Below are a few questions that we get quite often. Please check back as we will be adding more.

• What is a domain name?
• What is the difference between a domain registrar, host and web designer ?
• What is an IP address?
• What is the difference between bandwidth and storage?
• What is domain parking?
• What is an SSL Certificate?
• What is a web server?
• What is FTP?

What is a domain name?

A domain name is like your online street address. When you started your business, you went and got a business name and registered it. You had to use a mailing address for that business. A domain is the same thing, only it's on the web. Example: microsoft.com

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What is the difference between a domain registrar, host and web designer?

• The domain registrar is where you purchase your domain name (think of it as the same as registering your business name, only it's for the internet).
• Think of the host as your landlord. Their web server is where your website will reside.
• Think of the web designer or website developer (same thing) as your interior decorator. When you get your domain name, then you need a professional to make you look GREAT! Remember...first impressions never get a TAKE TWO.

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What is an IP address?

IP stands for Internet Protocol. It is the address on the web server where you website sits.

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What is the difference between bandwidth and storage?

Think of bandwidth as it refers to how much traffic is allowed to travel through the pipeline to your site. So, why is it not unlimited? Just like an entrance ramp on the highway, only so many cars can get on it at one time. So, we do set limits on that so that high traffic sites don't plug up that passageway and slow down visitors to your site.

Storage is the amount of space allotted on the web server to store your site, email messages and databases.

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What is domain parking?

Every site has one main domain name on the server. But many companies have a variety of names that they want to come to the same site. When you park a domain on your site and the surfer types in that address, it will come to your main site.

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What is an SSL Certificate?

SSL, or Secure Socket Layers, is what makes secure sites secure. You can tell a site has an SSL certificate by looking in the address bar. Instead of the traditional http://..., you will see an "s" in it: https://. Never give out any personal information (like SSN or credit card numbers) without that "s" in the http://..

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What is a web server?

A web server is basically a computer designed to act as a server for websites.

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What is FTP?

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. When you FTP a file to the server, or FTP a file from the server to your computer, you will be "transfering files following certain rules (protocols)".

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