Domain Names Explained In Simple Terms

Just as your house has a street address so your visitors can find your home, so too does your website ... the domain name, usually in the form of www.MySite.com, is the address of your website which is the home of your site and its pages and content; people will type this address into their browser in order to visit your website. For example, the domain name - or web address - for Gold Tower Host is goldtowerhost.com

Usually the domain name points to your home page, the main page of your site; this is generally named index.html but can be almost any name.

When you choose your domain name it is advisable to select a name that is as short and as descriptive as possible. For example JonesFamily.com or MyBambooCrafts.com

Which suffix should I select?

There are many suffixes to choose from, including but not limited to .com, .net, .us, .name, .org etc. Select the most appropriate suffix, for example if you are building a website about a church community then possibly the .org suffix is the appropriate one. For personal and business websites most people will automatically type in .com so I would recommend you choose a .com suffix if possible.

Individual countries also offer country-specific suffixes such as .com.it (for Italy) and .com.au (for Australia) however these are often reserved for registered businesses in those countries and so are not available for personal websites.

The selection of your domain name is important and you should take the time to seek out the most suitable one. If your selection is already registered by someone else, consider adding a hyphen to your name selection, for example Jones-Family.com or consider adding another word such as TheJonesFamily.com

How do I register my domain name?

There are numerous domain name registration companies online (for example GoDaddy.com and eziDomainNames.com), but most website hosting companies such as Gold Tower Host offer the service to register your domain name as well as provide the space you need for your pages and images and I would recommed this path, so you have both your domain name and your web space organized for you by the same company.

John D Ross
GoldTowerHost.com

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John Ross is the CEO of Gold Tower Host, an internet company specializing in website hosting and domain name registration. If you have questons you are invited to contact John at any time via the contact link on the website www.GoldTowerHost.com