Domain name transfer

[epaway]

Hi,

Just had an offer for a domain name, but i've never sold one before. I'm happy with the offer but don't have a clue how to go about starting the transfer process, how much it costs, and if there are easy/hard ways of going about it. It's currently reg'd with uk2.net (first ever domain purchase at the time - i've learnt my lesson).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

[EbookLover]

The term "transfer" (as it applies to domaining) refers to transferring the domain from one registrar to another.

The term "Push", on the other hand, means that you are moving the domain, but not from registrar to registrar but rather from one account to another account from within the same registrar. Big difference.

If you sell a domain to someone, never do a "transfer" as it sets you up for fraud. Instead, tell your buyer to open a free account at the registrar where you regged the name (if they already don't have an account there) and then "push" the domain into their account. Leave the "transfer" process to the buyer to do for himself if in fact they desire to transfer the name out of that registrar into another.

Same thing goes if you buy a domain from someone else. Don't let them get involved in your transfer process if you want to transfer that domain from that registrar where they regged the domain you just bought. Instead, open and account with that registrar and tell them to "push" it into your account. You can then worry about the transfer yourself if you want to move that domain to another registrar. That is much safer and also less confusing.


BTW, pushing should cost you NO MONEY. But I guess that dpends on your registrar. I know that most preputable regs do not charge for a push.