What is a Domain?
11 years ago
A “Domain” can actually mean a lot of things in the technology world but we’ll keep it simple and related to websites. Â Here’s the skinny - a domain is the name of your website. Â They come in different flavors like: “com”, “info”, “net”, “org”, and even country ones like “us” which is the United States. Â Our company domain for example is squarehook.com. Â In order for us to use this domain we had to purchase it from a provider who can sell domain names. Â The purchase is usually done in terms of years with 1 year being the least amount of time you own it. Â
One example of a domain provider is Bluehost.com (a local Utah company). Â Of course only one person/company can own a domain at a time so you’ll have to check with the provider to see if it is available. Â If someone else owns the domain you want, there may still be an opportunity to bid or buy it from them. Â This is a process which is normally managed through the same domain provider. Â Once you own the domain for your website then the possibilities are endless! Â
When you sign up for a build your own website service like ours you get a free domain. Â This free web address will always have <yourchoice>.squarehook.com . Â Most people choose to purchase a separate domain (i.e. <yourchoice>.com ) and then use our convenient website setting tools to point your purchased domain do the new website you created. Â It’s really easy to do and any website builder will have good instructions or be able to do that last step for you. Â
Look for future postings about domains. Â We’ll have more to share soon. Â