How to get Online
Getting a business online is not a difficult job, like most things, once you know what to do, it becomes relatively easy. There are two basic things that you require:
A domain name
A domain name (or website address) is like a street address for computers and, much like your physical address allows the postie to deliver your mail, your domain name shows computers where your website is located.
A good domain name is relevant to your business and will reflect heavily on who you are as well as who you want to be online.
There are yearly costs associated with registering your domain name. They range from around $11 for .com types up to $25 a year for .com.au type domains.
Contact us for help with deciding which to use and for help with registering.
There are a lot of domain types to chose from so it is easy to become overwhelmed, but the main ones for business are:
- .com.au
- For commercial entities, such as companies (with ACN as registered through ASIC), and businesses (registered with state governments).
- .net.au
- For commercial entities, such as companies (with ACN as registered through ASIC), and businesses (registered with state governments).
- .id.au
- For individuals who are Australian citizens or residents.
- .org.au
- For charities and non-profit organisations.
- .asn.au
- For incorporated associations, political parties, trade unions, sporting and special interest clubs.
- .com
- For commercial entities, such as companies and businesses.
- .net
- For commercial entities, such as companies and businesses.
- .org
- For charities and non-profit organisations.
- .info
- Designed for information websites.
- .biz
- A newer type of domain targetted towards businesses.
A website host
If the domain name is the address, the hosting is the building. This is where your emails are stored and your website code is housed.
We will provide your website with reliable, business class web servers with over 99.8% uptime.
We can provide standard web sites as well as more advanced features such as WordPress blogs, databases and shopping carts.