I host websites for people, non-profit organizations and small businesses. For your money you get a shared hosting environment managed by a system administrator who had been running and supporting online systems since BinkleyTerm and Opus.
You get a personal touch and as much or as little intervention as you need. If I am maintaining your application or content, I charge hourly.
Static sites
Not a lot of people need these any more. They’re resource-light and can be beautiful. But they are a lot of work to maintain. That’s you doing the work, mind. Me, I just give your files a place to stay and set up the machine to show them when someone calls. That’s $50 CAD per year.
For that you get:
- Email and aliases
- Limited use of PHP (includes, a contact form)
- A reasonable amount of storage
Database-driven sites
My server is optimized for WordPress, which runs about 40 per cent of the internet’s websites these days. But I can also host Drupal, Joomla and other PHP and database-driven content management systems. My hosting rate for these is $240 CAD per year.
For that you get:
- Email and aliases
- A single website and database
- A reasonable amount of storage
Other arrangements
I can offer you more storage, multiple websites, self-serve aliases and installations and what not but I don’t guarantee it. You’ll have to contact me and convince me that you don’t pose a risk to my server or my conscience.