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Switching Websites

This comes up now and then, so we thought we should include it.
If you already own a domain name, you can use it with your new website by using one of the following options:
  • You can transfer your domain name to web builder X, which will allow you to manage and renew the domain within your new account. 
  • You can point your domain's A Records to web builder x's IP address, which means you'll be able to publish your site to your domain name while continuing to manage and renew the domain through the current company. Note that your website may need to be upgraded to use this option. 

If you want  to simplify things and manage your website and domain billing in one account, then transferring your domain to Web builder x would be the better option.
If you want to keep your domain and website billing separate, pointing the A Records to web builder x is the better choice. The first step is to change your site address in the Settings tab in the Web builder editor. Save your changes to get the IP address you will need to point your domain to. Once you have that information, you can head over to your domain host and modify the A Records.
If you don not understand domain name records, ask your domain registrar or host to do this for you. 
Some domain registers  take up to 48 hours for these changes to fully propagate. During that time the website may not be available, but once everything is complete you will be set. 

You can follow the instructions below - these are basic steps that should work with most any domain host. The first step  is to log into your domain host account and navigate to the domain management page. The name of this page varies from host to host.
When you point a domain here to use with your site, there are three key pieces of information that you’ll be working with:
  • The Record Type. There are other types of records you can select , but in this case you’ll want to use A Records.
  • The Hostname (e.g. www and @)
  • The IP Address the Hostname points to (which you can find by changing your site address in the Settings tab)
Your website may already have A Records set up with a different IP address. If that’s the case, all you really need to do is edit the IP address and save the changes. Just make certain that after you have accomplished all this, you remember to hit "Publish" on your new editor.
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  • Website Design
  • A Few of our clients
    • Return on Initiative >
      • How to Promote a Website
      • Search engines and Directories
      • Terms >
        • Privacy
        • Ad Facts
      • Facebook Pages
      • Ranking factors
      • Switching site to existing domain
      • What the Right Website Can Do
      • Industries Benefiting Most from SEO and Social Media
      • Error codes meanings
      • Your website can't do it alone
      • Social Media Options
      • Why Facebook Ads Aren't Working
      • SEO
  • Contact
  • What They're Doing
    • Social Media Apps