{"id":22440,"date":"2018-01-11T08:55:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T08:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freelogoservices.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/11\/whats-the-difference-between-a-website-and-a-domain\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T17:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T17:11:31","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-a-website-and-a-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freelogoservices.com\/blog\/whats-the-difference-between-a-website-and-a-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Difference Between a Website and a Domain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you’re ready to create a website for your business, it can be confusing to untangle all the Internet jargon. Most likely, you have a lot of questions about where to begin. What are web servers and URLs? What is the difference between a website and a domain? How and where does a website “live” online?<\/span><\/p>\n

Basic website setup is so simple that you could have a new site up and running in hours. You only need three things to get started:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. A domain name for your website<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. A platform to build and manage your website<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. A place to host your website<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Let’s take a look at key terms to understand how a website works.<\/span><\/p>\n

    What is a website?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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    A website homepage with a navigation bar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    A website is a group of related pages that are linked together through a domain name. A typical website has a homepage with a navigation bar listing other web pages. Each page can serve a different purpose and have unique text or media.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In order to show up correctly in a web browser, websites have to follow standard coding and structural guidelines. However, many popular website builders such as <\/span>Squarespace<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>FreeLogoServices<\/span><\/a> are geared to beginners. You can customize your site without any design skills, and the platform automatically generates the code.<\/span><\/p>\n

    What is a domain name?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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    A domain name identifies a web address.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    A <\/span>domain name<\/span><\/a> is an address that identifies your website’s unique location online. Think of a domain name as the directions to your site. When people type the name into an address bar, the browser can find out where your site is hosted. A domain name consists of the words that come after “www.” A site with multiple pages has a subdomain for every page. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n