Have you ever wondered how a website works? We are here to provide you with a short intro to the web to help you understand the basics of a website.
How Does a Website Work?
For many of us the internet and websites can be a completely foreign topic, we use it every day of our lives but often have very little understanding of how it all works. In this article, we will discuss the fundamentals of websites and why they are more similar to building a storefront than you may have previously thought.
What is Hosting?
If the internet was analogous to a plot of land, hosting would be considered the parcel of land your business is built on. Like a brick-and-mortar building in the real world, hosting gives someone a place to visit, browse, and interact with your website.
What is a Domain?
If hosting is the land, the Domain is the address of your website. The domain will navigate anyone searching for your business, directly to your location on the web. Similar to a GPS leading you to your destination on a road network.
Building a Website
Now that we have established the land and address, we have established the foundation from which the entire website will be built. In order to begin construction of the site we will need tools. WordPress or any other web Content Management System (CMS) (Insert word press/ CMS article) is how the site is constructed. A toolbox of excellent building tools ensuring the functionality, practicality, and aesthetics exceed expectations while saving hours of time in the process. From there, a website needs everything you would expect a brick-and-mortar building to need.
Web Essentials
A brick-and-mortar business needs secure locks, plenty of space for storage, an efficient layout to conduct business, insurance, a communication system, regular maintenance and to be open when customers visit like this imaginary brick-and-mortar building. The website must have Security from Hackers, Cloud Storage on a server, Large Bandwidth for fast page load times, Daily Backups, Integrated Email Services, daily updates, and 99.9% uptime to operate effectively.
Bringing your Website to Life
Like a construction company building a brick-and-mortar, we construct websites for you to showcase your online presence. Let us help your site become a reality by navigating you through the World Wide Web.
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