Internet Marketing Beginners - What Is A Domain Name?

Internet marketing and making money online is a booming industry, but let's start from scratch with 'what is a domain name?'

Chances are if you are already thinking about getting involved in making money online in whatever way you have thought of doing so, then you probably already know. But, there are also a lot of people out there who are just discovering the business potential the internet offers and need to start from scratch in order to make sense of it all and eventually profit.

So for me, I think a good starting point is Domain Names, and why you would want one? Well, it is your website's address. Kind of similar to your home address in the sense of if somebody wants to visit you, they go to your address! It can also be referred to as 'web address' website address' or even 'URL'. Just so you know URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, a bit of fairly useless information for you, but it's still good to know!

Why would you need a Domain Name?

There is actually tons of business and internet marketing related reasons as to why should have certain domain names. But since we are going for the most simplistic reasons, you would need a domain name if you would like your own website or blog (if you are not sure what a blog is, don't worry, I will be talking about that in another article.) I does make sense, that if you are to launch your own website or blog, that you choose what you want the domain name to be. You see, you can get free domains, but a lot of the time it will just be your site's name tagged onto the end of another site's name.

Are Domain names expensive?

No. That's the answer you want to hear and that is the truthful answer. They generally range between $7 - $10. Where you will have to spend more money, not much more, is on website hosting. Again I will explain this in further detail in a later article, one thing at a time hey!

Where do I get a Domain Name?

This is actually dead easy. There are tons of great companies on the internet that can sell you a domain name, it's really not that big a deal. A simple search on the internet for "buy domain name" or something like along those lines, will bring up loads of the kind of site you need. I would suggest checking a few out first before you go ahead and buy.

So that's pretty much it. Domain names can play an important role in the branding of your website or blog so don't rush in. Take your time, choose carefully and if you mess up don't worry about it! We learn more from our mistakes any way! This is just one small stepping stone on your way to achieving financial success on the internet, so enjoy it!

Carl Ashton is a home based Internet Marketer with a passion for helping others take control of their lives and be able to work from home (or anywhere they like!). He has a free 7 Day Bootcamp for you at [http://CarlAshtonOfficial.com] Go get yours today!

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