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Steps involved in a .COM, .NET or .ORG domain transfer

(These steps in transferring a .COM, .NET or .ORG domain to a new registrar also apply to .BIZ and .INFO or any domain within a Top Level Domain that runs on EPP)

In these explanations "losing registrar" means the domain registrar the domain is currently using before the domain transfer, the "gaining registrar" is the domain registrar you are transferring the domain to.

Here are the steps:

The steps involved in a .CA domain transfer

.CA domains are administered by CIRA: the Canadian Internet Registration Authority who sets out how .CA domains are to be transferred.

There are two things to consider when transferring a .CA domain:

1) Transferring a .CA domain to a new registrar

How can I park or monetize my domain names?

Domain parking refers to monetizing otherwise unused domain names via pay-per-click advertising.

There are numerous companies that exist soley to monetize "parked" domains in this manner. Most domain registrars "park" their customers' idle and unused domains and monetize them, often keeping the revenues for themselves.

If you have domain names simply "parked" with your registrar, you may decide you want to monetize them yourself. If you do, you need to select a domain parking company and then configure your domains so that web traffic to them goes to the parked page provider's system.

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