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Question about domain names.
greggo15
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21 Jun 09 7:56 pm

Question about domain names.

I am new to building websites and domains. I bought a domain name and now i want to use a site builder to get my site going. If i make a website with 5 pages, do i need to buy 5 domains?

example, say i buy the domain awesome.com
when i build a 5 page site do i need to buy
"www.awesome.com/1"
"www.awesome.com/2"
"www.awesome.com/3"
"www.awesome.com/4"

if someone could clear this up for me that would be great TIA
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Last edited by sydney on 03 Jun 10 2:12 am, edited 4 times in total.
Reason: removed http as URL only used for illustration & not actual links
 

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greggo15
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21 Jun 09 7:57 pm

 haha it seems my example is a kite website. awesome.
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greggo15
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22 Jun 09 12:07 am

 anyone?
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avidpoet
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22 Jun 09 2:29 am

 No its just one website and each page would be another folder on your website.

Say your site was about dog training and you choose the name. "http://www.dogtraining.com"

That would be the domain you would register. Say you had 3 different pages on your "http://www.dogtraining.com" site. You would just create 3 different folders on the domain.

Example:

"http://www.dogtraining.com/aboutus"
"http://www.dogtraining.com/dogfoods"
"http://www.dogtraining.com/video"

Remember you can create as many folders as youd like and each folder would represent a different page on your website.
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greggo15
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22 Jun 09 2:14 pm

 Hey thanks for clearing that up for me
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jasondodd
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22 Jun 09 10:34 pm

 when you register a domain name, it also entitles you to any sub-domains you decide to create e.g. forum.dogtraining.com

once the name is yours thats it - you have plenty of options.

however it doesnt prevent someone buying a shadow domain e.g. dogtraining2.com - a common practice for some affiliate marketers who then redirect to the original site with their affiliate link
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