If you already had or have a website or even if you don’t, you must have heard the terms Hosting and Domain in relation to the website part. In today’s article we will talk a little about these two terms and explain what they are for. Let’s get to it!

To start with, we have to say that both the domain and the hosting are essential to have a website. But when you know what they are for, you will understand why you need to have these two things if you want to have a website.

Let’s first explain what is perhaps the most common to hear, domain or domains.
The domain is the well-known link to the website, that is, the domain is the link you will give to your website. It is important to have a url that defines your company, for example your company name or even your company’s main service or function and location. For example www.advogadoportimão.com6, making this combination of service and location, could be a good move to have a better placement in google search results. But still, it must be remembered that the fact of doing this does not mean that you will soon have the best ranking in the searches, there is all the other work on the sites that is needed to be done to help improve the ranking in the search results.
Also something important to mention, surely you have already seen on sites that talk about having a free domain or even creating your free website, it could be a good opportunity for those who are starting and do not want to have initial costs in creating a website . Still, it is important to know that although it is free, these sites end up being more limited in their construction and in relation to domain your site may lose relevance in the search results. Therefore, it is not always so advantageous to opt for the free options.

Now, we turn our attention to the accommodation, what is it about? Hosting is the “place” where the website and all its content will be hosted and made available to the internet. Hosting is therefore a server, which stores content and information that you enter on your website. And just like the domains, you can also find the most variable prices, and we advise you to evaluate the hosting packages well, don’t just go for the cheapest. Assess well the needs you will need to have on your website, for example, an online store will require you to put many more photos than if it is just an institutional company presentation site. Therefore, it is important to see if the hosting package you are going to buy has enough disk space to be able to upload multiple photos.

AT HUB Ativo, our design department can help you provide these services to start your website and start to have an online presence and grow your business. For more information, contact us through our contact page or if you prefer, come and visit HUB Ativo in Portimão.