You do not need a thing. Prairie
21 offers its customers a turnkey hosting solution. Whether you
are just getting started and need to register your first domain,
or need to transfer several domains from existing ISPs, Prairie
21 can handle your needs.
Prairie 21 will send a Welcome
email to you within 48 hours of placing your order. The Welcome
email will contain all of your appropriate access and login information.
Please keep this email for your records.
Once you have received confirmation
that your domain name registration has been approved, it will take
approximately 2-4 days before it will be active.
The time it takes to change your
name servers ("transfer") is entirely dependent upon your current
domain registrar. In your welcome letter from us we will provide
you with our name server information which you can give to your
registrar. It will typically take them from 2 to 7 days to make
the changes.
If you currently use Network Solutions as your
domain registrar, then we will make the change request on your behalf.
You will still have to approve the transfer but after you approve
it, the change should occur within 3 days.
No. You will have complete control
of your account the minute you receive your welcome letter. You
will be able to upload your web site, view your web site, and administer
your mail accounts without having an active domain with all of our
plans. The only thing that you can not do without an active domain
is receive email.
If you follow the steps below you
can make the transition with a high probability that none of your
visitors will know the difference -- zero downtime.
Order your service with us, do not ask us to change your name
server information.
After you receive your welcome letter, upload your web site
and test it thoroughly.
Open the email control panel and create your normal mail accounts.
Change your name servers for your domain as per instructions
in Welcome letter.
Wait seven days after your domain name information changes.
Login into your old mail service using their control panel
and forward any mail that arrived during the transition to your
mail accounts.
Cancel your existing service.
Enjoy the great benefits of being with Prairie 21.
