https://www.webmaster-forums.net/crss/node/1022063 en https://www.webmaster-forums.net/web-hosting-and-domain-names/what-and-how-important-dns#comment-1135989 <p>Cost for a domain name ranges from $7US or so to $50 for some country domain names, and more for speciality domain names like .biz, .info and .tv. </p> <p><a href="http://www.godaddy.com" class="bb-url">godaddy.com</a> for more information on the most common ones.</p> <p>How important? Very. They are the hook for people to know how to find your site.</p> Sun, 10 Aug 2003 03:25:39 +0000 Suzanne comment 1135989 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/web-hosting-and-domain-names/what-and-how-important-dns#comment-1135987 <p>DNS = Domain Name Server</p> <p>To put it short... It's the servers that hold information about what hosts/domains point to what IPs. For example, when you type in <a href="http://www.google.com" class="bb-url">google.com</a> in your browser, the DNS tells your computer to go to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (IP address). Domain names are just aliases for IP addresses.</p> Sun, 10 Aug 2003 02:53:24 +0000 zollet comment 1135987 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net