Domain Names 101: Warning, Not For Dummies

Seriously, most people think they know everything to be known about domain names!

The truth; they don’t.

Wait until you see the nature and kind of URL, they are promoting.

The ugly truth is that at one point or another, we all need and benefit from some of the useful knowledge and content out there. That is why “101 and for dummies” products and services are such a favorite.

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If your website does not have a domain name, it is then specified by an IP address. Exactly what is an IP address? In order to determine the location of a website or a server, an identifier is used by humans or computers.

You see, the IP address is expressed in a numerical format. It consists of four numbers which are separated by periods, which is also known as a “dotted-quad” An IP address looks something like this 127.0.0.1.

However, when it comes to humans, it is quite difficult to remember an IP address.

It is because of this numerical nature of an IP address that is one of the reasons for domain names being invented. With the use of a domain name, a human can locate a website through user-friendly phrases or words. It is true that a domain name may consist partly of numbers, but they do not make up all of it, like what is seen common with an IP address.

When it comes to formatting, domain names have several parts.

1.) The first part is called the Uniform Resource Locator or URL for short.

This tells the browser what the domain name is going to point to. This will usually be http meaning that the browser can expect to locate a hypertext document.

A hypertext document is nothing more than a webpage. In some rare cases the URL may be ftp meaning file transfer protocol. A webmaster may use this URL if he or she would like visitors to download files from their server.

2.) WWW is the second part of the domain name and it stands for “World Wide Web.”

This phrase lets humans and computers know the site the domain name is pointing to is from the Internet. It is followed by the actual domain name, which may be a combination of numbers, letters or phrases.

Good domain names will be memorable, short and search-engine friendly.

A webmaster would be happier if the domain name is effective with SEO rather than just having a creative name. To accomplish that objective , the webmaster makes sure that he or she chooses a domain name that has widely searched and sought for keyword.

The ending of the domain name has a top level domain names extension.

This will tell a person a little more concerning a website’s origins. For example, the most common domain name extension is .com. This stands for commercial and was originally intended for organizations in that vein. However, this extension is used by just about every Tom, Dick and Harry looking to create a website.

The extensive use of dotcom is all for a good reason. Most people who surf the web will think about .com before .biz, .org or .org pops into their head. That does not mean that the other extensions cannot become memorable. Just think of Wikipedia.org which is a vastly popular website in spite of its .org extension.

Domain name extension can also specifically point things out on a geographical level. Examples of this are .jp which stands for Japan or .fr which stands for France. The domain name can also be state-based such as .ca which stands for California. Both serve well as tools for localized Internet marketing.

How does a person get a good domain name?

They can get one from their own web hosting company provided that the hosting company offers domain name registration. They may opt to also get one from a separate domain name company. Prices will vary with both options. The typical cost will be somewhere between $6.50 and $35. I would tend to go somewhere with the middle of the road pricing.

You know the saying you only get what you pay for. Sometimes the low price is correlated with the word cheap. If you want good service or a good domain name, then you are going to have to pay the price.

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