| y seem the simplest thing to create a website | | | | .COM, .NET, .CO.UK e.t.c to choose from and you |
| and get it online but, not to the internet newbie or | | | | should be able to choose one that best |
| the web’s non-technical community. Some | | | | represents the interest of your proposed site. |
| people erroneously think that web hosting and | | | | Note that there are not few fake domain |
| domain registration are one and the same simply | | | | registration companies on the internet so there is |
| because lots of hosting companies offers domain | | | | need for you to ascertain if the domain registrar |
| registration too. It is important to categorically | | | | you want to use if featured on ICAAN website. |
| state that though both domain and web hosting | | | | Looking at Web Hosting |
| are required before any website will be live on the | | | | Web hosting which can be shared or dedicated is |
| internet, they are very different from each other. | | | | the next thing you will go for after you had |
| The Interdicted Process | | | | registered your domain name with a credible |
| There are some companies on the internet that | | | | domain registrar. Your website will not be seen on |
| deal only on domain registration and the are the | | | | the internet if it is not properly hosted by a web |
| ones that handles the registrations and these | | | | hosting company that will place it on a web |
| domains must be hosted by a web hosting | | | | server for onward link to the internet. You can |
| company for there to be a website. While some | | | | opt for a Dedicated Server Web Hosting or just |
| companies offer either domain name registration | | | | Shared Web Hosting but it also depends on your |
| services or web hosting services, many | | | | site’s requirements. |
| companies offer both services together and this | | | | Your web hosting company may advise you to |
| is where lots of newbie internet browsers get | | | | take a shard hosting package if your site needs a |
| confused. This situation doesn’t prevent | | | | regular bandwidth and web space. In this hosting |
| anyone from hosting his or her website with the | | | | plan, your site will share the hosting features with |
| same company that registered the domain name | | | | other similar sized site. Though the features you |
| or registering the domain with one company and | | | | get from different hosting companies varies but |
| go ahead to have it hosted by another company. | | | | here are some standard features you will expect: |
| A Closer Look at Domain Names | | | | A certain amount of web space which will depend |
| If you are searching for information on the | | | | on your chosen hosting plan, Easy to use C Panel, |
| internet, the name you type on the browser is | | | | Free domain transfer, webmail, account |
| the domain name of the website you are | | | | management facility, interrupted ftp access to be |
| intending to visit. No two domain names are the | | | | able to upload your web files to the internet e.t.c |
| same and this is why you will be taken to just | | | | On the other hand, your web hosting company |
| the unique name you searched for. If you are | | | | may recommend a dedicated hosting server to |
| creating a website, domain name is what comes | | | | you if your site has grown so big that you need |
| first because this is what the site will be known | | | | the use of more unique software and other |
| for. The moment you register any domain name | | | | features. In this case, you will not be sharing with |
| with a domain name registration company, you | | | | anyone else your server space but, just be |
| become the legal owner of the domain name. It is | | | | reminded that you will be paying a much higher |
| important to choose the appropriate domain | | | | amount for any dedicated hosting package. |
| extension for your domain name. There are .CO, | | | | |