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The term "Website Hosting" refers to the computer where the files contained in your website are stored. These files (your web site) need to be available to users of the internet 24 hours a day 7 days a week. A hosting service provider maintains a computer or series of computers called servers that store web sites and then "serve" the websites to internet users.

There are many options when it comes to website hosting. An important credo to keep in mind is "You get what you pay for."
You can expect to pay between $15 and $75 per month for website hosting depending on the services you require. there are cheaper hosting services available but we don't reccommend that you use these services if you are serious about the reliability and availability of your web site.

At Zap BC, we don't operate or maintain servers but we will resell the services of hosting providers that we know and trust. We will also reccommend hosting services if you want to set up your own account.

Domain Name Registration
Every business website should have it's own domain name. How confident would you be in a company that has a website address like "www.freeserver.com/mycompany"? If a company can't or won't pay the $20 to $30 per year that a domain name costs, you may not feel comfortable dealing with them.

Registering a domain name is a very simple process and worth the time and cost.

1. Visit a domain name registrar website.
2. Check to see if the name you want is available.
3. Choose how long you want to register the name for. Longer periods of time gets you a discount.
4. Fill out a form and pay by credit card.
5. Keep track of your login information!!!
6. That's it. As long as you keep paying the yearly fee, you own that domain name.

We can help you with the process but we suggest that you register the name in your name or your company name rather than us registering the name for you.