How do I create a subdomain?
To create a subdomain, you would add an additional word (the subdomain) to the front of your domain. You can choose any word you want to. Here are two examples:
`http://track.mydomain.com
http://rotate.mydomain.com`
Creating a subdomain generally takes only a few steps, but every domain registrar (the company where you buy your domains from) handles creating subdomains differently.
One effective approach to learning how to create subdomains with your particular domain registrar is to go to YouTube.com and enter the phrase:

|  | “Create subdomain registrar-name”

For example,

|  | “Create subdomain GoDaddy” “Create subdomain HostGator” “Create subdomain 1&1” “Create subdomain BlueHost” etc.

YouTube.com also has videos for specific control panels:

|  | “Create subdomain cPanel” “Create subdomain Plesk” etc.

In our FAQ on creating custom domains, we have written walkthroughs for setting up subdomains with the most popular domain registrars. You can find those in this FAQ:

|  | What is the recommended way to set up a custom domain?

Note: You might notice that `www.yourdomain.com` is a just a subdomain of `yourdomain.com` where the “additional word” is simply `www`. By convention, the `www` subdomain is typically set up to point directly to the root domain (`yourdomain.com` in this example) which is why most people think they are the same thing.
`yourdomain.com` and `www.yourdomain.com` are, in fact, two completely different domains and could be set up to do different things, but you probably wouldn’t want to do that or you’d risk confusing anybody who expects them to always do the same thing...