Just a few "silly" questions regarding Websites / Hostings, etc?

[Askto]

1.) I already bought a domain at GoDaddy.com, then I just realized they have this Auto Website Builder, which includes everything, Domain, Web-Builder, Hosting.. What can I do now, I had already bought a domain?

2.) Is the ratio of Website vs Hosting is 1:1 (one is to one), which means 1 Domain per 1 Hosting?

3.) Is domain & hosting also included and free (GoDaddy.com) for 1-month plan? Or only for the yearly plan?

4.) I really dont understand hosting, can I buy 1-hosting, then buy many domains, then run it on only 1-hosting?

Thanks for your patience in answering my inquiries..
Also, can I buy only email account? What then would be the domain after "@" (me@domain.com), do I need to buy it? If yes, do you think I must create a website for that domain, since knowing that I also need to pay for that, right?
@Duncan

3 Domains (1 Website for every Domain), so 3 Websites all in all

Is it possible to run all 3 domains under 1 Hosting only, at GoDaddy.com ?

[Duncan]

1: You did not buy a domain. You rented a domain name (probably for a year). If you do not renew the rental when it expires you will no longer have access to that domain name.


2: You can usually have multiple domains associated with one hosting account. It depends on the terms and conditions used by the hosting company. With GoDaddy you are limited to just one domain with their economy package but can have an unlimited number of sites with the higher packages.

3: Most hosting companies will offer a free domain registration if you are paying for their hosting. Whatever the GoDaddy terms say is what they do.

4: Yes. See answer 2. You can have several domains that all point back to a single web site or have individual sites for each domain - the visitor being redirected to the appropriate site.

You can buy an email only account or most hosting companies provide email as part of the hosting package.

You just use the domain name you have already purchased....

whatever_you_want@your_domain_name

[Jesper]

1) If you bought a domain name, you simply rented a house (for normally 1 year at a time) which needs to be placed somewhere (on a webhost).

2) Several web hosts allows to host more than 1 domain.

3) Hosting for "real" domains (.com, .org etc) is never free. You might be able to get discounts through coupons / promo's.

4) already answered.

Most web hosts offers unlimited (sometimes 10+) mail accounts associated to your domain of choice.

[Justin]

I will answer your questions in sections.

1)They may still honor the free domain purchase if you were to buy the website builder or hosting. I believe it is a minimum purchase of 1 year though.

2)Usually with website builders, you will only be able to associate 1 domain, so 1 website builder to 1 domain name. The website builder includes its own hosting.

If you were to purchase a deluxe or ultimate plan for web hosting, you are able to host multiple separate websites with 1 plan. Again this is just for web hosting and not website builder.

3)I mentioned this above, must purchase at least a year.

4)I answered this with question 2.

For your additional question, your email will be whateveryoudesire@thedomain.tld where whateveryoudesire is up to you to enter. It can be your name, support, info, etc. You would most likely need to purchase an email plan. This does not necessarily mean you would need a website online.

You are able to host multiple websites on deluxe or ultimate web hosting. If you were to use website builder, you will need 3 separate website builders.

[Mile High Styles]

You should try weebly. You can make a free website and transfer your domain name to the site you build. It's super easy and everything has a step-by-step guide to follow.

You can sign-up here http://www.weebly.com/link/xDpeP6

I have a domain name through go daddy as well and I use it on my website made through weebly. It's really easy to build and you don't have to buy anything else.

[xanthus]

You can also check UKWeblab.com who offers Unlimited Domain hosting under 1 Account.