What is the difference between a domain name and Web Hosting?
I want to get my own website up and running, so I went to look at prices around the place… I found a good site which has domain names at $11/year, but I’m confusing myself because I’m not sure of the difference between a domain name and web hosting – I want quite a lot of space, and I will use Frontpage to make my site because that also has an upload facility attached, so I just need the domain name right?
However, I cant see anything about how much space I get when I buy a domain name, so this makes me think I need to get web hosting…. please help!!
Thanks 
I’m still confused – so if it says Domain Names $11 and then Web Hosting $164.50, do I need both? Or can I just buy a Domain Name and use Frontpage to upload my pages to that name? Sorry… I can be a bit thick sometimes…
Go to “https://www.godaddy.com” you can get both for $8.95 a year and lower. Depending on what you want and need. They support Frontpage.
A domain name works like an address forwarding service.
All of your Web site content sits on a computer with a unique address. This is called an IP address. An IP address is made up of a series of numbers, such as 123.23.234.45. Your domain name directs visitors to your site using this IP address.
We use domain names instead of IP addresses because most people find it easier to remember a name rather than a series of numbers.
In order to choose the right hosting plan, you’ll need to consider a few things:
Design
How was your Web site designed? For example, if you designed an ASP or ASP.NET Web site, you’ll need to find a Windows hosting plan. If you have a Web site that uses CGI or PHP, you’ll need to get a Linux hosting plan.
Traffic
How much traffic or how many visitors do you expect monthly? The more visitors or traffic you expect on your site, the higher the bandwidth you will need.
Size
How large is your site? If you’re planning on having a large site with a lot of multimedia content, you’ll probably need additional disk space.
Hope this helps.
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