In this article we will analyze two of the four factors that shape the cost of a website. More specifically we will talk about Domain Name and Web Hosting and we will see what each one is.
Whenever a website is created we need to give it a name so that other people can find it. This name in official terminology is called a domain name. The purchase of a domain name usually ranges between 10 and 20 euros per year.
Below we will see some useful information about the domain name.
From now on when I say domain name in your mind you can translate it as the name of the website.
Let's see what the domain name consists of
The domain name consists of two parts:
But let's see an example in practice to understand better.
Let's say a businessman goes to a web development company and when they ask him what name he would like to have his website he replies that he would like to be called 'kitrini-petalouditsa'. Then they will ask him what ending he would like his website to have and he will tell them .gr
So the name of his website will be --> kitrini-petalouditsa.gr
The first thing the website builder will do is look to see if someone else has already taken that name. If it is available the website builder will get it on behalf of the customer.
But if someone else has taken it then the company that has undertaken the construction of the website will inform the customer that the specified name is taken.
Even if it is occupied it may be available with another ending instead of .gr such as .com
If finally it does not exist with any other ending then the customer should choose another name for his website.
In closing, I would like to mention that many people think that the www that we see at the beginning of the name of a website is part of the domain name. This is not the case, www is an optional element. That is, in the above example with kitrini-petalouditsa.gr it is not necessary to put www in front. The name alone together with the ending constitute a legitimate domain name.
Web Hosting is the nest of our website or otherwise its home. A small business can find solutions that start from 50 euros per year.
Below is a further analysis of the web hosting concept.
A website is like a house. It can be small, so it takes up little space, but it can also be big and need a lot of space. If you rent a studio apartment you will pay much less than if you rent a detached house. So is web hosting, the greater the needs of a website, the greater the cost of web hosting, i.e. the digital space who will host the web site. It is very important, however, to emphasize again that with 50 euros a year, a small business can be started very well.
Web Hosting is something that cost-wise can reach very high. Think of the website of a large company, imagine the amount of data a large company's website can have and how many visitors it can receive daily or even simultaneously. So web hosting depends on the size of the website and its requirements.
*A small clarification: regarding the domain name I would like to clarify that what I mention above as an ending in the official terminology it is called a top-level domain, but here to facilitate the readership I mention it as an ending.
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