I've tried to change my DNS at the registrars how do I know it's worked ?

When you change your DNS (Domain Name Servers) it should show up within 12 hours. It then takes a further 24 to 72 hours for those changes to take effect right across the internet.

Different ISP's (Internet Service Providers) take different amounts of time to update their DNS records.

You can check at your registrars whois section.

During this time one, two or any amount of the following things may happen..

Your old site will disappear
Your old mail will stop working
Your old and new mail servers may both work
Different customers on different ISP's may see the two different sites

Within approx 48 hrs
Your new site will appear
Your mail system will fully work

We recommend a strategic switch of DNS - most businesses change theirs on a Friday just before close, go home for the weekend and forget about it and when they come in on Monday morning the new servers have already been working for them!

Unlike most hosts we give you access to your hosting before your domain has resolved. You can upload your site via the IP and your username and theoretically your site will switch with little to no downtime at all.

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