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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye

Web Site Hosting

Getting domain website hosting can be a confusing thing for some people to figure out. Here is an explanation that will hopefully make you a bit more sense to you.

There is a big difference between hosting a domain, and hosting a website. When you get a domain, this basically means that you are controlling that name on the Internet. The name will allow you to access your website, or e-mail under that name. To have a website or e-mail, you will require some type of hosting.

Getting a domain website hosting account is the best way to bypass the process of buying a domain and hosting separately. Many people think that they must buy their hosting from the same place that they buy their domain name, but this is not true.

It is where possible; to get a hosting account from a totally different company, to a company that you bought your domain name from. There are even, a lot of domain registering sites that will not actually offer you hosting.

Finding a domain, that is very cheap is the first fought for many, but you should be careful, because usually when the domain is cheap the company may try to force you to take hosting with them also. So remember just because a domain is cheaper it doesn't mean you will get a better service.

When buying domain separately, you need to ensure that you have a hosting company ready set up, so that you can point the domain at them. Certain up the hosting the form you point the domain will ensure that you can use it.