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The things nobody explains properly.
Hosting, domains, content systems, email. You are expected to already know what these are before anyone will quote you. Here they are in plain English, including when the honest answer is that you do not need the thing.
What web hosting is, without the jargon
Web hosting is space on a computer that stays switched on all the time, connected to the internet, holding the files that make up your website. You rent that space …
What a domain name is, and who should own it
A domain name is the address people type to reach your website — imdgfx.com, for instance. You do not buy it outright; you register it for a year at a time and keep…
What a CMS does, and when you need one
A CMS — content management system — is an admin area behind your website where you log in and change the words, swap photos, add pages or publish posts, without tou…
Business email, and why the address matters
A business email address uses your own domain — hello@yourbusiness.com — rather than a free provider like Gmail or Yahoo. It looks established, it proves the domain…
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