WHAT IS THE DOMAIN RENEWAL FEE?

There are two main recurring fees associated with a website. The first one is the domain registration fee. The second is the website hosting fee. Usually e-mail services are also provided as a part of website hosting, but not always.

The domain registration fee is paid to your registrar (such as Network Solutions, BulkRegister, eNom, or Johnson Services) and provides a way to inform the world that you are the owner of the domain name. Usually the fee is paid annually, but can be paid in advance if preferred. The fee through Johnson Services is $25.00. (Note that you may find less expensive registrars, but if you sign up with us, we can maintain your domain record for you. If you sign up elsewhere, you will be responsible for ensuring that the DNS records and contact information are always correct).

The website hosting fee is the second recurring fee and is paid to Johnson Services in exchange for us providing the infrastructure that allows others to visit your website. The hosting fee is billed on a monthly basis (with discounts available for prepayments).

You can think of this much in the terms of a vehicle. You pay your auto tag / motor vehicle department for your annual registration service. This notifies everyone that you own the vehicle. But that doesn't mean it's going to go anywhere. Not till you pay the gas station to fill up with gas are you going to get anywhere. The gas station might also provide oil changes and air for the tires, but you could also get those services elsewhere.