So you sold a website. Now what?

After you successfuly sold your website and received the payment from the buyer, you need to transfer the website to the new owner.

How to Transfer the Website’s Hosting and Domain Name

Transferring a domain name to buyer is an easy task. If you’re domain name is registered at Namecheap or Godaddy, the new website owner must have an account on that Registrar so he can accept the domain name transfer. Transferring a domain name at Namecheap is simple as pushing the domain name to the buyer’s account. If your domain name is registered at Godaddy you need the ask your buyer’s personal information such as Name, Organization, Address, Email, & Phone so you can fill out Godaddy’s change account form. After you initiate the domain name transfer, the buyer will receive a confirmation email from Godaddy. All he needs to do is follow the instruction in the email to complete the domain name transfer. Your buyer needs to accept the domain name transfer within 15 days or you have to re-iniate the transfer process.

Aside from the domain name you also need to transfer the site’s hosting information to your buyer. You need to send the hosting details and any important username and password to the new owner.

If he asks for the backup files up the site, you can download your website files in your PC using a FTP client and zipped it so you can send it to the buyer. You can also do a complete backup of the site and Database online using your Cpanel.

These are the basics of transferring a website after the sale.