What is a Website?

In short, a Website is a way to present yourself online. Your Website is a place on the Internet where anyone in the world can visit whenever they want to find out more about you, ask you questions, give you feedback, and even buy your products or service. Think of the Internet as the world's biggest trade show, and your Web site is your booth. 

What is a Domain Name?
Your Domain Name is your address on the Web. Just like people use your phone number to call you on the phone, your Domain Name allows people to access your site on the Web. Clever, simple, short or easy to remember Domain Names are most desirable as they can play a large part in attracting visitors to your site. Most Domain Names end with ".com" (such as websitehosting-service.com), but other extensions such as ".net" and ".org" are also available. In addition Domains can be used with your e-mail accounts allowing you to send and receive e-mail with addresses such as "sales@yourcompany.com" 

Why do I need a Website?
Five years ago having a Web site was a vanity.
Two years ago having a Web site was trendy.
Today having a Web and your own Domain Name is a necessity and very common. 
People are using the Internet for everything from booking vacations to buying flowers to their loved ones. It's quick, it's convenient, and you never need to leave your desk. Even people who prefer to shop off-line are researching products on the Internet / Web. These days when people are trying to find you, the first place they look is on the Internet - and if they don't find you, they will probably find someone else!
 
What can a Website do for me?
Your Website can be used for a large number of tasks such as: 
Marketing your product / service
Providing support to your customers
Receiving feedback from your visitors
Sharing/distributing files and images
And, of course, show the world what a lovely family you got :-) 
Those might not sound impressive, but don't forget that you'll be able to do those things for people around the world at any time, day or night. You have the potential to become a house-hold name 10,000 miles away. 

How does a Website work?
A Web site is simply a collection of files that reside on a computer connected to the Internet. When someone visits your site, they are actually contacting that Web server / computer, and that computer gives the visitor the files they want to see. It sounds very simple, but most normal computers don't have the power or the software needed to constantly respond to all the requests made by all the visitors to a site. And even if they did, they'd need an extremely fast connection to the Internet to keep up with all the requests. Most people and small companies don't have the resources to run a Web server.
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