When Your Domain Is Hosted Somewhere Else
Two Alternatives
If your domain name is hosted with another registrar and you want to build a website based on that domain name at Wealthy Affiliate, you have two alternatives:
- Transfer the domain name to Wealthy Affiliate’s registrar or
- Leave the domain name where it is and point it to Wealthy Affiliates DNS (Domain Name Servers).
Either will have the same effect.
You will be able to build your new website at Wealthy Affiliate and entering the URL based on that domain name will display the website.
I’m going to use one of the most popular registrars, Namecheap to illustrate the examples in these lessons, but all registrars (such as Moniker or GoDaddy) will provide the same facilities, just via their own unique menu structure.
Once you understand what you are looking for, you should be able to navigate your particular registrar’s website to find it.
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margotarmer
Premium
Well, the bad news is that I can't transfer my domain name from Google until June 25, and I can't build a website using my domain name unless I use one of Google's many partners to host it. (WA isn't one of them.)
The good news is that I can use the time to write more content and have a well-populated website when I do start up.
The good news is that I can use the time to write more content and have a well-populated website when I do start up.
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phil1944
Premium
Although you can't transfer your domain name until the non-transfer period is ended, you can redirect its DNS as described in my training. That's all you need to do. As soon as propagation is complete (a few hours, up to 24) you'll be able to build your website at WA.
Contact me if you need more help with this.
Contact me if you need more help with this.
LakishaA10
Premium
Thank you, Phil this exactly what I needed. My domain so happens to be at Namecheap. Either way, you have discussed my options so now I know what to do with my domain name from here. Thanks for sharing this training.
phil1944
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phil1944
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JHawumba
Premium Plus
Thank you Phil, for this training. What if you were trying these website builders who still contact you on the same issue of a website, but had not registered and paid for the domain name? Do you still need to go through this at WA or do you simply build your website and abandon the previous website builders? Please advise.
phil1944
Premium
I'm not sure that I understand the question, Joseph. Are you talking about domain name registrars who want you to use their web hosting to build your website?
If so, just ignore them (opt out of their mailing list so they stop bothering you), point the domain at WA as I cover in the training and build your website here.
If you mean something else, please explain further.
If so, just ignore them (opt out of their mailing list so they stop bothering you), point the domain at WA as I cover in the training and build your website here.
If you mean something else, please explain further.
