called country-code TLDs (ccTLDs) and include such top-level domains as .US (United States), .EU (Europe), .TV (Tuvalu), .CC (Cocos Islands), .DE (Germany), .JP (Japan), .BE (Belgium), .UK (United Kingdom), .NZ (New Zealand) and .CN (China).
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