When you register a domain name licence, you get the right to use that name. Hosting is how you can use that name as an address for your website or email.

In most cases, unless you intend to host your website and email yourself, you will need both a domain name and hosting.

Your domain name is what people will type in when they want to visit your website or send you email. However, you will need a computer to store or 'host' your website or email. This computer, usually referred to as a server, is the place where the data for your website is kept.

Domain name registration simply means you purchase a domain name such as “visualimages.com.au”, “bigfrog.com.au”. During the domain name registration phase you will find out if a particular domain name that you would like to purchase is available or not.

Hosting (also referred to as Web Hosting or Website Hosting) is a service that gives you access to all the technical infrastructure needed to run a website, without any need for technical expertise or expensive hardware purchases.

With a hosting package from hostyourwebsite (Visual Volcano Pty Ltd), you will get both a domain name and a range of services to help you run your website.