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Lesson
What is a domain name
About this lesson
Summary
Your domain name is your address on the internet. Learn what it is and why you need one.
Follow along
Steps
- Think of a domain name as the street address of your website, such as lairdskills.com.
- The parts fit together, the name, the dot and the ending, such as .com or .co.uk.
- You rent a domain for a year at a time. You never buy it for life.
- Your domain is yours, even if you change who builds or hosts your website.
In writing
In a few words
A domain name is the address people type into their browser to find your website. Yours might be something like lairdskills.com. Just like a street address, it tells people exactly where to go. You rent it for a year at a time and renew it when it runs out.
Words explained
Domain name: your website’s address on the internet.
Registrar: a company that sells domain names.