{"id":71,"date":"2018-08-08T23:51:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T23:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/build-a-beautiful-website-using-wordpress\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2021-04-26T03:34:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T03:34:58","slug":"lesson-1-what-is-a-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/build-a-beautiful-website-using-wordpress\/lesson-1-what-is-a-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 6: What is a Domain Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/build-a-beautiful-website-using-wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/357\/2018\/08\/eb34b30e20f6013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d61ab6164395f0c7_640_domain.jpg\" alt=\"domain photo\" title=\"Photo by Tumisu\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Published: 8th of August, 2018 by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patrickcarpen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrick Carpen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last updated: April 26, 2021 at 3:34 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve probably heard the expression \u201cdomain name\u201d being flung around wildly in information technology circles. And while most humans already know what a domain name is, there is a large fraction of us people who still wonder what a domain name really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his gospel music, Jim Reeves sang, \u201cI\u2019d rather have Jesus\u2026than to be the King of a vast domain\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>domain<\/strong> then is a <strong><em>defined territory ruled or controlled by one person or entity.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you own a website, your website, then, is your \u201cdomain on the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your website is recognized and accessed by a \u201cdomain name.\u201d For example, the website you are reading on right now belongs to me, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patrickcarpen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrick Carpen<\/a>. I chose to give my website the domain name, \u201cpatrickcarpen.com\u201d because it\u2019s a good representation of what the site stands for: the website is about showcasing the work, products, and talents of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patrickcarpen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrick Carpen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re building a website to showcase your business, you can give it a domain name of your choice, limited only to your imagination and what\u2019s available. For example, the owner of the Amazonas Hotel in Lethem built a website to showcase his hotel and named it: amazonashotelgy.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You already understand why \u201camazonas hotel\u201d because it stands for the name of the hotel. But why \u201cgy\u201d? GY is the abbreviation for \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.guyanasouthamerica.gy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guyana<\/a>\u201d which is the country in which the hotel is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A good domain name speaks for itself. But not all domain names have to make obvious sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the owners of the Google Search Engine didn\u2019t name their domain \u201csearchit.\u201d They named it \u201cGoogle.\u201d And back in those days, that sounded outright weird. But today, google.com is one of the most visited websites on the World Wide Web. Just google it! These guys, through hard work, dedication and determination, have added a new word to the dictionary, \u201cgoogle.\u201d Don\u2019t know what it means? Just google it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yahoo.com is another example of a domain name that took off. Yahoo! started out as an email service provider, but has grown to include news, weather, and much more. Yahoo! is one of the most popular email services providers on the planet, and, just like Google, their domain <em>name<\/em> has nothing to do with email, service, or provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choosing a good domain name calls for creativity and foresight. You need to be able to discern when its wise to use a practical domain name versus when its wise to use something catchy and otherworldly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next Lesson: <a href=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/build-a-beautiful-website-using-wordpress\/lesson-1-what-is-a-domain-name\/lesson-2-how-domain-names-are-formed\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Domain Names Are Formed.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Published: 8th of August, 2018 by Patrick Carpen. 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