Web Hosting and Domain Name Registration

What is Web Hosting?

A website is a set of web pages compiled of texts and graphic images which require being stored on a web server. Web hosting basically means ‘space’ made available by the web hosting companies that give with online systems for storing the information, images, video, or any matter accessible via the web.

What is a domain name?

Domain name is a rare character, used to recognize the domain on the network. A domain name should be different than all other domain names, workgroup names, and computer names on the network.
Tips for buying Web hosting and registering a domain name
Buying space for hosting your website and registering a domain name for your business is an essential decision. Selecting a hosting company can be confusing, especially when you’re attracted to their
advertisements. What must be the domain name is again a big question.
Below mentioned are some useful tips to be kept in mind while buying the web hosting space and a domain name for the website.

• Thorough research before buying a hosting space and a domain name is essential. Listing down the requirements will help in decisive the kind of packages available and suitable for your website. Do not trust their claims blindly, rather read what independent sources have to say about them.
• Replies to the pre-sales question that you have sent give a very good idea about the company. Verdict a dependable web host takes time, but dealing with problems and moving your site takes more time. The time spent looking for a dependable web host is a worthwhile investment.
• Several people have a misconception that registering a domain name also includes space for hosting your web site. There are several companies offering these kinds of packages but its not complimentary they are two different services.
• The hosting space to be purchased depends on the kind of website. It depends on the number of images and graphics used in the website. It’s always good to make sure you allocate double space compared to your early web space necessity for future growth.
• Selecting a domain name is again a difficult task. Domain name must either be relevant to your business kind or to your company name or something relevant to your goods. A general name is much more suitable than your company’s name as people tend to remember it easily as well as it has a resale value when sold off.
• Shun buying the web hosting space and domain name from the same vendor. Many times it happens that after buying the hosting service you start facing some or the other problems such as its very slow or no enough bandwidth etc and you require changing the hosting. So when you wish to change your hosting, it will be quite easier to redirect your domain name to a new hosting.
• Customer service is a significant point to be considered while choosing a web hosting company. Several Web Hosts offer both email and phone support while others are available only via email. In most cases, email support is fine but testing their email support is necessary before you sign up, to see what type of answer they give you compared with what their advertising says
• Signing up a short term agreement at first is advisable. If you sign a long-term deal and come to find out the host is frequently down you will require buying out the remainder of the contract before they’ll let you switch to another host.
• Cost must be one of the considerations but not the only consideration while choosing upon a web hosting company. Find out if your host offers a money back guarantee and what their refund policies are, whether there is a condition to sign up for a minimum period and if your package is scalable.