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 ABC of Websites in Brief

A - Get a Name

This is your domain name. Also called your web address or URL ie your www.thisisme.com.au Names with .com can be almost anything. Names with .com.au must have some relationship to the busines name, product or service. Your name is registered with an annual or bi-annual fee. We have sourced best value registrars to save you money.


B - Rent a space

This is called Hosting. It could even be your computer but most sites are in dedicated data centres with connection to internet backbones. Your need disk space and traffic (bandwidth) allowance. Our hosting is full featured and keenly priced.


C - Design your site

You can design your own or have us do it for you at very reasonable rates.

 Our Services

We can do any or all of the ABC for you.

From a simple email identity to a full shopping site, we will give you:

  • great value
  • personal service
  • a fixed price quote with no surprises
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     Glossary

  • Registrar - Keeps record, for a fee, of your Domain Name, Contact information and how your site is found. They are subject to Government and Industry regulations.
  • Host - This is the computer that stores your website. It could even be your computer in your office but most are in dedicated data centres with climate control, backup power and fat connections to the internet backbone.
  • DNS - Domain Name Server is a computer that acts like an old fashioned switchboard operator and connects the user to the website host computer by looking up the website address in a huge directory.
  • ISP - Internet Service Provider supplies your connection to the internet as a user. You can have a website without having an ISP. You can change ISP without any effect on your website (as long as you are not using the included hosting with your ISP)
  • URL - Uniform Resource Locator - Web address in words
  • IP Address - Web (or network) address in numbers eg 66.218.71.81