If your domain is already assigned to another service with us, you will need to reassign the domain to your new hosting subscription. To do so, please complete the following.

1. Log in to your control panel by entering your username and password in the 'Members Login' area to the right of each page. Or go directly to www.marlindomains.com/manage.
   
   
2. Click Select Subscription from the top menu.
   
   
   
3. Click on the Select link next to your old subscription eg the subscription you no longer want your domain assigned to. 
   
4. You will be taken to the Hosting screen. Click on Domain Overview > Domain Administration. Click on your domain name. You will see a screen like the one below.
   
   
   
5. Click on the Delete button. You can now add your domain to your new subscription.
6. Click Select Subscription from the top menu.
   
   
7. Click on the Select link next to your new subscription. You will now be on the Hosting screen. 
8. Click on Domain Overview > Domain Administration. Select the Add existing domain registered elsewhere button.
   
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9. Enter your domain name (excluding the www) and leave the other options as below.
   
   
10. Click Next. Leave the default options on the next page, then click Next > Next. If you want to install statistics for your website, you can activate it at this point.
11. Click Next > Finish. 
    
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12. Enter your domain name (excluding the www) and leave the other options as below.
    
    
13. Click Next. Leave the default options on the next page, then click Next > Finish. 

Protect your web presence
Have you considered registering your .com, .com.au, .net.au, .co.nz variants of your domain? The deciding factor usually depends on how serious you are about Protecting Your Online Value. Ask yourself whether it would disturb you if a competitor registered these domains? Our easy to use and reliable Web and Email Forwarding services allow you to point as many domains as you want to your website.

Web with benefits:
Another benefit of registering multiple domains is the greater probability of being located on Search Engine listings. An interesting fact is that many Search Engines now feature region specific searches. You can perform a generic search, or you can select the 'Search Australia Only' option.

How the search works is simple; an 'Australian Only' search may prioritise addresses that end in '.au'; a 'New Zealand Only' search may prioritise addresses that end in '.nz'. To guarantee your website is listed and accessed by both regions you will need to have both domain names registered.

In contrast to the above, neither the '.au' nor the '.nz' domains will stand a chance of competing against the '.com', or rather the TLD name space, if someone submits a generic search with no regions specified.

If you currently conduct business in other countries, or one day plan to expand then we recommend securing your country specific domains now.