- May 19, 2012
How To Switch To Another Inexpensive Web Hosting Company In Six Easy Steps
- Backup your site’s files from your current host to your computer.
- Create an account with your new web hosting provider.
- Upload your files to your new web server and set up your email.
- If necessary go to the service where you registered your domain name (your Registrar) and point the name servers to your new service. The cheap web hosting company Linux Hosts Inc. will do this for you at no charge if you ask them. Your site should be up and running in minutes.
- Test your site or blog at its new home. Set up extra features you may need and let it run for a few days.
- Last step: If everything runs smoothly, cancel your old account a few days later.
Many people stay with their web hosting provider, even when they are unhappy, because they are unsure of the change host procedure and are afraid of down time. The truth is, when you do a switch, there doesn’t need to be ANY downtime at all. Below are 6 easy steps to make the switch to a new web hosting company:
By doing things in this order, there will be no down time for your site. One moment the DNS will point to the old server and the next moment it will be pointing to the new server.
- Author: Dick Detering