A domain name is a unique alpha-numeric name used to identify a particular computer (i.e. web server or mail server) on the Internet. Domain names allow Internet users to type in a name, such as mybrand.com, to identify a numeric address such as 209.67.50.203. The purpose of domain names is to allow ordinary users connected to the Internet to find web sites and send email to addresses with familiar names such as "mybrand.com" without having to memorize the numerical addresses that actually locate the computers or servers on the Internet.

The TurnKey Web Hosting accounts (also known as Virtual Hosting, Shared Hosting, or Managed Hosting) are the lowest cost, easiest to manage. and quickest to setup web hosting option on the market today. TurnKey Internet maintains the web hosting environment and servers for you, and you simply upload your web content via ftp or front page on to the TurnKey servers. We provide daily backups to protect your data, and keep the web servers up to date with the latest software available to ensure the highest levels of both performance and security for your web site. There is no complicated management panels, or high cost 'extras', we provide everything you need including full MySQL database access, detailed web reports, and custom php/perl/cgi library access.

Virtual Private Server (VPS) Technology is a new technology based on the concept of partitions on mainframes and advanced resource scheduling to divide computers into many virtually isolated servers. A VPS simply put is, a server that runs inside another server. VPS's are now offered as an advanced web hosting platform providing superior performance, security and cost savings over standard 'shared hosting' options of the past. Each VPS acts like a dedicated server but shares hardware. Also known as a Virtual Dedicated Computer, Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS), Virtual Machine, vserver, semi-dedicated, virtual colocation, shared dedicated, or virtual node - the TurnKey Virtual Private Server (VPS) technology provides you with a true dedicated private server environment, for a fraction of the cost of managing your own physical computer. Virtual Private Server technology is the next evolution in high end web hosting, with all the benefits of playing like a big shot, and none of the headaches.

The TurnKey Web Hosting accounts (also known as Virtual Hosting, or Shared Hosting) are the lowest cost, easiest to manage. and quickest to setup since TurnKey maintains the web hosting environment and servers for you. On the TurnKey Web Hosting plans you can access just your specific files and directories within your web account. This means you do not have to worry about configuring the web server or modules such as php for your account to work - but it also means you can not customize the web server or add specific software beyond what is already provided by TurnKey Internet. A Virtual Private Server (VPS) gives you a pre-built ready to run system with the TurnKey optimized apache web server supporting the latest php, and MySQL database system with an easy to use management system. The VPS has the highest level of security, provided by a custom firewall and it's isolated system much like a dedicated server. In addition, the VPS provides full root system access so you can add additional web accounts, users, domain names, and compile your own custom software such as new versions of apache or php. With the VPS you get a guaranteed minimum amount of system resources instead of just plain sharing resources on a shared account - which provides much higher performance.

A remote web surfer can not tell a Virtual Private Server (VPS) from a dedicated server. VPS servers provide the highest level of security just like a dedicated server, complete with customizable firewall protection and secure isolated disk space. A VPS, like a dedicated server can have an unlimited number of domain names, or web accounts installed on it. A VPS, like a dedicated server has its own set of unix init scripts, user logins, system processes, file-systems with unlimited root access, and custom application software such as the apache web server. Like a dedicated server, a VPS has its own IP address, port numbers and network connections. The primary difference between a VPS and a dedicated server is that you only pay for what you want to use in terms of CPU, MEMORY, BANDWIDTH and DISK SPACE. A VPS can provide substantial cost savings to the business that needs the highest level of security, flexibility and performance without paying a premium for the higher capacity cpu/disk/memory/bandwidth of a dedicated server.

Once your web site is on-line, you will want visitors (to help increase sales, and exposure). To do this, you will want to make sure your web site is setup properly for search engines to easily 'rate and index' your site.

The methods that each search engine use are varied, and change often (to help make sure content is fresh and new that they rate high on their search results). Here are a couple of good links that can help you get started