Start making use of an unlimited web hosting is a wise step, especially for you who plan to host multiple websites. However, a careless move to a new hosting provider can lead to problems if things are not carried out in the correct way. Fortunately, with a good unlimited hosting provider like Hostgator, you can make the move easily.

This unlimited host provider is willing to move the primary domain of a shared hosting account free of charge. Although additional domains or sub domains are not included in the free transfer service, this is still a great feature. If you require add-on domains to be transferred, just ask them to provide you with a custom quote.

Furthermore, even if you have databases to be moved, just inform them about it, where and how to access the databases. One thing to remember though, do not cancel your account at the old hosting service before the DNS have been changed and everything works properly.

Hostgator has actually provided a special form to perform transferring process. Just give them the information of your old hosting such as the domain name, the FTP username (and the password), the control panel URL and the control panel username (and password). You also need to give them your new hosting information. This can be found in the welcome email.

In order to get your web site working, you must also change your name servers. Once your DNS changes have been made, it can take some time to go through – up to 72 hours or even longer for your web site to start resolving to HostGator’s servers. So at the old hosting server, you need to set up a redirection to send all your mail to your other email address.

Another thing to keep in mind is by default, you do not have an email address setup with HostGator. You will need to configure this yourself in cPanel. Also, do not forget to change your email settings to the new server settings and ensure that it works both sending and receiving.

After everything works appropriately, it is safe to contact your old hosting provider in order to close your account. Now you are ready to host multiple websites under one hosting account.