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Getting a Web Site Online

  1. What is Web Hosting?
  2. Difference in Registrar & Host
  3. Types of Hosting
  4. Getting a Web Site Online
  5. Choosing a Web Host
  6. Glossary







The setup of a website involves, among others, the following key steps:

  • Choose and register a domain name
  • Purchase web site hosting bandwidth, space, software and features
  • Design the web site: the home page, the look and feel, the functionality, like a shopping catalogue and a shopping cart, the content, the links and set up the content to be served
  • Deploy the web site to the server
  • Monitor the web site for correct functioning and content delivery

In some cases such as with EarthLink Web Hosting, the provider offers services to assist in all of the above steps. Some even add automation and software services that facilitate each step, or access to other service providers to assist in the completion of each step, such as graphic designers who will complete the look and feel of the website, or programmers who will build dynamic functionality like shopping carts or the capture of details into a database. The web hosting provider normally allows the person buying hosting services access to web site monitoring and administration tools.

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