Website Design Basic F.A.Q.
Here are frequently asked questions by many clients regarding website.
What is Website Domain?
A website domain is basically a unique name of a website that is used to identify a specific website and can be typed into a browser to access the site. For example, the domain for Google is “google.com”.
Basically, humans can’t remember the IP address of a website, so to make it easy, a domain name is used. In other words, when you buy a domain, you have purchased the name for your site, but you still need to build the website itself.When you purchase a domain, you are essentially renting the right to use that specific name for a certain period of time, typically one year.
What is Website Hosting?
Web hosting is the process of renting or buying space to store a website on the World Wide Web.
Website content such as HTML, CSS, and images has to be stored on a server to be viewable online.
The server where a website is stored is called a Web Server.
How much cost Website Domain?
Website domain costs vary depending on the domain. .co.nz and .nz domains are sold for $29 to $50 per year.
How much cost Website Hosting?
Web Hosting cost depends on hosting providers and hosting plan. Shared hosting is cheaper for simple business websites.
Popular Web Hosting providers Hostinger, CrazyDomain, Host Ground, and Godaddy are hosting providers but they don’t have a data center or server in New Zealand. But they are super fast and affordable for small business websites.
There are local web hosting service providers. New Zealand-based hosting providers bit pricy as they have local data centers and tech support.
My preferred local NZ-based hosting is Hoopla Hosting
Does Website Domain has expiry?
Yes, the domain has an expiry annually when purchased from. You can register a domain for one year, two years, five years or ten years
What is URL?
A URL (aka Universal Resource Locator) is a complete web address used to find a particular web page. While the domain is the name of the website, a URL will lead to any one of the pages within the website. Every URL contains a domain name, as well as other components needed to locate the specific page or piece of content.
Examples of URLs:
http://www.google.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/umami
https://www.youtube.com/feed/trending
What is SSL certificate?
An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that is used to establish a secure connection between a web server and a web browser. It is used to encrypt data that is transmitted between the server and browser, ensuring that it cannot be intercepted or tampered with by third parties. This is particularly important for sites that handle sensitive information such as login credentials, personal information and financial data. SSL certificate is also important for SEO and it will give you the green padlock on the browser which is now considered as a trust factor by search engines.