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In Website Owners Guide
Website Owners Guide
A series of articles explores and explains some key aspects of website ownership, and related subjects. From our experience, it’s the sort of information that prospective website owners would like to be aware of preferrably before embarking on web development projects, but which was either previously unavailable or poorly explained.
While the intention is to be “jargon-free”, we realise we may not always successful in achieving this goal. If there are aspects that remain unclear, or questions you would like to see answered then we would welcome receiving your comments and ideas for improvement.
Choosing a domain name: rules & guidelines
A look at domain names, the limited character set that can be used in domain names, and some guidelines for selecting a domain name that will be effective in supporting your online presence.
Domain Names, Domain Name Servers & Domain Name Management
A brief look at what the domain name does, the role of Domain Name Servers, and why website owners should themselves have access to the domain management account if they are to have any real control over the domain they think they own.
Registering your own domain name
Registering your own domain name brings with it a number of supporting benefits to any online activity. However, since these can be considered almost as side-effects they are often overlooked in the headlong rush towards website development. Their significance though should not be ignored.
