Today we are going to break down the definition of web hosting for those of you who may not be familiar with that term. How does a website get hosted? How does a website show up on the Internet officially? Why do you need a web host in order to have a website on the Internet? These and other questions we are going to explore in today’s blog.
What is Web Hosting?
Have you ever rented a storage unit for your extra belongings from your home or apartment? That is what web hosting is: a space you rent that provides storage for your website and all of the content that is connected to your website, such as photos, text and videos. Your website cannot run without storage space on a computer server, and that server can be anywhere in the world. This requires you, the customer, to choose a company to host your website on its servers. You are paying a rental fee, usually monthly, to have this space. Once the space is rented, then others can find your website by typing in your domain name. You control the content and can work on it yourself or have other people help you configure the content. For example, Ursinet Hosting’s domain name is www.ursinet.com. That is what people type in or the link they click on if they search for us on the web. That goes to our website and gives you all the information you need to know about us, including contact information and our shopping cart. Let Ursinet help you set up the same for your business or your personality without constraints and the privacy interference of social media platforms.
Think of it like this:
We here at Ursinet pride ourselves on the amount of websites we are hosting and those website can be small or large. We want to be able to accommodate everyone who aspires to have a website on our servers. We also offer top notch security around the clock. We continuously update the tools that make your website run seamlessly and smoothly and protect it from malware. We have been in the web hosting business for over twenty years, with plenty of experience behind us. Ursinet offers one-on-one support and we always get back to you within a 24 hour period (90% of the time, within 4 hours or less) if you email, send a message through social media or even text us.
Ursinet Hosting offers web design and social media consulting to aid you in promoting your website. We do regular backups of your site so that if for any reason your website were to go down, we can get it back up and running in a quick amount of time.
We hope this gives you insight into the world of web hosting. Please get in touch with us for questions, comments and concerns you may have about becoming a client with Ursinet Hosting.
