Managed Website Hosting

Domain Name Registration

A domain name is your website’s address on the internet e.g. “yourbusiness.com.au”.  Just like a street address helps people find your shop, a domain name helps people find your website.

You need to register a domain name so it belongs to you and no one else can use it, this is typically an annual subscription to a domain name registrar.

Cloudflare DNS hosting

Like a GPS for your domain name. When someone types in “yourbusiness.com.au”, the DNS (Domain Name Server) tells their device exactly where to go to find your website.

Even though your domain name is easy to remember, your website actually lives on a computer (called a server) with a complicated number address. DNS translates the domain name into that number — so visitors land in the right place.

Content Management System (CMS)

A Content Management System (CMS) is an application that is used to manage web content, allowing multiple contributors to create, edit and publish content. Examples of CMS are WordPress, Squarespace & Shopify.

Email Hosting

Email hosting is a separate service that allows you to set up a custom email address relating to your domain name. i.e. abc@yourbusinessname.com.au

Managed Website Hosting

Website Hosting is the place where all of the files of your website live. If the domain name was the address of your house, then web hosting is the actual house that address points to.

SSL Certificate (Security)

Have you ever noticed that some URLs start with http://, whilst others start  with https://? An SSL certificate provides you with that ‘s’ standing for ‘secure’. It establishes an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browser remains private. Installation of an SSL certificate is best practice on all websites.