Addon domains are typically enabled for shared hosting
For the longest time web hosting setups were made to accommodate only one web site to be hosted. As the infrastructure for web hosting companies has improved, there has been a shift in almost all hosts that allow you to purchase web hosting. They are now offering packages which include a set number of addon domains, and some allow unlimited add on domains. A wise choice is to still not host too many domains within the same account, but this is a huge money saver for those who may want to host a couple of small sites.
An add on domain is as the name implies added on to your existing hosting account. A main domain will always be hosted for the account, and then normally within a subfolder on that account, your addon domain will be hosted. So when you connect via ftp the first folder you see will be for maindomain.com files. You will then create a subfolder or the hosting will create the subfolder for you (normally something to do with the domain), such as addondomain.com folder, will have your second domain names files. Now if you type maindomain.com, you will see it as its own site, and the same for addondomain.com. A website visitor will not be able to distinguish that the sites are hosted on the same hosting account, and will feel like its own site.
Affordable low cost web hosting solutions are popping up everywhere, and typically their medium based packages will offer the add on domain in the package. Every provider is different and make sure to double check their features listed. When you find the hosting provider offering the package you want, you then rinse and repeat with as many domains as the provider will allow you to add on. Noting it can get messy with a lot of extra subfolders and you must remember to not delete them.
Happy savings when you are now able to host ten domains with one hosting account instead of only one.
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