Domain names
What is a domain name?
In simple terms you may know it as a web address for example www.yourName.co.uk . It is the name that is registered for your website for a period (in the case of co.uk of 2 years, a .com for 1 year) that no-one else can use while the name remains registered.
What a domain name does.
The domain contains information about it’s owner, contact information and other references to the ownership and registration details of the name. The domain also has something called the MX records and Name server details. Put simply the MX records point at where emails will be sent, while the name server record points to the physical address of the website, that is the address of the machine where the website is stored.
What will a domain name give you.
Owning the domain name means you can change the name server and mx records as your circumstances change. Should you need to move your hosting or deal differently with your email then updating the necessary records accordingly will allow those changes smoothly and without interuption to your services.
iMaker can register your domain name for you, existing costs for a year are in the region of £7 for a .co.uk name and £12 for .com. We will also research and advise on the best domain name for your business.