- Choosing a free domain or transfering an existing domain. If you want a free domain, then you just type the domain name and see instantly if it's available. If you want to transfer a domain, then the web hosting provider will give you information concerning how to transfer it there. You need 2 namerservers hosted by the web hosting providers. Go to the site of the online domain vendor from which you purchased your domain and designate the nameservers for your domain. This process will take at least 4 to 5 hours.
- It's not over yet. Your domain is only parked so far. Next, you have to forward your domain to the URL. This process is called DNS propagation and will take some 48 hours. The Internet system works in such as way that Internet service providers store their own DNS records instead of accessing your domain registrar to find out who your web hosting company is and what is the IP address of your website. So you domain registrar must distribute the DNS record of your domain.
- What's next? Internet service proviers all over the world update their DNS records once a day or every other day, depending on the provider. So your website should be remotely accessible within a couple of days.
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