Connect A Domain You Own Outside WIX
- Sarah Bryce
- Feb 18
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 3
...How-to instructions for the final steps of setting up your website order.
There are two ways to connect a domain you already own. By "pointing" or "transferring".
FOR CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY PURCHASED A DOMAIN. Options 1 and 2.
(**Before you start this step, have your USER NAME AND PASSWORD ready for the holder of your domain account. ( Go Daddy etc..)
You follow up prompts to sign in to that account. It will depend on your domain management choice whether it's a simple connect or a transfer.
1.) FOR KEEPING YOUR DOMAIN SEPARATE
Follow this video if you are CONNECTING A DOMAIN YOU BOUGHT ELSEWHERE ARE KEEPING SEPARATE FROM WIX:
Sometimes customers choose this because domain price is good, but remember to renew subscriptions in two separate accounts or else risk your domain going down.
CLICK AND WATCH THIS SHORT VIDEO:
2.) FOR TRANSFERRING YOUR DOMAIN TO WIX
2.) Follow this video if you are CONNECTING AND TRANSFERRING A DOMAIN (to WIX) THAT YOU BOUGHT ELSEWHERE:
Sometimes customers choose this because of the convenience of everything in one place.
You will be able to choose different pricing and renewal times.
CLICK AND WATCH THIS SHORT VIDEO:
After these two important steps your site will be published and live on the web with your new domain and WIX ads will disappear and your site will begin to rank on GOOGLE. Congrats!
Contact me with any problems or issues with your final website order steps!
Sarah Bryce is a woman-owned small business, in Dagsboro, Delaware.Sarah specializes in website, logo, print & marketing design for startup and established businesses.
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Contact Sarah for more information. www.sarahbrycedesigns.com