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[Jhon Smitch]

Domain names are needed because it's easier to remember say, microsoft.com than 207.46.197.32 or yahoo.com - 209.131.36.158

The registrars pay a fee to ICANN who coordinate the DNS servers. As well as the annual fee, around 20 - 25c goes to ICANN for each domain you register.

If you can remember lots of ip addresses then you've no need to use domain names, computers don't use them - just us humans. Typing 207.46.197.32 in your browser address bar gets you to the same place as typing Microsoft.com

Some people don't bother registering domain names and just use their server's IP address. However, as at least one person on Yahoo Answers found out, that doesn't make them private, it just means you need to know the IP address rather than remembering a domain name.

[Match Makers]

When looking into webhosting services for your website the first thing to do is to assess your own personal needs as they pertain to those hosting services you'll want to consider. Small homepages will have vastly different web hosting criteria from the website of a large company for instance. It is also important to take into consideration anything you are planning on hosting in the near future as well and to take any potential growth into account so that you are not caught off guard by unexpected costs.

[haifa]

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