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What is a Landing Page?
Recent statistics reveal that businesses that create over 30 landing pages will achieve seven times more leads than companies that have less than ten landing pages. What is a landing page? It boosts sales, but what else is it boosting? Besides my company’s self esteem. Keep reading to learn what a landing page is, why…
What is a Subdomain?
According to Google, its search index contains hundreds of billions of web pages. Did you say Billions? *Lifts Evil pinky finger to mouth* While this number is undoubtedly overwhelming, your website only needs to compete with a small fraction of these web pages for a spot in Google’s top 10 search results for a keyword.…
Best Company To Register Your Domain Name With
The first step towards getting your website up and running is choosing the right domain name registrar. This is who will most likely become your web hosting partner as well. This sounds dramatic but…how will I know if they’re the one? Well, the right registrar should have additional features apart from low prices that will…
Why Do We Need DNS Servers?
When you type a domain name (e.g., www.microsoft.com) into the address bar on a browser, such as Firefox or Edge, it finds the website by communicating with a specific type of server known as a domain name system (DNS) server. The browser sends out a DNS query a DNS server answers it. ORDER UP! Wait,…
What is an Alias Domain or Domain Alias?
We’ve all done it – logged onto our computer to visit a website that we were so sure we knew the URL of. We confidently typed idefinitelyknowmystuff.com into the URL bar, only to find the “site can’t be reached.” The site we were so sure of was actually idefinitelyDONTknowmystuff.com. Face Palm. Or, perhaps we’ve typed…
How to Quickly Find Your Domain Registrar
Most people who create blogs or websites choose to register a domain name. A domain registrar is responsible for selling and managing domain name registrations. Since the process of registering your domain name is typically completed early in the process of starting your site, it’s easy to forget your domain registrar. Fortunately, there are a…
What is WordPress used for?
Whether you’re planning to create a blog or shift your business online, the thought of building your own website can be overwhelming. Goosfraba. Goosfraba. Followed by some very labored breathing. Here’s where WordPress steps in. It is undoubtedly the simplest way to create a website online. Let’s take a moment to understand WordPress in-depth and…
What Is a DNS Server, Why Is It Important, and How Does It Work?
We’ve discussed DNS (domain name system) servers in previous articles (also known as a name server). As a refresher, we know it has a database of hostnames that link specific public IP addresses. It has special software and communication protocols, and even translates (or resolves) hostnames to IP addresses. One question you might still have…
What is DNS? What does it do?
According to siteefy.com, there were approximately 341.7 million registered domains as of Q4 of 2021 and 1,591 domain root types (.com, .net, .org, etc.). WOWZA. While not every registered domain has an associated website, most do. With each site having one to several thousand pages, how does a phone or computer find the correct page…
What Are WordPress Themes?
Themes are the backbone of any WordPress website. As a web hosting and content management system, WordPress offers business owners a blank canvas upon which they can create unique web sites to elevate their digital brand experience. Plus let’s face it, life isn’t exactly a Burger King. So why give up the opportunity to have…