Hosting and Domains
What is domain?
A domain name is your website’s address on the internet where people can access your website. It is something that internet users type in the browser’s URL bar to visit your site.
Domain names have mainly two parts separated by a dot. The first part is your brand name which can have any combination of letters and numbers, like MonsterInsights, whereas the second part is a domain extension like .com, .org, .net, .com.uk, etc.
Each domain is a unique web address. This means that there can be only one monsterinsights.com in the world.
Domain Name vs Web Hosting – What’s the Difference?
Domain names and web hosting are two different things; however, they’re closely connected. You need both a domain name and a web hosting account to create a website. This means that you can’t build a website without any one of them.
To get started, you can choose a domain name and register it with a domain registrar company. With most domain companies, you can register a domain name for a minimum period of 1 year. You need to renew your domain before expiring to continue using it.
Next, you can buy a hosting plan and link it with your domain name. After that, you can install a website software (for example, WordPress), install tools and plugins, and add content to your website.