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Editorial Note: Forbes Advisor may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesn't affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A simple and clear domain name helps ...

QUESTION: A friend is being held hostage by his former IT company because they have ownership control over his company’s website domain. How do I make sure that I am the sole owner of my domain?

Web hosting and domains are both essential to publishing a website. Learn how they work -- and how they work together. Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured ...