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What is the difference between web hosting and domain name registration?

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Domain name registration and web hosting are two closely connected but very different services. Domain name is your digital identity and what people type in their web browsers to see you content. See the image below.

Difference domain name and web hosting

1) People buy domain names for different reasons: to host their websites, to get custom e-mails or buy them for business - to sell them later on higher price or park them and make money from ads. So, you can have a domain without having a website, but you can't have your own website unless you buy a domain name(exceptions are the free solutions like wordpress.org or blogger.com but there the site is not really yours). You can find more info on the subject in our Domain buying guide

2) Visual representation on the difference between web hosting and domain name in this video from GoDaddy.

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