Wix is a website builder that’s intuitive and easy to use. Most business owners love its drag-and-drop features that give them a stunning site within hours. It’s also budget-friendly, so any startup can afford it and scale up. Wix is an excellent option for those who want a professional-looking website but have no time or resources to hire a professional web designer.
If you’ve decided to build your website using Wix, you can simply get started, input a site name, select the plan you want, and let Wix take care of registering your domain name. However, if you already have an existing domain, your question will be how to connect your domain to Wix to start building your site.
Fortunately, Wix allows for this to happen. Check out the details and procedures below.
Wix also acts as a domain registrar, so those with zero web-building knowledge can use it as a one-stop shop for all their website needs. It allows you to take advantage of its excellent site-building tools and elegant templates, so you can build websites for free.
However, the domain (or URL) will contain the Wix branding and be in the form of: accountname.wixsite.com/siteaddress. The site will also contain Wix ads, which can annoy some visitors.
If you want a professional website, your domain must look like mygreatcompany.com. If you switch to a premium plan, Wix gives you a free domain registration for one year. If you’ve previously purchased domains via Wix, you can connect them to any site, provided the site is on a premium plan.
Unfortunately, there’s no way to connect a registered domain to a free Wix site, and you need to upgrade to a premium plan to start using a custom domain. However, the lowest plan only costs $4.50/month, and you’d enjoy the same great site-building tools plus your custom domain.
If you have previously purchased domains via Wix, here’s how to connect them to a premium site.
If you connect a domain already assigned to a different site, you’d see an option to “Assign to a Different Site.” Select that, and you’d go through the same options as in Step 4 above.
For those who’ve already purchased their domain with another registrar like GoDaddy, using Wix as a hosting provider and web builder is easy. Take note that you also need a premium site to be able to connect a custom domain.
If everything is successfully connected, a confirmation will prompt. If not, you need to update the name servers in your domain host account. Here’s how to do it:
Once you’ve completed the steps above, your brand new site with your custom domain will be available worldwide. If you want a hassle-free experience in maintaining your site, you may choose to transfer your domain to Wix. Transferring your domain means Wix will now be your domain registrar.
A custom domain reflects your brand and makes your site stand out. It also helps your customers remember your site better so they can visit it directly in the future. While Wix doesn’t allow you to connect a custom domain for free, it offers affordable basic plans to help you get a professional-looking website. So what are you waiting for? Connect your custom domain to Wix today.
For more helpful articles about building websites, check out this other blog from Page Kits.
After conducting his fair share of research and gaining relevant experience, Gab put up Page Kits to help others who were in his position grow their e-commerce stores and thrive.
