A domain name is a unique name that identifies your website on the internet. An example of a domain name is www.softsparktechnologies.com.
What is The Advantage of Having My Own Domain Name?
Similar to a customized toll-free phone number, a domain name gives your business a unique identity on the Internet. This makes it much easier for visitors to find and remember your website. For instance, if your company's name is ABC Signs, Inc., you could register the domain name abcsigns.com. A customer would then visit your website by going to www.abcsigns.com.
Can I Register A Domain Name Through SoftSpark?
Yes absolutely! Domain registration is an important service we offer. Take a look at our Domain Registration page where you can search for available names and register them. You don't have to purchase other website design or web hosting services from us to use this service - although we hope that you will want to use us for all your web services.
Can I Sell My Domain Name That I Registered?
Yes, once you register the domain name, it is yours to sell or do what you want with, provided all the required fees are paid and it's not in breach of any law.
What Domain Name Should I Choose?
This depends on how you are going to use it. If you are going to be telling people over the phone, choose one that is easy to say and spell out loud. Above all, I would choose one that is memorable and not confusing.
Can Anyone Register A Domain Name In Any Country?
No. Many domains in various countries and territories around the world have very specific requirements and restrictions defining who is able to register a domain name in their jurisdiction or zone.
What is Hosting?
Web hosting is a place to store your website files on the internet so that others can access it...like a virtual file cabinet.
What is the difference between UNIX hosting and Windows hosting?
Depending on which operating system to go with depends on your needs.
If you need to support Microsoft products such as ASP, MS Access, or VBScript, then Windows hosting would be better. Furthermore, if you are comfortable with IIS and do not have the time to understand how UNIX works, Windows hosting would again be a better choice.
There are some things to remember.
First of all, just because you use Windows at home does not mean you should use Windows hosting. The two are completely different, and having a Windows system at home will not affect your ability to communicate with a UNIX server.
Secondly, Linux is much more common with web hosts due to its superior stability and because it is free. Since it is free, Linux hosting is usually cheaper than Windows. Just because it's free does not mean it's not as good - Linux is an excellent product too.
What Exactly Is Space And Bandwidth/Data Transfer?
Disk space is the size your website can be. Every single letter on your website has to be stored somewhere on your web host's server. Each letter is one byte, and a megabyte is roughly one million bytes. HTML pages are usually very small, but it is the extra images, scripts, and even databases that can take up large amounts of disk space.
Bandwidth/Transfer is the amount of data the server will allow your site to send in a month. Transfer is usually measured in gigabytes - billions of bytes. Once you go over your monthly limit, a host may either shut your site down for the remainder of the month or it can charge you 'overage.'
What is Virtual Hosting?
Also known as shared hosting, this form of web hosting should suffice for most everyone.
Virtual hosting simple refers to the fact that your site is on one server, and that this server hosts mulitple sites. You are virtually shared - your site will not be the only one on this specific server.
Very few sites would actually need the power of a dedicated server, so this option provides to be a reliable and cheap solution.
Where Are Your Web Servers Located?
Our state-of-the-art web servers are in various multi-million dollar data centers in USA and Australia that have premium connectivity to the Internet. This ensures some of the highest uptime possible for your web sites and mail communication systems.
I am Currently Hosted With Another Firm And Would Like To Switch Over To Softspark Web Hosting. How Do I Do This?
Just call and inform us and we will take care of everything. We will transfer your domain name along with all of your existing web sites content.
Why don't I just go with the Cheapest Hosting?
At times you will come across deals that are almost too good to be true - cheap web hosting with amazing features!
There are hosts that while offering cheap prices do back that up with excellent performance and service, but there are things to be noted:
Can I see visitor statistics?
Our web hosting plans have statistics module which will allow you to see the following details about your website's traffic:
Number of Unique visitors
Number of visitors
Sessions Graph
Pageviews
Hits
Bytes
Referring search engines
Referring Keywords
and much more.
I have bought a domain name through another Registrar, what do I need to do so it can point to Hosting with SoftSpark?
When registering a domain name with another Registrar, in order for the domain name to point to Hosting with Cacti media, The DNS Information need to be the following:
