How to Setup a NamesCheap Domain on Hostgator
I would like to start by apologizing for not posting this post sooner but now it is here. This is actually part four in my little niche website test. Here is what I’ve covered so far:
- Finding Profitable Keywords without Paying for Software Tools
- Finding a memorable domain that will help your ranking
- Setting Up Cheap Hosting For Niche Websites
- How to Setup a NamesCheap Domain on Hostgator – this is what you’re reading
Pointing the DNS to HostGator
Now that you have your domain from NameCheap and your hosting account from Hostgator, you will need to login to your NameCheap account to change your DNS settings. You will need the DNS information you got from the HostGator Welcome email when you bought the account. You DNS information should look something like ns1.hostgator.com.
In your NameCheap account click Manage Domains and then click the domain you want to change the DNS for. Your will see a left side menu that looks something like the picture on the right.
Now the picture is taken from my account but you will have something that looks similar to the one called “Transfer DNS Back to US”.
After clicking on that link you can enter the DNS addresses you got from your welcome email. Normally the transfer is extremely fast and my experience is that it is almost instantly. But you might have to wait for 24 hours.
Adding the Domain to Hostgator
This step will only be required if you are adding an additional domain to your HostGator account. If you only have the primary one you bought with the account then you can skip this step.
You will need to login to your HostGator account. This is done by going to www.yourdomain.com/cpanel (change “yourdomain” to your actual domain and when you are asked for a username and password you must enter the ones that were sent to you by HostGator.
You will see a panel similar to this and you will need to click the Addon Domains button.
Now all you need to do is enter New Domain Name, Username/directory/subdomain Name and Password. Then click “Add Domain”and you are done.
The next step will be to create the site and that is the fun part. Stay tuned for the next part where you will need to know some html to move on.
