Website Essentials
Every website has 3 things in common. You'll need these to get a site up and running:
- domain name
- host for your website
- pages and content for your site
Domain Name
Your domain name is your address on the internet. For example, this site's domain name is joeskitchen.com. Your domain name can be a combination of letters, numbers and hyphens.
You can register domain names in one year increments. At the end of each year, you can choose to renew your domain name or you can let it expire. If you choose to renew, there is an associated reasonable renewal fee.
Once you've picked a great domain name, you'll need to find a reliable domain registrar to purchase your name.
Website Hosting
Everything that goes on your site, including pages and images, needs to be housed somewhere. Web hosting services let you rent space for your site on their web server. When someone types in your domain name in their browser, they end up seeing pages stored on a web host.
Website hosts come in all shapes, sizes, and prices. Your site and business needs will dictate the best web hosting for you. We use and highly recommend ICDSoft for your hosting needs.
What will go on your site?
The actual content that is placed on your site is up to you. This could include pictures, company information, a store to sell your products, or whatever meets your business needs.
If you need help planning a strategy of what to put on your site, we can help.