Websites have hosting which is a place on the web that you rent by the year\/month to hold your site. You also need a domain name which is also rented by the year. Domain names can be .com .ca .biz .org .info .net etc.\u00a0 First choice for a domain name would be .com and .ca is also\u00a0 perfectly acceptable.\u00a0 If you purchase a .ca name you must also register the domain name with CIRA which is a government agency governing .ca domain names.\u00a0www.cira.ca<\/a><\/p>\n Find out information about a domain name<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Hosting and domain name are separate<\/strong>\u00a0and usually purchased from separate suppliers. Both are a must for a website. Hosting and domain names are connected by name servers that tell the domain name where to get the content for the site which is stored on the host.<\/p>\n We can supply hosting for $10\/mth. We use Gator Host a very reputable hosting company in the US.\u00a0 Not all hosting is created equal. It is best to have a host that has a configuration that is widely used such as a Cpanel and is ftp accessible. This will save you money and us time when managing your site.\u00a0Host Gator<\/a><\/p>\n You may also want to obtain your own hosting and that works as well. We will need the username and password in order to upload your website.<\/p>\n We can register a domain name for you. We use Namespro for .ca domains and for .com we use Enom. Registering the domain name for you is a service we provide. You may also register a domain name. We recommend the below registrars. Once you have registered the domain name we will need the registrars name (Enom\/Namespro) and your log in info (username & password) to change the names servers to point to the host. What is the diff between hosting & domain name? Websites have hosting which is a place on the web that you rent by the year\/month to hold your site. You also need a domain name which is also rented by the year. Domain names can be .com .ca .biz .org .info .net etc.\u00a0 First choice… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-104","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\nObtaining hosting<\/h3>\n
Registering a domain name<\/h3>\n
\nDomain names cost approx $13\/year
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\nwww.enom.com<\/a><\/p>\nHow to choose a domain name?<\/h3>\n
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