Both your web hosting provider and your domain name registrar are interchangeable. They can be the same company or different, and either can change essentially whenever you want. Changing your web host is typically much easier than moving your domain name. Domain registrations are typically good for at least one year, at which point you need to renew and ensure your WHOIS information is correct. There is a window at the beginning and the end of your domain registration where you may not be able to transfer your domain to another registrar, but otherwise, the domain is yours. Since a domain is purchased separately from web hosting, it is yours as long as you continue paying the registration fees. No matter which web hosting provider you move to, you can always keep your domain name. You can check out our guide on how to switch web hosts, and then look at our next FAQ for more information about keeping your domain. Updating your domain name so that it continues to send users to your website just takes a few clicks. Once more with feeling! Your web hosting and domain name are two separate entities that act somewhat independently. But despite how complicated the process can be to move one or the other to a different provider, it’s extraordinarily easy to make sure the two components of your site are working together.