What is a domain?
A domain is your website’s address, for example jetorbit.com. Visitors type it into their browser to open your website.
Every server on the internet has an IP address made of numbers. Domains exist so nobody has to memorize those numbers: an easy-to-remember name is translated into the IP address of the server your website lives on.
A domain has two parts: the name and the extension. In inibisnisku.com, the name is inibisnisku and the extension is .com. Other extensions include .id, .co.id, .net and .org.
When you open Facebook by typing facebook.com, facebook.com is the domain. In everyday use, “domain”, “website address” and “URL” are often used interchangeably.
How to buy a domain at Jetorbit
- Open the Domain page and type the domain you want, including the extension, for example inibisnisku.com.
- Check whether it is available. If someone else already has it, try another name or extension.
- Choose the registration period, then log in or create a Jetorbit account.
- Pay the invoice by bank transfer, e-wallet, credit card, retail outlet, paylater or PayPal.
- Once the payment is verified, your domain is ready to use.
.id domains such as .co.id, .or.id and .sch.id require an Indonesian ID card (KTP) plus documents that depend on the extension, for example a deed of incorporation or business license for .co.id. Check the requirements before you order.
.id domain requirements →Search for a domain →What is hosting?
Hosting is where your website’s files and data live: pages, images, videos, text and databases. It runs on a server that is connected to the internet around the clock, so your website can be opened from anywhere and can process transactions.
If a website is a building, hosting is the land it stands on. Land that is too small for the building causes problems, and so does hosting that does not match what the website needs.
What hosting does
A finished product has to be on a shop shelf before anyone can buy it. Websites work the same way: a personal site, blog or online store can only be visited once its files are stored on hosting.
Domains and hosting work together. The domain tells the browser where to go, and the hosting holds the website it shows.
How to order hosting and a domain
Have two things ready before you order: the domain name with its extension, and the hosting plan you want. The order page takes you through five steps.
Step 1: Hosting service
Choose a plan on the Cloud Hosting page, then pick the server location and billing period on the order page. The Lite series suits a first website, blog, portfolio or company profile. The Pro series is tuned for WordPress, WooCommerce and LMS plugins. The Max series is for high traffic and NodeJS, Python or Ruby applications.
On orders of at least 1 year, Lite 4, the Pro series and the Max series include a free domain.
Step 2: Domain
Enter your main domain, click Check Domain, then choose the duration. You can add more domains with the + add domain button.
Moving a domain from another provider? Get the EPP code from your current provider and make sure the domain is unlocked.
Step 3: Extras
Choose an application to install as soon as the hosting is active: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, PrestaShop, Flarum Forum or Laravel. Set the username and password you will use to log in to it.
Step 4: Account
Log in if you already have a Jetorbit account. If not, fill in the sign-up form: name, address, phone or WhatsApp number, and account category.
Step 5: Payment
Choose a payment method and enter a coupon code if you have one. Tick the box to accept the Terms of Service, then click Complete Order.
Pay the invoice with the method you chose. Once the payment is verified, the service is active within 1–30 minutes and your hosting login details are emailed to you. A bank transfer that has not been detected can be confirmed manually on the Payment page.
See promo codes →Payment methods & confirmation →Getting to know WordPress
WordPress is a CMS (Content Management System): an application for building and managing a website’s content without knowing a programming language. If you can type in Microsoft Word, you can write and publish pages in WordPress.
WordPress is built on PHP and MySQL, which almost every hosting service supports. It is open source and was originally developed by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little, so anyone can use and modify it without paying for a license.
WordPress.org and WordPress.com
WordPress.org provides the WordPress software to install on your own hosting (self-hosted). You choose any theme and plugins, and you can change the website however you need.
WordPress.com is a service that runs WordPress on its own servers. The free address looks like yourblog.wordpress.com, and using your own domain is a paid feature.
What is WordPress used for?
WordPress started as blogging software, but today it also runs small business sites, portfolios for photographers, writers and artists, and online stores. For a store, the WooCommerce plugin adds a shopping cart, checkout and product management.
The Cloud Hosting Pro series is tuned for WordPress and WooCommerce with LiteSpeed, LSCache and AccelerateWP.
How to build a website with WordPress →See Cloud Hosting plans →Adding your website to Google Search Console
Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) is a free Google tool for monitoring your website in search results: which pages are indexed, which keywords bring visitors, which sites link to you, and any problems Google finds.
Adding and verifying your website
- Sign in to Google Search Console with your Google account and add a new property.
- Choose the property type. A Domain property covers every subdomain and is verified through DNS. A URL prefix property covers only the address you enter and offers more verification options.
- Verify ownership. For a Domain property, add Google’s TXT record to your domain’s DNS settings. For a URL prefix, upload Google’s HTML file to your website’s root folder through the hosting panel’s File Manager or FTP, or add the HTML meta tag to your site’s head section.
- Go back to Search Console and click Verify.
In WordPress, you can add the meta tag through an SEO plugin such as Yoast instead of editing theme files. Edits made directly to theme files are lost when the theme updates.
Submitting a sitemap
A sitemap is an XML list of your website’s pages. Submitting it to Search Console helps Google find every page you want to appear in search.
- Open the Sitemaps report in Search Console.
- Enter your sitemap URL, for example sitemap.xml, or sitemap_index.xml if you use Yoast, then click Submit.
- Wait for Google to process it. Its status appears in the list of submitted sitemaps.
Figures such as indexed pages, keywords and clicks only fill in after Google has crawled your website, which can take a few days.
SEO basics
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the work of making your pages easy to find in search engines such as Google and Bing. Visitors from search results do not cost you per click the way ads do, but the results depend on the quality of your content.
Decide what the website is for
Before you write anything, decide what the website is for: a writing hobby, selling products, a company profile, or sharing knowledge. That tells you who your visitors are and which keywords they type into Google.
Choose the right keywords
Google Keyword Planner, part of Google Ads, shows how often a keyword is searched. Use keywords naturally: repeating them too often (keyword stuffing) can lower your rankings.
On-page SEO
On-page SEO is the work you do on your own website: content structure, links between your pages (internal links) and HTML. Write articles that cover your target keyword thoroughly, then link related articles to each other.
Place your main keyword in:
- The article title, ideally near the start
- The first and last paragraphs
- The page URL (permalink)
- The meta description, for example through the Yoast plugin
- Image alt text
Off-page SEO
Off-page SEO happens outside your website, mainly through backlinks: links from other websites to your pages. Other sites link to content they find useful, so content quality is still the foundation.
Use a lightweight theme
A heavy theme makes your website slow to load, and visitors tend to leave before the page finishes loading. Google also takes page speed into account. Choose a simple theme and install only the plugins you need.