The Difference Between A “Domain Name” And “Web Hosting”
There is a lot of confusion around domain names and web hosting. On the surface, they seem like the same thing. When someone asks for your website, the answer is usually something like: “It’s www.yourwebsite.com.” So it’s easy to assume that the address is the website. It isn’t. To put it simply:your domain name is the address, and your website lives on a hosting server. A helpful way to think about it is this: Your ...