[Niki]

Hi Ken,

This is something I’ll bring up during the meet-up tomorrow just to ensure you feel confident in understanding it. The short answer is “yes” there are pitfalls. there are a few moments of ownership when you cannot transfer a domain, and you’ll need to coordinate the task with the original owner. But for the most part is is relatively simple – you just have to follow this sequence of steps:

Prepare for transfer:

1. The existing owner has to “unlock the domain“. If they do not know how – ask them to get onto “live-chat” with the company to find out how
2. They’ll get an authorization code (also known as an EPP code or transfer key) from that registrar.
3. They need to ensure that all their contact information is correct, most importantly the email address that will receive important information during the transfer (this is incredibly important)
4. It is good practice to contact the registrar company to ask what the process is, to ensure they have done everything properly to be able to release that domain.

Receive the transfer:

1. This assumes you have a domain registrar to receive the domain
2. You will TYPICALLY Have to purchase a “domain transfer” from your registrar. (but not always, so check with them). A transfer typically costs less than $20.
3. Ask them how to do a transfer via live-chat to know the whole process, because each registrar has a slightly different method
4. Make sure that you have the EPP code/transfer key and follow the steps that they gave you in the live-chat

Here is an article, but this only relates to their company. But each registrar will likely have an instructional page like this one: https://hover.blog/how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-domain-name/

Cheers – we’ll talk tomorrow, Niki