Websites, e-business, e-reps, online portfolio

If designing a website is like building a house, then registering your domain name would be the same as choosing your address or postcode. Choosing a hosting package would be like finding a safe piece of ground with suitable facilities to build your house on.

Your website needs space on a server, which has certain things that make it compatible for the Internet. You’re effectively renting space on one of the Internet Servers that the hosting provider keeps in their secure, web-ready computer room. Read the rest »

If you’re on a budget and would like to build your own website (on your own domain name), then you can choose an ISP (Internet Service Provider) that offers a free website builder when choosing your hosting package. This option is different to having a website hosted on another website, e.g. Blogger.com or MySpace.com, because using your domain name instead of another websites looks more professional. For example: http://toursandtales.blogspot.com/ vs. http://toursandtales.com/  Read the rest »