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How do I use a domain name I already own with my Yahoo! plan?

If you'd like to use a domain you registered elsewhere with your Yahoo! plan, you can transfer your domain registration to Yahoo!. This process, called a registrar transfer, allows you to manage every aspect of your domain with your Yahoo! Small Business plan — and with a single bill. Learn more about transferring your domain.

If you prefer not to transfer your domain, or you can't transfer your domain yet, you can instead ask your registrar to associate your domain with your Yahoo! Small Business services. This process is called redelegating, and it's as easy as sending an email.

(If you're planning to redelegate your domain, be sure to complete these steps as soon as possible so you can begin using your domain with your Small Business services.)

Here's what you'll do:

  1. Sign up for a Yahoo! Small Business plan. Click the use it with your order link when you're asked to choose a domain name for your plan. On the next page, click the link under Don't want to transfer your domain?, then enter your current domain name and click Continue.
  2. After you complete your order, contact the company that registered your domain (your registrar). You can usually do this on the company's web site.

    Don't remember which registrar you used? Look it up (just enter your domain name in the field provided).

  3. Ask your registrar to change your name servers to your new Yahoo! settings.

    You don't need to understand name servers to make the switch. Just provide your registrar with this information (be sure to replace learn2yoga.com with your own domain name):

    Dear registrar,
    I would like to request a name server change for my domain learn2yoga.com. Please change my name servers to:

    Primary name server: yns1.yahoo.com
    Primary IP address: 98.136.43.32
    Secondary name server: yns2.yahoo.com
    Secondary IP address: 66.196.84.168

  4. Wait up to 72 hours for the change to take effect.

You must complete these steps to associate your domain with your Small Business service, so be sure to contact your registrar as soon as possible! (Unfortunately, only you can request this change; Yahoo! cannot do it for you.)

Important: Redelegation is not a registrar transfer. When you redelegate your domain, your domain registration will remain with your current provider, and you'll continue to pay renewal fees to that provider. Yahoo! will not renew your domain. Learn more about this distinction.

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