Domain Name Registration and Website Hosting
| When you decide to create your own website, you must give it a name (called Domain name), check if the name is available and request the domain name registration with an authorised Domain name registration service.
You must then choose a web hosting for your domain. You could set up your own server as explained in Install-your-own-dedicated-server, but usually people look for external web hosting services. There are many companies which offer Web Hosting and Internet Services. It is important to choose an affordable and reliable web hosting. Your website must run on a good webhost. You should evaluate not only the costs, but also the web space available, the server speed, the allowed monthly traffic, the supported technologies, the administration tools (ftp and/or web based), the Webhosting services and Internet services (e.g. technical support, email services, subdomains, dns, PHP, MYSQL, E-Commerce features, Website building tools, Marketing tools, Website templates etc). If in future you might need additional domains, Webhosting companies which offer unlimited domains should have a preference. It is possible o change your host as explained in How-to-change-Website-Host. You might also prefer to have all your domains registered with a separate company which provides Domain Name Services. You will find below some good suggestions: |
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