Your domain is your website’s address. They generally look like yourdomain.com.au and don’t have the https:// or www. attached to them. Businesses usually put in the name of their business as their domain name as it is easiest for customers to find the website.
There are many different types of domain names that you can register. The most common type of domain name that you can register in Australia is a .com.au. If you are in Australia, using a .com.au has the lowest yearly rate making it the most cost effective option. It also shows your customers that you are a local business.
Your website package can come with perks related to your domain. Here are some domain name perks that you may want to look out for when searching for a hosting package:
Parked Domains
Parked Domains are domains that direct themselves to your website. Parked domains can either be domains that are close to yours or common misspellings of your actual domain. With parked domains, your customer will be directed to your website regardless of incorrect spelling. You can also prevent competitors from choosing a domain name similar to yours preventing confusion between your businesses.
Addon Domains
Addon Domains are domains that live in the same cPanel environment. You will be able to use the same features of the primary domain for this additional domain. You can essentially think about it as paying for one hosting package for the size of two domains! As you are sharing the same storage between multiple domains you may find that you are using a lot of space on your hosting package. However, depending on the requirements of your business, it can be more economical to buy these addon domains and pay for a large hosting package instead of paying for multiple smaller hosting packages.
Subdomains
A subdomain is an addition to your primary domain which makes it easier to navigate specific parts of your website. A domain that has a subdomain attached to it generally looks like this: subdomain.yourbusiness.com.au.
These domains can be used in different ways depending on your business’ needs. An example is rebuilding your website on the same primary domain.
To keep your website running during this time, you can use a “staging” subdomain to ensure customers don’t find the new website during its building process.
Redsteps Web offers all the above perks for an unlimited number of domains in all our website hosting packages! Contact us today to find more about these packages.
