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What is a Domain Name?

We are often asked by beginners:  what is a domain name and how do domains work? If you are a beginner, then you may have heard that you need a domain to make a website. A domain  name is the address of your website that people type in the browser URL bar to visit your website. In simple terms, if your website was a house, then your domain name will be its address. A more detailed explanation: The Internet is a giant network of computers connected to each other through a global network of cables. Each computer on this network can communicate with other computers. To identify them, each computer is assigned an IP address. It is a series of numbers that identify a particular computer on the internet. A typical IP address looks like this: 66.249.66.1 Now an IP address like this is quite difficult to remember. Imagine if you had to use such numbers to visit your favorite websites. Domain names were invented to solve this problem. Now if you want to visit a website, then you don’t...

What is Web Hosting?

Web hosting is the place where all the files of your website live. It is like the home of your website where it actually lives. A good way to think about this is if the domain name was the address of your house, then web hosting is the actual house that addresses points to. All websites on the internet, need web hosting. When someone enters your domain name in a browser, the domain name is translated into the IP address of your web hosting company’s computer. This computer contains your website’s files, and it sends those files back to the users’ browsers. Web hosting companies specialize in storing and serving websites. They offer different types of hosting plans to their customers.  How Domain Names and Web Hosting are Related? Domain names and web hosting are two different services. However, they work together to make websites possible. Basically, a domain name system is like a massive address book that is constantly updated. Behind each domain name, there is an address of the w...

How do I start a career in digital marketing?

As a fresher, you would need to keep an eye on every possible detail about this field from all the sources as possible. You can even take up a good online course, but then I wouldn’t suggest directly joining a course. You can start reading stuff from the free online resources. This will surely help you get started on the subject. Also, as a start, you can try YouTube, as a good source of free information. Now the only problem with these resources is that they are all scattered and you might have to struggle hard with finding the streamlined information. And that brings me to the topic of learning the subject from a professional. Joining a good course Now, joining a good course has literally become the need of the hour for the following things: A complete course package that consists of a holistic curriculum Getting to learn from the best industry experts Live projects to work on and gain some hands-on experience Complete professional guidance and assistance when it comes to getting con...