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On Tuesday a YouTuber asked:
In a few days I need to renew all my products with Godaddy. My question is can I purchase the hosting with Hostgator and start building my wordpress website right now? Or do I have to wait for my year with Gocentral website ends and then transfer or how that works? Thanks! – From “Learned So Much Today”
DearBlogger Answers:
If you have a GoDaddy domain name with renewal soon and free GoDaddy GoCentral package, you do not have to wait until anything at GoDaddy renews or expires to register hosting at a different web host nor do you have to wait to install WordPress.
Keep in mind you should always auto-renew domain names you plan to keep. Also, WPMUDEV recommends you pick a different host than your domain registrar.
Some Further Details You Ought to Know:
Your GoCentral year will end as usual. You simply need to setup a basic web hosting package then enter your new web host’s nameservers at GoDaddy to connect domain with hosting. Wait a little while for propagation. Then you can proceed to install WordPress, login, blog, enjoy WordPress in all it’s glory!
Lastly, the Steps to Take:
- Register domain (you likely already did this)
- Setup self hosting aka registing a web hosting plan
- Enter your web host’s nameservers sent via email at GoDaddy
- Login to your web host’s customer portal and install WordPress
- It may take up to 72 hours during propagation for your WordPress site to appear on your domain name.
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