Linking a domain to a website – Part 1 Setting up the DNS

Linking a domain registered with one company to a website hosted by a different company can seem complicated. There are several options to consider – frame forwarding, transferring the domain and changing the DNS servers. I think that changing the DNS is often the best option, but it can seem complicated.

In this post I introduce the domain name server (DNS) and what you need to set up. In the next part I’ll describe how to check that you know the address for the right DNS before you make the switch.

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