The truth is, if you try to develop a web presence for your business without having a good idea of how things work, or without  someone who does know, helping you through it, you can find yourself making less than optimal decisions, and become vulnerable to being taken advantage of.

At the very least, BorderWeb can help you understand the process.

Domain Names
The first thing you need is a Domain Name, which should not cost you more that $10 - $15 per year. Some very catchy names may cost a lot more to acquire, but once you've acquired your name, the cost is nominal. Don't be fooled by outfits who want to charge more than $15 per year for a domain name.

Your domain name is held in a Registrar account. That is, a domain name account at an accredited Registrar, that you access with a username and password. Registrar accounts contain contact information for the domain name owner, technical administrator, etc., and information that tells the cyber world which web server is hosting the domain name - where the website and email server can be found.

Hosting
BorderWeb rents web servers in data centers located in Miami, Dallas, Seattle, and Washington, DC. When you use BorderWeb, Your website and email services are hosted on rock solid systems in data centers.

Hosting a domain name includes configuring the web server, the mail server, creating email accounts, configuring spam filters, and many other technical issues.