The first step is to purchase a domain name (the website address) from a registrar such as Moniker or Go Daddy. A registrar is an authorized reseller of domain names from a registry. Your domain name needs to communicate to others what you are selling or offering. Since there are so many websites on the Internet, you need to stick out. A .travel domain is a great way of doing this if you are in the travel or tourism industry. Unlike .com, there are still many great .travel names available that will be able to convey the message of your business clear and concisely. Next, your website needs content. This is the text, pictures, banners, and so on that will appear on the site. The next thing you need is a design layout. Once your site is set up you will also need marketing in order to get visitors! Finally, your site will need web hosting. This includes somewhere for your site's data to be stored and a way for it to be accessed (transferred from this location to your site visitors' computers). These two things are called storage and bandwidth. So that is why a website host (or web hosting company) is needed. You cannot simply store your site on your own computer, unless you have a dedicated web server (this is a special computer with a super high speed internet connection). This would cost you thousands upon thousands of dollars to purchase and maintain. Spending all that money on hosting your site yourself is impractical. Thus, you need a web hosting company to take care of this for you. (WebHostDirectory) With a number of webhosting companies on the internet, it is sometimes hard to find the one that offers true cheap and quality webhosting. Before, you began to search for companies that offer cheap webhosting, it is important to know what exactly you are looking for. This includes your site features, internet programming languages, database connectivity features, email addresses, domain name, traffic you expect and many other considerations. (MyContentBuilder)
In today's internet world, it is imperative to have a website for your business. How do you get on the web?
Recently, a new TLD (top level domain) was launched to the internet, .tel. .tel addresses are the newest way to store all of your personal or business contact information in one, easily accessible, place on the web. On the surface .tel is just another top-level domain (TLD), like .com, .org, .net etc. But that is where the similarities end. Instead of needing to buy a domain name, find a hosting service for it, and designing a website, all you need to do is purchase your .tel domain name of choice and fill in your information using their application. It is the 21st century version of a business card. You can store any personal information you would ever want on your .tel address, you never need to pay for hosting, and if any of your information changes you can update it from anywhere anytime. The only way that this becomes overwhelmingly successful however, is if it reaches a critical mass and becomes the de-facto standard for accessible contact information. The problem they face is that their service is VERY simple and anyone could make a knockoff with even more functionality. Or worse yet, someone like Facebook could leverage its existing user base (of over 175 million people) and provide a similar service for free. The thing that telnic (the company behind .tel) has going in its favor is an entire TLD assigned solely for this purpose. That fact alone makes them a huge force and makes it much more recognizable than some 3rd party website trying to offer the same service. (Brattle Consulting Group)
For examples of .tel pages, check out heidinoel.tel (personal) and apple.tel (business).
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