Today I'll be helping you build your first website. It could be on any niche. Whatever you like, whatever you are passionate about. It could be guitar, food, technology, anything.
So, whenever you are building a blog, the first thing that you need to know is the domain name.
What is a domain name?
A domain name is a website name. A domain name is an address where internet users can access your website. Like the case of Facebook. Now, "facebook.com" is the domain name for the company Facebook. Similarly, "google.com" is the domain name for the company, Google. I know it's very simple, but still I'm explaining it for people who don't know it. Now, there can be multiple extensions of your domain name. The popular ones are ".COM" definitely. Like, "google.COM" , "facebook.COM" , "instagram.COM". ".COM" is suited more for the international audience. But when you are targeting specific countries,like if you take the case of India, if you want to target only the Indian audience, then instead for going for ".COM" you can go for ".IN". Like for example my case, my website address is "themoney-guide.in". Because my primary audience will be Indian audience that's why I didn't go for a ".COM" but rather went in for a ".IN" domain. Now, after the domain name, to start a blog you need a hosting.
What is a web hosting?
A web hosting is a service that allows organizations and individuals to post a website or a web page on the internet. So, just like you have Elmira and covers to store your stuff, similarly your website also needs a place to store all the files and the folders. A website is nothing but a directory of file sand various folders that are rendered through a server or a particular domain name. So, whenever you're thinking of starting a blog, you need 2 things: first is a domain name, and second is a website hosting. Now, hosting also comes in different varieties so there's a shared web hosting, cloud hosting and then there is dedicated hosting. So let me explain each of them to you. We shall start with the shared web hosting.
Shared hosting
shared hosting is a type of web hosting that allows multiple websites to share a physical web server and its resources among the hosted websites. So whenever you are buying a web hosting,you're actually buying the space of the various servers. So there are various companies that sell web hosting. Like SiteGround, GoDaddy, BlueHost, HostGator. So whenever you are buying a hosting, you're actually buying some space on the server of this company. So these companies have massive servers so you are actually paying a monthly fee for some space on these servers. So when we talk about shared web hosting,you're actually taking a small part of the server. Because taking the entire server will be really expensive, so shared web hosting is a solution for people to start their blog at a very cheap price by taking a small part of the server. So by introducing this concept of shared hosting, multiple websites can then be in the same server. And also shared hosting is the cheapest option. So to understand this clearly, let's take an example. So let's assume you are looking for a flat and you've seen this flat which is really amazing and it has three rooms. But your requirement is only for one room. So you don't want to pay for the entire flat,when you only need one room, right? So the solution is that, three people can take one room each, so that each person does not have to pay the entire amount of the flat. Rather, just one third of the entire rent. So that's how shared web hosting works. A server has multiple websites and they pay a small fee just to have some part of the server usage. And this is what you will be purchasing to start a blog as well because this is the cheapest option. And also for beginners or people who are starting out with digital marketing or just starting a blog, a shared web hosting is more than enough because you are not driving a huge amount of traffic, because you're just starting out. Now the next come the cloud hosting,
Cloud Hosting
cloud hosting services provide hosting on virtual servers which pull their computing resource from extensive underlying networks of physical web servers. Now just like I told you the cloud hosting is used by established websites that are driving a massive traffic, and because it is costly as well so startup people or people who are just starting up with digital marketing or starting with blogging, they should not consider it. you have to pay approximately $120 per month for cloud hosting whereas in shared hosting you will only be paying approximately$3 to $4 per month. In cloud hosting your files are hosted in a cloud server. Now dedicated hosting is for the extremely popular websites that are driving millions of people on a monthly basis. And they need that kind of server resources, so this is when dedicated hosting comes into play. So websites like Facebook.com, Google.com, Instagram.com or even very big popular websites which are driving multi-million people per month. They need to go for dedicated hosting. In dedicated hosting instead of sharing these rver with multiple websites, you own the entire server. So you own all the resources. And also dedicated hosting is quite complex, so you'll really not gonna- as a beginner- you cannot manage it. You will need to hire a server person who will be handling the entire server. But dedicated hosting are extremely fast and can handle enormous traffic just because you are not sharing the space with anyone else. To people who are just starting or individual bloggers, dedicated hosting is not a solution it is more for big businesses. So these are the three types of hosting.
Free Hosting
Now let's talk about free hosting. Especially in India, "free" is something that is really preferred. And people think "why pay for hosting when you can get everything for free?" But you have to understand one thing that nothing good is free in this world. Yes, free hosting does exist, but they have their limitations, they have drawbacks and honestly, they are not worth it. If you are starting this digital marketing journey, then you have to invest some money in paid hosting. Because as I said, the only way you can learn digital marketing is through practical knowledge and these free web hosting providers they're honestly very shitty, they have limited server resources, they have unstable performances. That means your website will go blank or will give 404 error even with small traffic. And the worst part is there will be no technical support. Since you are starting out your blogging, sooner or later you will face issues. You will face problems like, installing WordPress, or some plugin is not working. Then you need someone to talk to. That's where the web hosting company comes into play. There are support people, you can directly call them or live chat with them and they will solve the issue for you. But with free hosting, nothing like that comes. But with free hosting there is no technical support. And also in my experiences, I have seen that free hosting scams are going on, where they will offer you free hosting for a month or two, but you won't even realize that after two months or maybe three months or even four months, they'll charge you a huge renewal fee. So personally I would recommend you to stay away from free hosting, and rather just invest a few dollars in a paid hosting plan. Since you are investing your time and energy in learning digital marketing, the one recommendation that I can give you is just invest your dollars in this paid hosting plan and this stuff alone will give you a huge push in becoming a very good digital marketer. So the good thing about paid hostings are that you get unlimited space, unlimited bandwidth with any email account. So with unlimited space and unlimited bandwidth you can drive as many people as possible. Yes, there's an upper limit of around 10 to20,000 visitors per day, but if you are just starting out that is more than enough. Also with paid hosting plan there are so many benefits. Instead of worrying the technicalities in installing WordPress or all, there's one click installation. All you have to do is click on a couple of icons, and almost everything will be installed automatically. And also there's a money-back guarantee if you are not happy with the hosting you can directly call the company and they will refund you your money. And the most important reason for going fora paid blog hosting is the experienced support staff. I can't tell you how important it is. And also paid hosting used to be expensive earlier and now it's extremely cheap. If you start a blog like the way I tell you, within a few months you'll be making good amount of income, as a passive source of income. So the money that you're investing in your blog is a... don't take it as an expense but rather an investment that will be giving you benefits later. So I have already shared why paid hosting is recommended and why it is one of the most important step for you to learn digital marketing. So the hosting company I recommend is definitely SiteGround, this is the company that I am using, this is the company where all my websites are hosted. And honestly, I've tried almost every hosting company out there, be it GoDaddy, be it HostGator, be it BlueHost and almost all of them, biet Eight Hosting etc. But my search ended at SiteGround, the website. This hosting company is phenomenal and I think the plus point is their support staff. They are so knowledgeable and they solve the query so quickly. And there are so many reasons why SiteGround is recommended. I know in India specifically, GoDaddy also does TV commercials. And they have huge marketing budget, so you'll see advertisements of GoDaddy all over the internet. But trust me, I have never seen a worst hosting like GoDaddy.
Difference between a StartUp and a GrowBigplan
The difference between a StartUp and a GrowBigplan is that you can host unlimited websites. So even in the future if you think of creating a new website, for you, for your friend, or just a new idea that might come into your mind or maybe you want to start a startup and you need a website for that, then you can go for the Grow Big plan. And also this is the one that I will recommend to you. Because I've seen that the Grow Big plan is extremely fast, the hosting is really fast. So your website will load at lightning speed and I've seen that whenever someone starts the journey of becoming a digital marketer,they end up making multiple websites. So whenever someone goes for the Start Up plan,they end up regretting that they need to create more websites, and they can't do it. So I recommend to go for the Grow Big plan.
Difference between GoGeek and GrowBig
the GoGeek and the GrowBig. The only primary difference is the traffic. So GoGeek plan can handle a huge amount of traffic. Although they say they can handle 100,000visitors per month, But even at 300,000 to 500,000 this plan is perfect for you. But since you are just starting out, I'll recommend Grow Big plan.
So guys, this was it about how What is Domain Name and Web Hosting. I'm feeling really excited because I'll be helping you out build your blog, add content to your blog, and everything about digital marketing. And not just that, I'll also help you monetize your blog. How to make money from your blog. Everything will be discussed here and not just the digital marketing course. click here for how to set up your blog like a professional blogger. I hope you understood the simple process of starting a website from scratch.
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