Hosting Explained
Domain, hosting, DNS, and files are four different things. Confusing them costs money and locks you out of your own site.
The four pieces
- Domain: your name on the internet (registrar)
- DNS: phone book that points name to server
- Hosting: server that stores and serves files
- Files + CMS: what visitors actually see
What you should own
Registrar login, hosting or platform access, and admin to your CMS. If a freelancer holds all three, you do not fully own the site.
Common questions
Is Wix hosting the same as my domain?
No. You can buy domain elsewhere and point DNS to Wix, or buy both through them. Know which login controls what.