Websites & Domains FAQ
Domain Name Registrar
A domain name registrar is a company that manages the reservation of Internet domain names. A domain name registrar must be accredited by a generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry or a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registry. A registrar operates in accordance with the guidelines of the designated domain name registries. -Wikipedia
The domain is the name by which a website is identified. The domain is associated with an IP address. A domain can be purchased with any combination of letters, hyphens (-), and numbers (though it can’t start with a hyphen). Depending on the extension (.com, .net, .org, etc.), a domain can be up to 63 characters long. It consists of the second-level (“designtlc”) and top-level domains (“com”), separated by a dot. Top level domains reflect the type or location of the website: .com (commercial), .gov (government), .edu (education), .hu (Hungary), .plumbing, .pizza, etc. Websites need to be registered with the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), and agencies provide the registration service for a fee (usually about $15 per year). The company used to register your domain name is called the Registrar. -designtlc.com
Website Hosting
A computer that stores and serves web pages over the Web. Most people rent web space for their website from specialist ‘Hosting’ providers, such as GoDaddy, Bluehost, WPEngine, Liquid Web and Flywheel. A web server has software installed and networking capabilities that allow it to host web sites and pages and make them available to internet users located elsewhere. -designtlc.com
The domain is the name by which a website is identified. The domain is associated with an IP address. A domain can be purchased with any combination of letters, hyphens (-), and numbers (though it can’t start with a hyphen). Depending on the extension (.com, .net, .org, etc.), a domain can be up to 63 characters long. It consists of the second-level (“designtlc”) and top-level domains (“com”), separated by a dot. Top level domains reflect the type or location of the website: .com (commercial), .gov (government), .edu (education), .hu (Hungary), .plumbing, .pizza, etc. Websites need to be registered with the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), and agencies provide the registration service for a fee (usually about $15 per year). The company used to register your domain name is called the Registrar. -designtlc.com
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What is the difference between Digital Marketing and Online Marketing?
Some digital marketing examples would be television, mobile phones, electronic billboards, text messaging, or mobile apps. These do not need the Internet to work.
Some examples of online marketing include email marketing, pay per click advertising, search engine optimization or social media marketing.
The main difference is that online marketing requires the Internet for it to work, whereas digital marketing strategies involve electronic devices or the Internet. -investopedia.com
Can social media marketing really help my business?
What is SEO and how do I add this to my website?
The benefits are obvious: free, passive traffic to your website, month after month. -ahrefs.com
The key with SEO is to make your website relevant to the things that people are searching for. So if your website is for your bike shop in Seattle, you will need to setup your website so that Google can easily associate search terms like “bikes” and “Seattle” with your website. -website.com
A great guide for more information is ahrefs.com’s Beginners Guide to SEO Success