Three words you'll hear when we talk about your website, and what they really mean.
Your domain name is your address on the internet, like magnoliacottage.com.au. It's what people type to find you, and what goes on your business cards, your Facebook page and your emails.
It stays yours for as long as it's renewed, usually every year or two. That means your website always lives at the same address, and nobody else can use it while it's yours.
A website lives on a computer that is switched on day and night, so people can visit whenever they like, even at three in the morning.
Hosting is renting a safe spot on one of those computers. It's a bit like the rent on a shopfront: the building is looked after, the doors are always open, and you can concentrate on what goes in the window.
Every night, a copy of the whole website is tucked away somewhere safe.
If anything ever goes wrong, a slip of the mouse, an update that misbehaves or someone trying to break in, we can put it back exactly the way it was the day before. Your words, your photos and your shop are never more than a day away from being whole again.