Domains and web hosting are two seperate things. You can buy your domain from one place and your hosting at another. Or you can buy both at the same place. If you buy your domain from us it's simple (not to mention cheap!) because at the time you purchase it we will automatically configure it for hosting on our server (unless you alter the set-up, which you can do). But if you bought your domain elsewhere you will have to 'point' it to our server so that it is directed to our server.

When you guy a domain you have to pay the renewal fee for it every year. We recommend that when your domain comes up for renewal you transfer it to our server so that it no longer is just pointed to us, but housed with us as well. Why? Simply to save you money on our low domain renewal prices.

If you need to point your domain (leaving the domain with a different domain registry but hosted with us) here's how you do it:
1. Go to the web site where you purchased your domain. That's where it is housed.
2. Log in to the domain control with the username and password they gave you when you purchased the domain.
3. Change the DNS settings from whatever they are to ns1.etinternetservices.com and ns2.etinternetservices.com. If there is a third one delete it and leave the space blank.
4. You are liable to get all sorts of warning messages that changing the DNS will cause you to lose the features they have. Some domain registries will throw several of these 'warning' messages at you. They are simply because they don't want to lose you: they know if you change your DNS records to our server you will be paying our low prices for hosting and not hosting with them.
That's it--you're done.

To transfer your domain to us you will need to do the following:
1. Go to the web site where you purchased your domain since that's where it is housed.
2. Log in to the domain control with the username and password they gave you when you purchased the domain.
3. Check the locking status of the domain. If it is 'locked' unlock it.
4. If you have to unlock it, wait 24 hours before going on to step 5.
5. Go to our domain transfer center. Input your domain name and then just follow the steps through the process of making a transfer request. Part of that will be creating an ID with your name and other information. Make close note of your username and password: those things are always important to hang on to!
6. When you're done our registry will send a request for the domain to your old registry. Your old registry will then send you an email because they want to ensure it really is you who is making the request to move the domain, not someone else.
7. The email you receive from your old registry will have instructions in it as to what you need to do to approve the transfer. Sometimes it will be to respond to the email, but usually it will be directions to go to a specific web page and input a password (which is given to you in the email).
8. Sometimes the old registry (depending on who the registry you're with is) will make you go through a couple of extra steps--they really don't want to lose the money they intend to get from you, so they try and make it a bit awkward to depart hoping you'll give up. Just make sure you read the instructions and follow them so the transfer will take effect.
9. Note that even if you transfer your domain to us, where it is POINTED doesn't change. If it is pointed to us before you transfer it still will be. If it is pointed elsewhere before you start the transfer it still will be pointed elsewhere when the transfer is complete. So you will now need to point it to us. Go to our domain control center (since we now hold your domain), log in, and change the DNS settings to us.