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What is "domain forwarding" ?     What are "subdomains" ?

Domain Forwarding

Although is a very strange sounding term, "domain forwarding" is very simple.  It is much like "call forwarding" on a telephone.  Lets use the example of Wolfglen Fly Fishing School.  His address is www.helloworld.com/wolfglen.  So Jack used our domain registration service to find an available name.  He chose wolfglen.net.  After making this selection we then find the menu option "domain forwarding".  We set wolfglen.net to forward to http://www.helloworld.com/wolfglen.  So now he has the shorter name he desires. People looking for Jack's website can type in wolfglen.net or www.wolfglen.net, it makes no difference. 

In fact, your domain name can be forwarded directly to a particular directory or function in an existing website.  So if you already have a website, lets say from bellsouth or comcast etc, your website name might be rather cumbersome right now. E.G. members.bellsouth.net/pwp/r/a/racer148/graphics/ftr/default.html Who can remember that?  So, for example we purchase the name mydomainname.com, we set it to forward to that big long name and tell everyone our short new name.  Best thing about buying your own domain name is that you can own it forever.  If you move, or change providers, you can move your actual website, but you will not have to tell anyone.  They will keep using yourdomainname.com and they will never notice the difference.

Subdomains

The last part of a website address is the "top level domain";  .com, .org, net are examples.  The part just before that is domain name, and before that is the subdomain.   For example let us look at www.google.com.  .Com is the "tld", google is the domain name, and www is the 'subdomain'.  It just so happens that www is the most common subdomain.  When you type a domain address into your internet browser and it begins with "www", your computer knows what kind of computer language and computer behaviour to expect.  Another very common subdomain is "ftp" (file transfer protocol), though you may never use this. 

Examples of our subdomains:

  • faxmail.JTKcommunications.net
  • domains.JTKcommunications.net
  • QSC.JTKcommunications.net
  • whois.JTKcommunications.net
  • hosting.JTKcommunications.net

Why subdomains?   For larger websites it makes navigation, management, linking, and advertising much easier.  Suppose here on the JTK site you are reading about domains, domain forwarding, and subdomains and are now interested in learning more.  We could send you to https://www.securepaynet.net/gdshop/registrar/search.asp?prog_id=JTKcommunications&ci=1775&isc=code84 , but isn't a lot easier to type domains.JTKcommunications.net ?  It certainly is a lot easier to remember!

Another neat application of subdomains is that you may already have multiple websites and web applications.  You can use one domain name for all of them; just assign and forward a unique subdomain for each website.

For every domain name you purchase from JTK Communications, you may add as many as 90 subdomains.  There is never a charge for adding a subdomain.  !

What about my own custom email address ?

A great feature about buying your domain name from us is that you also get a free email account and free email forwarding.  What this means is that you can set up email to be yourname@mydomainname.com.  You can have all email sent to this address automatically forwarded to whatever mail service you are using now, if you like.  Or, you can set up your email program (for example MS Outlook) to use yourname@mydomainname.com.   We will help you do this.  It is quite simple and will only take a few minutes. 

So what are you waiting for ?   Choose your name and get started today for as little as $11 per year.

If you have any questions, just give us a call !


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