Domain Basics: What, Why, and How

What’s in a domain name? A lot more than might think. Your domain name can be your first impression, your face to the outside world, and your new marketing plan. Learn more about what domain names are, why you should take the time to choose a good one for yourself, and how to go about it.

What is domain name? A domain name is an address for the internet. It helps people find your website. Just as homes and businesses have street addresses, all web sites have domain name. The Yahoo! Domain name is yahoo.com

A domain name is made up of two parts, typically preceded by WWW. Let’s use yahoo.com as an example:

The first part, yahoo, is a unique name that represents the web site.
The second part, com, is the extension, and stands for “ commercial.” There are many extensions available, though .com, .net, .biz, .info, and .us, .in, are the most popular extensions in the united states.

Why is good domain name important? A good domain name helps you in numerous ways.

For businesses
Add your domain name to your business card, email signature, and other advertisements.

Build credibility: Show your customers that you have an established business.
Improve your marketing: provide customers an easy way to remember and contact you. Protect your brand: secure the domain name that best represents your business name and keep it our of the hands of your competitors.

For consumers
Describe your site as best you can with your domain name. For example, a pair of amateur magicians might use their stage names, some combination of words including magic, or the name of their most famous trick.



Why Domain:
1) Web hosting
2) Web site design
3) Online help site
4) New marketing plan
5) Size does matter
6) Relate to your business
7) Avoid similiarities
8) .com is best.

Web solution:

The world wide web is a massive collection of web sites. All hosted an computer called web servers, clients simply upload their websites to a hared (or dedicated) web server, which the ISP maintains.