Step 2. Select a Domain Name and Hosting
Now we will look at selection of the domain name and hosting.
DOMAIN NAME
The domain name selection is one of the most important parts of this whole process. It is one of those things that will categorize your website. It important to put your website into the proper category so that people looking for your services will find you.
There is so much information on the web that it is very important to get this right.
The domain name is made up of three parts.
- The first part is the machine or host name (www).
- The second part is name of the website.
- The third part is the domain extension (.com or .org).
Your domain name is unique on the whole wide web, just like your home address is unique in the whole world. So the challenge is to find a name that suits you that has not been taken already.
When you select a domain, it will be added to the registry which contains all the names in use worldwide. You can reserve a domain name for a single year or multiple years. Cost will vary based on popularity or laws of supply and demand. It could be as little as $1 or as much as $872,000,000 (cars.com).
HOSTING
Once you select the domain, you need to select a host for it. The host will be the place where all your files will be located. When your website is designed and published, it will reside there. All inquiries will go there to obtain information to display.
So there you have it, your domain is selected and your hosting is ready for you...
Next:
- Step 3. Design your Website.
- Step 4. Publish your Website to your Hosting.
- Step 5. Create email accounts.
11 May 2023
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