Domain Names

What is a domain name?

The term domain name has multiple related meanings:

• A name that identifies a computer or computers on the internet. These names appear as a component of a Web site's URL, e.g. wikipedia.org. This type of domain name is also called a hostname.
• The product that domain name registrars provide to their customers. These names are often called registered domain names.
• Names used for other purposes in the Domain Name System (DNS), for example the special name which follows the @ sign in an email address, or the Top-level domain names like .com, or the names used by the Session Initiation Protocol (VoIP), or DomainKeys.
• They are sometimes colloquially (and incorrectly) referred to by marketers as "web addresses".

Aquiring a domain name is the first step towards creating a web presence. Your domain name is controlled by Name Servers which point to your hosting account. If you have a domain name already, we can still change the Name Servers to point to our hosting if that is your desired route.

Domain name purchases are available for those clients signing up for Steph Borel Design hosting. If you wish not to use our hosting, you can purchase a domain at www.godaddy.com