Make Your Own Website

For those who are new to the world of web hosting, some of the terminology used could leave you feeling very confused. You could even feel as though your web host is speaking a different language which you just don’t understand. Here are just some of the terms that you may hear spoken in relation to web hosting.

 

- Domain name is the identification name for your website; for example wwwsnowballscom . Choosing a descriptive domain name is important if you intend to make a business out of your website. A descriptive domain name will help customers to remember what you are selling and will make it much easier for them to find you again. Most web hosting services will offer to register your domain name for you, but you can also do this yourself.

 

- IP Address is used to identify your computer on the internet. A server will use the IP address to find particular pages of your website and not the domain name. Your computer’s IP address could change each time the connection is reset but this is determined by your internet provider.

 

- File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is the most common way of transferring files across the internet.

 

- One of the languages that computer programmers use for internet pages is HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). Because HTML is great for making static pages, it is no wonder that it is the most commonly used language on the web. If you want to design your own web pages or just understand your website a bit better then understanding HTML can be a great help. And it is not a difficult language to learn.

 

- Dedicated Server is when you have one server dedicated just for your website. You will find that having a dedicated server can be very expensive but there are a number of benefits too.

 

- Disk space is the amount of data that you are allowed to store on the server. You will obviously need more disk space if your website has a lot of data.

 

Anybody thinking about venturing into internet marketing should have hosting sorted out. Newbie’s can find, though, that the web hosting world can be rather confusing. An example of this could be coming across domain names when you are looking at different hosting options and plans.

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