Transferring Domain Name Ownership and what to look out for

This is an article on transferring your domain name to another hosting or anything else.

In order to make any of the aforementioned changes regarding your site, you must be the site's owner. If you are unsure, it's simple to determine. There are many "who is" databases online that will provide a domain name's owner. You may also be able to learn the owner's street address, the current registrar, when the site was originally registered and when the registration expires. What we're most concerned with, though, is the name of the owner.

To transfer from one registrar to another, you'll first need to contact your current registrar to obtain the proper authorization codes. Remember that when you contact your current registrar, you're basically breaking up with them and you might be met with a bit of resistance. Be persistent (but of course, polite) until you get the information you need.
Once you have the authorization codes in hand, contact the new registrar and provide the codes. Once the new registrar has your information, the switch in most cases will be made in a few days. You'll need to cancel the registration with the old registrar, too. Lots of company's offer several features to ensure that the site stays in the right owner's hands. For example, an owner could list himself as owner but provide another name as an admin contact. That way, the owner never completely relinquishes control, but doesn't have to be to go-to technical contact

As with any business decision, you'll want to be aware of several considerations when going through the process. Some registrars lacking much reputability deal in proxy registration, whereby the registrar ends up owning the site's name. This leaves the business owner without one of his most valuable assets: ownership of his business' name in the online world

In plain words, make sure nothing is being withheld from you. You should have Full access to everything you pay for.

At L.I.Web Solutions, you can get your domain name and hosting through us, but you can change that anytime you like.. we will even change the DNS settings for you
free of charge if you are switching hosting or domain registrars to make it easier for you.
-Tom