Is web hosting important when buying a domain name?
To build a website you will need both a domain name and web hosting account. Buying a domain name alone only gives you right to use that particular domain name for a specific period (usually 1 year). You need web hosting to store your website’s files. You can also buy both the domain and hosting from the same company.
What hosting gives domain name to your website?
Bluehost is a popular web host that also lets you buy a domain name (and even gives you a free domain name for your first year).
How does web hosting and domain names work together?
How Web Hosting and Domain Names Work Together The basic idea is that web hosting is a storage for a website whereas the domain name is the address of the storage. If web hosting is a house that contains all the files of a website, then the domain name is the address of the house.
Do you need a domain name to create a website?
It’s just a name. As explained in my tutorial on How to Make / Create Your Own Website: The Beginner’s A-Z Guide, it’s like registering a business name for your company in the physical world. Getting a domain name does not automatically get you a website any more than registering a business name get you shop premises in the brick and mortar world.
Do you have to have a hosting company to register a domain?
This means that even if you go to a company such as GoDaddy — known primarily for domain registration — you can still walk out with a bundled deal of hosting and domain. However, you can also do things the other way around. You can go to a well-known hosting company and get the same bundled package from them as well.
Can You Move Your Domain Name to another hosting company?
First off, hosting isn’t a regulated market in any way, so your mileage with some hosts may vary. And, if you ever do want to move to another host, doing so is much easier if you’ve originally bought your domain name and hosting from separate companies.