Thread: [Tutorial] How to transfer domain from Godaddy to Namecheap

I had to move one of my domain from godaddy to namecheap and I found it really difficult for newbies to understand how the domain can be transfered. When I successfully did it, I decided to make it easy for the world.

Step # 1

When initiating a domian transfer, the new registrar requires a EPP (Extensible Provisioning Protocol) code from the old registrar. Basically, the new registrar will queue the transfer until you (the owner) enters the EPP code.

Step # 2

Finding the EPP code from Godaddy.com was rather obscure! But basically you need to login to Godaddy, open up the domain you want transferred, and on the bottom of the left colum will be a link that says “Authorization Code: Send by Email”. Clicking on the link will result in an email being sent to the domain owner (the Technical Contact I presume) with the EPP code.

Step # 3

Enter that EPP code to the new registrar, and then the domain will get cut over.

Once you have entered the EPP code, it will take maximum 3 hours to complete the process.

Hope this tutorial will help you

Easier:
To transfer domains to Namecheap, just go to namecheap account and on one page, namecheap spells out exactly the domains that can be transferred, the time limits, and what you need to do at your old registrar.