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| What is the difference between a domain and web hosting? |
Registering your domain gives you sole ownership and rights to the name of your site. No one else has access to the actual name of the domain and it is taken off the market. However, just because you own the domain doesn't mean you've got a server configured to serve a web site at that domain or to handle email for that domain.
Web hosting provides that server, its network connection, its configuration, and its upkeep. You just need to upload your site to the server and configure your email via an online account control panel. |
| What are parked domains? |
| Parked domains are basically an alias domain name to your master domain, it will be pointing to the same webpages as your master domain is pointing to. For example:- masterdomain.com/index.htm and parkeddomain.com/index.htm is pointing to the same webpage "index.htm" |
| How Do I Upload My Website to the World Wide Web? |
There are many ways to upload your website to the internet. Some web design programs have built-in features that allow you to upload. If you are using FrontPage for your site, you will need to ensure that your host has FrontPage extensions installed.
If your design program doesn't have a built-in uploading feature, the most popular way to get your files online is by using an FTP program. When your hosting account was set up by your web host, you should have been provided with an FTP account, with instructions on how to connect to it, including the FTP username and password.
The two most popular programs to use are WS_FTP and CuteFTP. Using either, you can connect to your hosting account and then upload or drag and drop the files, putting them live on the internet instantly.
For advanced users, you can also upload files using SSH. |
| What is meta tags. |
- Meta tags are included in the html, between the head element at the top of the document
- It is crucial to get the correct information in these as this could decide whether or not your web site is listed
- The meta tags (in the HTML of each page) for title , keywords and description should be utilized to their full value, and match keywords that appear in the body of the page
- Some search engines (not all) use meta tags to obtain the information about your site - directories don't use them
- Meta tags are an important aspect of search engine optimization
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