If you are looking to create your website, you may have come across terms like Domain, Domain Registration etc.. Before we jump to discussing the websites lets first learn more about domain.
A domain is name used to identify IP addresses. IP addresses look like this – “127.0.0.1”. Domain names are used to direct traffic to a particular web page or any online service.
There are two types of available domain – free and hosted. Free domains are those which include the hosting providers name in their address. For example – bloggervilla37.blogspot.com . This is a blogger website domain(free) and thus it includes the name ‘blogspot’ in its address.”
Now consider an example – forbes.com. Here you won’t see any hosting provider’s name as it is a hosted site.
You have to pay monthly/annually for the hosted websites and they obviously have more features than free domains. So, lets discuss some websites that provide hosted domains along with the pricing, pros and cons:
A domain is name used to identify IP addresses. IP addresses look like this – “127.0.0.1”. Domain names are used to direct traffic to a particular web page or any online service.
There are two types of available domain – free and hosted. Free domains are those which include the hosting providers name in their address. For example – bloggervilla37.blogspot.com . This is a blogger website domain(free) and thus it includes the name ‘blogspot’ in its address.”
Now consider an example – forbes.com. Here you won’t see any hosting provider’s name as it is a hosted site.
You have to pay monthly/annually for the hosted websites and they obviously have more features than free domains. So, lets discuss some websites that provide hosted domains along with the pricing, pros and cons:
1) Domain.com
This is the best website you can use to buy domains. It also includes a website builder and also supports wordpress. You can use either one to create a stunning website. You also get great security parameters and SSL certificate to keep your visitor’s data safe.
Plans:
- The most popular is the basic plan which starts with $3.75 per month. But, you can only host one website under this plan and only one FTP login.
- The next is the deluxe plan which starts with $6.75 per month and you can host unlimited websites under this plan and you get 25 FTP logins.
- Ultra plan starts with $13.75 which includes all features of Deluxe plan and unlimited FTP logins.
2) BlueHost
BlueHost is one of the world’s biggest hosting service providers with over 2 million websites hosted worldwide.
There are three types of hosting you can purchase on this site:
- VPS – This is a hosting which is kinda like a demo version of a dedicated hosting.
- Shared hosting – This is a server where you host your website along with other people using that server. As a lot of users use the same server, the speed of your website may be slow.
- Dedicated hosting – Here, a user leases the full server all for himself/herself. The only thing is that the cost may be a little bit high.
The below images clearly depict the prices of all the above discussed hosting types:
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Whenever you buy a hosting, you get a free domain with it.
3) DreamHost
DreamHost is just like BlueHost but you get more speed on DreamHost’s servers as they use SSDs instead of SATA drives.
You can also opt to pay monthly or annually based on your requirements. It starts at only $2.50 per month and is great if you are new to wordpress. This also has many hosting options but let us only take wordpress hosting. The plans are according to the below image:
4) GoDaddy
GoDaddy has been around for quite a time now and has served over 18 million customers. This is one of the most popular domain registrars in the world and is one of the most used website to buy domain and hostings. It is also known for its affordable prices. The only disadvantage is that its servers are a little slow as compared to others.
I recommend that you watch the following video that makes the things clearer….
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