Unsure where to start when it comes to domain name registrars, domain name registration, and dealing with domain name server (DNS) hosts?
I can’t blame you. It can be confusing.
Over 20+ years of experience has provided me with stories and lessons learned about how to manage your domain name registration and domain registrar activities.
Imagine you’ve moved your website to a new web host, a faster host with better customer support.
Which means you need to update your domain records to point to your new host.
You log into your domain registrar and update the records for the new host.
And wait.
You know it can take a while for the changes to propagate (the time it takes for your changes to take effect).
Read on to learn about DNS and steps you can take to help propagation to go faster. Continue reading Quick Tip: How to Flush Cache at DNS Hosts for Faster DNS Record Changes
Last night at our West Metro Detroit WordPress meetup, we spoke about web hosting and changing hosts.
One of the side conversations was about updating domain records when you change your host.
And what you can do to make the process run quickly and smoothly. Continue reading Quick Tip: Reset Time to Live (TTL) After Changing Domain Records