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I Need help!! What is the difference between buying a domain, and web hosting??

i just bought a website domain at netfirms, was i supposed to buy web hosting also? Can i use microsoft publisher to do my website??

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1. Domain and web hosting are two different concepts. Domain is like the address of your home, and hosting is your physical house. You need a physical place to live, and an address for people to find you.
2. i dont know...
3. Yes. You need to both own a domain and have somewhere to host the site. Here is a guide to getting started: http://www.richkahmer.com/build-a-website.html
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5. Domain is just the name like www.yourname.com and you need webhosting to publish your webpages. I would suggest following webhosting , they are quite good. Hostmonster http://www.hostmonster.com/track/ryukenden/ They offer hosting of "unlimited domains" and you will get massive webspace of 200000 MB (200 GB ). They only charge $5.95/month and they offer "a free Domain Name" and installing service called "Fantastico". By using Fantastico, you could create own forum, photo gallery, shopping cart (e-commerce),your own auction site and your own blogs within few seconds. They also offer "Free Website Builder" as well. Visit the site to check details. Hostmonster http://www.hostmonster.com/track/ryukenden/ Domains Following site is quite good to register domains as price is reasonable with free privacy. Some charge about $5/ year just for free privacy. IPOWER http://www.anurl.com/?TXIBE
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