Web hosting is the process of renting space and bandwidth through a company so that your website will be online. It means that you can publish your website so that anybody in the world can visit your website on the Web.

You can either pay a web hosting company for your website hosting or you can opt for free hosting. If you go for free hosting then you will have banner ads or pop-ups on your website. If you pay you will have no adverts and will be in complete control of your website.

A domain is an ‘address’ on the internet and hosting is the ‘space’ where the website files are stored.

A domain name is a set of letters and numbers which make up the web address of your website. Our domain name is alwaysaddmagic.co.za. Our web address is www.alwaysaddmagic.co.za

To have your own specific website address you need to register your own domain name.

Domain registration is the act of signing up for a web address that someone can search for on the internet. The domain name may be your business name, your blog page, or even an online store.

This domain is in a word format and readable to humans such as alwaysaddmagic.co.za A domain name is an easy-to-remember website name. The web address can then be accessed directly or with an internet browser and the user will be directed to the web page.

Registration secures the domain name for future use (renewable every 12 months cycle), registering the domain name only does not include hosting services but does give you full access to DNS pointing to any IP address, depending on your specific requirements.

A domain name can also be reserved for future use, also known as domain parking. (renewable every 12 months cycle)