When you start a website, you need two main things: a domain name and web hosting. Both are important, but serve different purposes. Many new website owners get confused about how they work together.
Your website is your online identity. Before you can launch it, you need a web address (domain name) and a place to store your website files (web hosting). Think of it this way: if your website is a house, the domain name is its address, and web hosting is the land where your house sits.
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