Tag: Domain names

How to Register a Domain Name and Set up Hosting in 5 Simple Steps

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You’ve got a great idea for a blog, online store or website. Now you just need a home for it.

That home consists of two parts:

  • – the domain name (your website address) and
  • – hosting (where your site’s information is stored)

Setting up those two parts is easier than it may sound and whether you use ComputerGeeks2Go’s simple domain name registration and hosting service or another service, such as GoDaddy, the process is similar.

Are you ready? Because in five simple steps and five short minutes, you’ll have yourself a brand new home for your website!

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The Low Down on Domain Names

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What is a Domain Name?

Every computer that connects to the internet is assigned a unique string of numbers called an IP address. But, like phone numbers, passwords and your spouse’s birthday, IP addresses can be difficult to impossible to remember. That’s where a Domain Name comes in.

Instead of making humanity memorize random strings of numbers for every website they want to visit or email they want to send, we give our sites “real” names such as www.ComputerGeeks2Go.com or http://www.weather.com, etc. These names are much easier to remember than 50.22.79.124 or 96.8.84.121.

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