The Website Math · ASK DAVID

What does your business website really cost?

Hosting ads show the first-year price. David runs a hotel and got the renewal bill. Here is the whole sum, over the years you will actually keep the site.

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Your website, in 20 seconds

For a normal small-business site: a few pages, a contact form, maybe bookings. Not a big online shop.

2,000
3
💵 David's pick for you, over 3 years
$0

Your 3 options — or none

Budget
Hostinger Premium
$2.49 /mo, then $10.99
  • Sale price needs 48 months paid upfront ($119.52)
  • You update WordPress yourself
  • Fine for a small site with low traffic
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Zero tech
Squarespace Basic
$16–19 /mo, billed yearly
  • Hosting, updates and security included
  • No plugins to keep up to date
  • Best if nobody will touch WordPress
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Managed
Kinsta Single 35k
$30 /mo, billed yearly
  • Up to 35,000 visits a month
  • Daily backups, staging site, 24/7 support
  • Worth it when the site brings in bookings
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Or change nothing. If your current site loads fast, nobody complains and the renewal bill is what you expected, moving costs you time and earns you nothing.

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Year by year

Hosting plus a .com domain (~$15 a year, the same for every option). Prices excluding tax.

YearHostingerSquarespaceKinsta
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