Domain Name and Web Hosting
With a request for us to build your Web site a domain name and web hosting services will be arranged for you with Webcity at cost price, you will be requested to pay webcity directly after receiving their invoice.
The following is information to help you understand domain names and hosting.
Domain Name
This is the name you register to use as your web site address, eg - www.joyciesflowers.com.au
Prices may vary but is approximately $40.00 for two years of registration
We recommend that you use the .au extension indicating that you are in Australia as this will allow you to be found on search engines when people looking for you click on the AU or Australian only selection.
The .au extension has a more critical selection criteria and you are limited to use either your registered business name, your own name or a name that describes your business activities. We recommend strongly that you use a registered business name and if you would like to use a different name then it would be advisable to register this first with the Department of Fair trading.
On application for us to design your web site we will help and advise on your selection of domain name.
The following links may be of assistance for you to check suitability.
- Webcity Domain Name search and register, use this to check if your name is available.
- ASIC, Australian Securities and investments Commission, use this to check for conflicts with other businesses
- NSW Office of Fair Trading Business Name Search also use this to check for conflicts with other businesses
- AUNIC This database is a public service provided by .au Domain Administration.
Web site Hosting Service
Hosting is the allocation of memory (space) on a main computer that is virtually always connected to the internet. You save (publish) a copy of your web site to this computer so others on the web can view it at any time.
We use and recommend Webcity as it offers a very affordable and reliable hosting service with excellent tools and help. Poor hosting services are often under repair making your web site not available, when they are on line your web site is slow to load and finally they can be difficult to deal with, they complicate the control of your site and withhold user names and passwords.
Most web sites will only require minimal hosting services which costs approximately $100.00 per year.
To find out more go to Webcity to see for yourself.
