Digital Basics
Domain, hosting and website: what is the difference?
These three terms are often mixed together, but each one plays a different role in getting a business online.
Domain
Your domain is the address people type to reach you, such as yourbusiness.co.za.
Hosting
Hosting is the online server space that stores your website and serves it to visitors.
Website
The website is the actual pages, design, content, forms and functionality visitors interact with.
A simple way to remember
Think of the domain as the address, hosting as the property and the website as the building and everything inside it.