TRANSFERRING YOUR WEB SITE

If you have a copy of your website on your computer then it is relatively easy to upload the site to your SmallPond server space.

Work out the size of your website and match it to a SmallPond Plan - allow space for future expansion and mailboxes.

All relevant details (username, password, FTP details) are sent in the SmallPond "Account Activation" email.

The advantages of having your own domain and website compared to one hosted on a free space :

• are a more professional image (no adds),
• better search engine recognition
  (Google Crawler Robot)
• dedicated email facilities.

EMAIL

You will need to set up Email facilities on the SmallPond server space that match the accounts on the previous host. Support is available for this

POINTING YOUR DOMAIN NAME AT YOUR SMALLPOND HOSTING SPACE
(Altering the Domain Name Servers - DNS)

You need to be able to access your domain administrative area.

The domain administration section located on your Domain Registrar's website.
Enter your login details
(issued to you when you registered your domain name).
Once inside your Domain Admin area you will be able to alter the Domain Name Servers to point to the SmallPond Servers

SmallPond DNS details are sent in the SmallPond "Account Activation" email.

TRANSFERRING YOUR DOMAIN NAME

You may transfer your domain to a cheaper Domain Registrar.
You should allow allow ample time prior to your renewal date.
It is best to start the transfer procedure some three months before the name is due for renewal. You may have to pay for another year with your new Domain Registrar.

You will need your "Domain Password" - this is not the login password to your existing Domain Management Area.

If you did not build your website, things that cause difficulty in transfer are : specialist scripts such as shopping carts, SQL databases, non standard html etc.

If your site was built using an online builder such as yahoo site builder, gmail.com or geocities then problems will arise with migration.

If you built your site using MS FrontPage then FrontPage permissions must be activated in your cpanel and your domain live to the SmallPond servers before you can upload

The SmallPond servers do not support Coldfusion

SmallPond cannot supply programmers to transfer sites.

If you think your html site will transfer OK, please check with SmallPond before applying for Hosting.