February 2nd, 2008

Domain Names and how they work

Posted in Business, Helpful Information, Marketing, Uncategorized

Registering a domain name doesn’t automatically make your Web site appear when visitors enter your domain into a Web browser. You have to upload your Web site to a computer that hosts the site and assigns a numeric address, called an IP address, to your domain. Your domain and associated IP address are stored in a database with every other domain and associated IP address. When visitors enter your domain into a Web browser, your domain works like an address forwarding service by forwarding visitors to the IP address where your Web site is stored. I use domain names instead of IP addresses because most people find it easier to remember a name rather than a series of numbers.