Anvil Hosting

Here in the UK tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, probably more commonly known as Pancake Day. The Anvil Hosting team never miss a chance to munch on pancakes, but with it being pancake day (who could dedicate a day to anything better) we will be busy throwing a Pancake Party come tomorrow evening. We would love to somehow send all of our customers a pancake, but it would be a logistical nightmare (we tried, we really did), not to mention that it would be cold by the time it arrived. And who wants a cold pancake?
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What is a Nameserver?

A Nameserver (or Name Server) stores a database of human readable domain names (e.g. google.com) and their computer friendly IP address (e.g. 74.125.230.113) and, when asked, translates one to the other.

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A domain name is your virtual address on the Internet; much like your postal address helps people find your house, a domain name helps people find your website.

Picking the right domain name is the first step to any sucessful website, whether your website is for your business, yourself or your local sailing club.

So, what makes a good domain name?
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