If you aren't interested in getting technical you don't need to know all of this but i'll explain it for those who are. A website is like a house. It is something that's built either by you or for you and designed to reflect what you're all about. A house would be non-existent without land to sit on! Land is exactly the same as web hosting. Hosting packages, like land, come with different features to enhance or add value to your house. It certainly comes in a variety of forms, good quality and bad. Now, house and land is no good without an address so people, and mail, can find you. Your domain is exactly like your address. Every domain is unique and registered to an owner. This sites domain is www.escortmarketing.co.nz, also known as the URL or web address. Choosing the right Web Domain is a bit important. You have two things to consider. You either want it to be easy for your visitors to remember, your name for example, or be good for search engines. Google is vital for an effective website and keywords are vital for Google. A good web designer will talk to you about key words and how he or she will be making the most of them. This is IMPORTANT. But, before Google looks at what's written in your website they look at your Domain to tell them what your website is about. www.aucklandescorts.co.nz is a very good example of a key word rich web domain. You would choose domain extension .co.nz if you want to target New Zealand audiences, choose .com.au * for Australia or go with .com or .net to cover all bases. You also need to make sure no one else already owns your preferred name with a quick domain availability check. Domain names can include hyphens but I recommend that you avoid this where possible. You can also register (buy) a domain to keep some one else from owning it, perhaps planning ahead or to protect it.

When you register a domain your details become public. Your domain can be registered to a business or organisation but your contact details and address are still viewable. Most hosts have a "Make your domain private" option for a small charge or we can register it under EiB if you are concerned.

Domain .com or .net - $9.95 USD per year (or free with a Lunar Pages basic plan)
Domain .co.nz - $27.56 NZD per year
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You are free to choose your own webhost but I highly recommend Lunar Pages. Their Basic Plan has all you'll ever need, boasts 99.9% uptime and allows adult content. I found it very hard to find quality hosting for the latter. Includes cPanelX with lots of goodies. Being US based LP does require a credit card to purchase, however, I can arrange it for you with your details or mine. Basic Plan key features:
Free Domain (.co.nz not included)
Unlimited Storage
Unlimited Bandwidth
Unlimited Addons (ie. host many domains)
Unlimited Emails
Fantastico Script library
LP Basic Plan - $107.40 USD per year *
Anonymous Domain - $7.95 USD per year
* Cheaper 24 and 60 month plans.
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