domain names
What is a domain name?
Domain names are like international phone numbers. The domain name system helps to give every Internet server a memorable and easy-to-spell address instead of a string numbers. Example: YourCompany.com.
Cost: about $10 per year.
When choosing a domain name:
- Shorter is better
- Stick with ‘.com’
- Avoid hyphens
- Easy to type
- Easy to remember
- Avoid numeral substitutions such as heart2heart
- Choose terms with only one possible spelling
Domain Name Resources
If possible, keep things simple and purchase your domain name where you buy your web hosting plan. Sometimes the web host will even give you a free domain name for the first year.