Have you had nightmares that your website is not running all the time? Your web host doesn’t seem to work the way you expect it to. Clients try to shift to other web hosts for some reasons. Among those are promised features not implemented,  poor technical support, overpricing, and poor performance in e-mail service.

If you have those problems, then it’s high time you think of looking for another web host. But you should be careful this time. To help you out, here are some basic tips:

Take everything you want to take with you for the transfer. For sure, you have made backups for all the media and text files you used in building your site. If not, you must do so before you permanently leave your current web host. This is because if you leave your web host, they will surely erase all your files to make way for new clients. You can copy your files, the databases, images, design templates, and other files necessary for your transfer. Include e-mails and profiles of past and frequent clients too.

Make sure that your new web host caters all your needs. Check if they provide support for your software and other services. Check if they offer enhanced features that will help your website run smoothly. Make a list of everything that you need and ask them if they can fully support them. If your site is running with scripts and in new versions of software and databases, make sure that they can execute and run them. For those important types of systems such as online payments, online billings, and others, guarantee that they have solid and well-protected technologies as they usually deal with confidential information.

You also have to bring with you the information regarding your domain name registration. Normally, to change and transfer on to a new web host means a transfer on you domain’s server. You have to know where your domain name is registered. If you forgot, you may access http://www.whois.sc. It will help you find where you registered your domain name as well as the domain server. Look for your registrar, and if you find it, make some necessary adjustments prior to changing web hosts.

Read up as to what to do when you change domain name servers. This will be of help to you. You may change web hosts but rarely change registrars for your domain name. Do not wait for the time that you have to evacuate. Make it ahead of time, so when it comes, you’re definitely ready to leave. Also, inquire from your new web host as to which is your domain server. This is to settle whatever issues that may arise concerning about both past and present domain server provider.

It’s okay to leave, but do so with grace. Be prepared.