9 Steps to Successfully Switching to a New Web Hosting
Company
Switching to a new web hosting company can be a difficult
task, but we have provided you a list of things to do
that can make your transition much smoother.
1. Before you sign up for your new web hosting services,
make sure that your new plan offers all of the same features
that your web site is currently using. Do you have enough
disk space? Does your new plan offer enough bandwidth?
Is it using the same operating system (Windows or Unix)?
Also make sure that your new plan supports any programming
languages that you are currently using.
2. Once you have researched the company and verified
that the new web hosting company will support your website,
go ahead and sign up for your new web hosting plan.
3. Set up your existing e-mail accounts on your new server.
Make note of the new POP3 and SMTP that you will soon
need to start using.
4. Upload your website files to your new server. Since
your domain name currently points to your old hosting
account, you will have to use your new IP address to do
this.
5. Test to make sure that your site looks good and functions
properly on your new server. Most web hosting companies
can provide a link to preview your site before the domain
name has been transferred over.
6. Once you are satisfied that your site looks and functions
OK, you can go to your registrar and change the DNS settings
to point the domain to the new web host’s nameservers.
You should be provided this information after signing
up for your account.
7. You will see your site on the new server 24-48 hours
after you modify the DNS settings. Your e-mail will also
start going to your new account at this time.
8. Modify your e-mail client with your new POP3 and SMTP
e-mail settings.
9. Verify that your new website is working OK. Make sure
that all of the files were loaded properly and that all
scripts are running fine.
You have now successfully switched to a new cheap web
hosting company!
About the Author
Mary Hedden is the owner of http://www.cheap-web-hosting-central.com
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