Domains: Domain names are where it all starts with any web presence when you use the internet. It is your internet address. The domain name is often referred to as a URL; a Uniform Resource Locator.
- You will need a domain.
- They all end in a two or three letter code: .com, .net or .org are the most common ones, but there are others
- Domain names cost roughly $10/year, depending on the endings.
- If you have a domain, you have a home for your site.
- You are really only renting your address, and they can be paid annually or ten years in advance if you like.
Hosting: Your domain will be resident on a computer somewhere, you pay the hosting company rent for that space as well
- Services like Go-Daddy have web servers where your site; the software and hardware live.
- QWT currently uses a great hosting service called Host Dango with servers in several cities around the country.
- Hosting is anywhere from $4/month to as much as $10-20/month depending on how much space and capacity you need.
- Our managed hosting is $10 per month or $100 per year.
- Managed hosting means we perform maintenance, keep out the viruses and make sure you’re backed up.
- Our hosting, like most hosting companies, guarantee 99.99% uptime.
- If the internet is up, so is your website.
- We also add other services on to this price if you need or want them.