What is the difference between domain registration and web hosting?

Registering your domain gives you sole ownership and rights to the name of your site. No one else has access to the actual name of the domain and it is taken off the market. However, just because you own the domain doesn’t mean you’ve got a server configured to serve a web site at that domain or to handle email for that domain. Web hosting provides that server, its network connection, its configuration, and its upkeep. You just need to upload your site to the server and configure your email via an online account control...

Why would I want a domain?

– Permanent address for your site and email. – Much more professional than anyothersite.com/you/ or even you.anyothersite.com. – Easier for people to remember – Give out unlimited email addresses @yourdomain.com to friends, clients, family.. – There is a limited supply. If you don’t reserve the name you want now, somebody else could beat you to...