Website Basics of Domain and Hosting Services
If you know about the current website affairs, then you should know that the website creation and ecommerce site were growing so rapidly. Many people depend on websites as their only income source to run their house. And on the other hand the big ecommerce companies gains profit from their sales by their websites.
For the teenagers the best start to earn money or explore their writing skills is by blogging. Blogging is the way by which you would spread your words and knowledge throughout the world. It can also fruitful as an income source. Though this is not that easy to earn money in the initial periods of blogging or any website you create. But day by day if you work real hard and peoples started to like your website then there is a good chance to income good sum of money through blogging.
What is Hosting?
Hosting can be hard to understand, especially if you’re not a web pro and just want the fastest, easiest way to get your business online. Put simply, hosting is space you rent on a server that’s connected to the web. It’s what makes your site available around the world. Without a hosting plan, no one can see your site because it’s just sitting on your computer like all your other files.
Hosting is basically a Computer that’s left on 24 Hours a day, 7 days a week with your website loaded on it. This is how people can gain access to your website even when your computer is switched off. It is a service by which you rent some space from the company as like a land and created your website on that space as like a home. So, you have to pay rent for that amount of space.
The next question is generally “What type of hosting do I need?” This depends a lot on your website – how many visitors you have (or want to have), what type of content you’re hosting, even how your site was built.
Hosting is something you do require if you going to run a website. Hosting service costs usually vary from $2 - $9 per month.
Some famous hosting service providers are: GoDaddy, Hostgator, Bigrock, Namecheap etc.
For convenience we are using Godaddy as our Hosting service provider example.
Buying a suitable Hosting service from Godaddy
- Type www.godaddy.com in the address bar and press Enter.
- From their Home page you can find the latest attractive plans.
- Click on Hosting and SSL from the top menu bar.
- Then in Hosting you have two options of Web Hosting and WordPress hosting:
- WordPress Hosting/Blog: Perfect for bloggers, designers, developers and companies who work with agencies. Built from the ground up to maximize the performance of WordPress sites and blogs, this hosting plan automates many of the time-consuming tasks so you have more time to design your site and keep it fresh. (Though you can also install WordPress or Migrate WordPress manually)
- Web Hosting: Perfect for most individuals and small businesses. Several sites live together on a single server, each one with its own private space. Since most sites only require a tiny fraction of a server’s resources at any given moment, dozens – sometimes hundreds – of sites can successfully share the ‘utilities’ on a single server.
- We choose the general Web hosting option for example which also support your blog and WordPress installation. The difference is that the WordPress hosting is carved for WordPress only which gives more speed and reliability.
- Compare the plans by clicking on the Compare plans button
. * The plans may vary due to the official website plans and price up-gradation.
- GoDaddy offers four plans which are:
- Starter
- Economy
- Deluxe
- Ultimate
- Compare the plans and choose the best among them which suit you and also comes within you budget. (If you are a beginner blogger or want to open a basic text and image based website then I recommended to go with the starter pack or any plans which is low cost, as in general the low cost plans offers basic amount regarding Disk space, Bandwidth, domain registration etc which is quite appropriate if you are starting a blog.)
- So took Starter plan as example and now select the length of time you want to buy the hosting service.
- Choose the term of your plan and click Add to Cart.
- Then on the next page there were options for website security which are important only when your website gain some age and also gain many viewers across the globe. (All the plans, terms and everything are upgradable.)
- Leave the security for now if you are budget conscious or you can add them to your cart by checking them.
- Click on
- They forwarded you to a new webpage where you can review your order.
- Click on Proceed to checkout after reviewing all the aspects.
- Sign up and register yourself with a new account.
- Fill up all the information along with the billing address.
- Choose the mode of payment and Click Continue.
- Pay the amount with any suitable mode of payment.
- That’s all and within minutes you get an email with all the information and they also redirect you to the hosting management page. (You can also buy the Domain along the hosting service during reviewing your order, you have to scroll down and you have the option to search your domain name.)
What is a server?
Basically, it’s a large, powerful computer that’s connected to a network so it can ‘serve’ files, such as web pages, to multiple users at once. When selecting a server, there are a lot of options to choose from, even within a single plan. Here’s a quick snapshot of our products to help you get up to speed.
Dedicated Server: Just as its name implies, our Dedicated Servers give you an entire server to yourself to set up and manage however you see fit.
Your very own single-tenant virtual machine. Linux and Windows distributions to meet any of the performance demands you can throw at it.
- Perfect for high-traffic or resource-intensive sites that need complete control.
Dedicated IP: More of an add-on for smaller hosting plans, a Dedicated IP is exactly as it sounds: An IP address that’s exclusive to you. Like a dedicated server, the name says it all. While most sites share their server’s IP address, a Dedicated IP is 100% yours and yours alone. If you need to access your domain name when it might not otherwise be available, like during domain propagation periods, a Dedicated IP is the simplest, most affordable solution.
- Perfect for anyone who needs access to their site, even during DNS propagation periods.
Managed VPS (Virtual Private Server): A great option for budget-minded businesses. Similar to a Dedicated Server in power and flexibility, but with a little less control and a lower price tag. A server with the resources and hosting plans that scale. You have all of the performance, Linux and Windows distributions, and the flexibility of a Dedicated server.
- Perfect for high-traffic sites, developers and creative agencies
What is a Domain name?
Domain name is simply a specific address among the millions of address which all the running websites have. By this Domain name or say specific address, you can find the required website which you searched. A domain name is basically the title of a website with www before it and .com after it (though it vary). Once again a domain name is something you do require if you are going to run a website. Domain name costs vary $2-$13 per year.
Try to keep the Domain name small, easy and understandable.
Some famous Domain name providers are: GoDaddy, Hostgator, Bigrock, Namecheap etc.
Buying a perfect Domain Name from Godaddy
- Type www.godaddy.com in the address bar and press Enter.
- From their Home page you can find the latest attractive plans.
- Click on Domains from the top menu bar or alternatively you can search the domain name you want in the Domain name search box at the top.
- Domain name searching is a hectic process and if you do not have unique domain names in your mind, then first think about a unique name and the search. (Don’t make it to complex or meaningless. Try to keep it short and easy)
- After founding the perfect domain name. Choose the suitable extension which suits your website and Click Continue to cart.
- Leave the business registration and other offer as NO if you wouldn’t need them at the moment. (All the plans, terms and everything are upgradable.)
- Leave the extra features for now if you are budget conscious or you can add them to your cart by selecting them.
- Click on Continue.
- They forwarded you to a new webpage where you can review your order.
- Click on Proceed to checkout after reviewing all the aspects.
- Sign up and register yourself with a new account.
- Fill up all the information along with the billing address.
- Choose the mode of payment and Click Continue.
- Pay the amount with any suitable mode of payment.
- That’s all and within minutes you get an email with all the information and they also redirect you to the Domain name management page.