At the simplest level a website is a group of files that can be viewed over the internet.

A domain name is required for people to know how to access your website. The internet is built on IP Addresses and without Domain Names people would have to remember these addresses to access websites.

Every domain name must be registered through a Domain Name Registrar. These registrars are regulated by an organization called ICANN. Each registrar charges a fee for this registration process.

Hosting is the process of putting the files needed for a website on a server to make them available to others via the internet.

A server is basically a high-powered computer capable of processing (serving) resources or information to its clients. There are Print Servers, File Servers, Web Servers, etc. When we discuss a server we typically mean a Web Server which is a server that serves web pages.

SERP is an acronym that stands for Search Engine Result Page. Basically what that is, is the listing of web pages returned by a keyword query or search.

Keywords are a listing of words or phrases that are important to people searching for your business or service. They are placed in a hidden tag in your site and should also be used in the content text on your site. For more information about keywords visit our Articles Section.

HTTP is an abbreviation for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It is the underlying mechanism for sending and receiving messages over the internet.

HTML is an abbreviation for HyperText Markup Language which set of tags used to describe the structure of a web page.

A domain name is simply a name that refers to an IP Address. For example msn.com, google.com, yahoo.com are all domain names.

IP stands for Internet Protocol. It is a communication technology used to send information accross the internet.

ICANN is an abbreviation for International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. They are the organization that coordinates IP Address across the world.