Domain Name

A Domain Name is the address people type in to access your site. It can end in .com, .net, or some other extension. You just have to check and make sure the name you want is available. Domains are paid for yearly and most registrars will give you a discount if you reserve the name for multiple years upfront.

Website Hosting

Web site Hosting allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. Think of what it takes to host a major football event, players would need a pitch, spectators would need to cheer the game, that is football hosting. In order for websites to run and be accessible they’ll need host server which is provided by webhosting companies

E-Commerce

Short for electronic commerce. It’s the buying and selling of goods online through websites. Products sold through e-commerce can be physical products that require shipping, or digital products delivered electronically.

Landing Page

A landing page is the page where a visitor first enters a website. Oftentimes, a special landing page is created to elicit a specific action from the new visitor (usually in connection with an advertising or marketing campaign).

Bandwidth

Bandwidth can refer to two different things: the rate at which data can be transferred or the total amount of data allowed to be transferred from a web host during a given month (or other hosting service term) before overage charges are applied. It is generally referred to in term of bits-per-second (bps), kilobits per second (kbs), or other metric measurements. Lower bandwidth internet connections (such as dial-up) mean data loads slower than with high bandwidth connections (like cable or fibre).

Responsive Website

Responsive web design (RWD) is an approach to web design aimed at allowing desktop webpages to be viewed in response to the size of the screen or web browser of an internet enabled device

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of affecting the visibility of a website or a web page in a web search engine’s unpaid results, often referred to as “natural”, “organic”, or “earned” results. In general, the earlier (or higher ranked on the search results page), and more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine’s

Content Management System (CMS)

Also known as a CMS, the Content Management System is a backend tool for managing a site’s content that separates said content from the design and functionality of the site. Using a CMS generally makes it easier to change the design or function of a site independent of the site’s content. It also (usually) makes it easier for content to be added to the site for people who aren’t designers.