What is a Domain Name?

We often keep hearing the word domain name in the world of internet, well what is it anyway? Let me tell you, a domain name is something through which your site will be recognized by the world. For example, my name is Sandy, and that is how my friends recognize me. If I didn't have any name then how would I be called by other people right? Exactly, domain name is the name of your site with the extension of.com, info,.org,.net etc..Com is the popular extension which everyone wants to have for their site.

Domain name can also be referred to telephone number, when someone dials your number they can reach you. So, when someone type your domain in internet, your website will appear in front of them. When you have the domain name ready for your website, you need to go to domain registration sites and register your domain name, so that no one can take that name now or in future.

Small or big business, personal website for your interest, it may be anything, you need a domain name which has to be registered. For registering the domains, you need to pay some fees, some plans ask for yearly payment and some ask for one time payment. You can choose anyone you are comfortable with. If you think paying one time too much for you then you can choose quarterly payment also.

These days there are hundreds of domain registration sites available on the web and they also provide the web hosting service for one fee. It is not necessary that all those sites are good, so make your own list of good sites and choose among them. No matter how big or small your website it, a domain name and web hosting are the most important and first thing you would want to do before doing anything else.