What is a Domain Name?

What is a Domain Name?

Ok – starting at the beginning – What is a Domain Name? A domain name is the address that you type in the address bar of your internet browser to get to a web site – also known as a URL. For example the domain name (or URL) of this  web site is www.makerealmoneyonline.biz and if you look up at the address bar at the top of  your web browser, you’ll see it up there (along with the name of this page added on to the end of it).

When you are planning on building a web site, you need to decide what you would like to have as a domain name and then do a search to see if it’s available. You can do a search and then register your domain name with a Domain Registrar. When choosing a domain name, you want to ensure that it’s memorable. A catchy, easily remembered domain name will help your visitors to remember it when they want to visit your site again.

Registering a domain name is a simple process, and doesn’t cost a lot of money (usually less than $10 per year). One of the cheaper domain registrars around is www.GoDaddy.com . I have started using them lately as they are cheaper than the company that I was using originally and they are very popular – probably for this reason.

There are other things that can be taken into account when deciding on a domain name for your website other than memorability, it depends on the purpose of your website. But if you’re building your first site, just to have a go or if your site is going to be more an information site than a product site then I would go for the catchy domain name! Something that you like and fits your vision.

Now you know-  What is a Domain Name.

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