Almost every host advertises a first-term promotional rate. The number that matters is what you pay in year two, and some providers triple it. Before comparing anything else, find the renewal price for each host on your shortlist — it is often buried in the checkout rather than on the pricing page.
Every host says fast. The specifics that make a measurable difference are storage type, web server software, and how many accounts share a server.
These rarely appear in comparison tables and are usually what people complain about six months in.
Most people over-buy. Shared hosting handles far more than its reputation suggests, and you can upgrade the day you outgrow it.
Send these to any host you are considering. The answers, and how quickly they come, tell you most of what you need to know.
Hosting from R34.50/month billed annually, with a free domain, free SSL, business email and daily backups included. Choose Starter or above and we design your website free — no agency fee, no contract.
Not inherently. Cheap becomes a problem when it means no backups, no support, or a renewal that triples. Price is only meaningful next to what is included.
Less than you think. A typical small business site uses a fraction of an entry plan. Start small and upgrade when something actually constrains you.
Indirectly but genuinely. Speed and uptime are both ranking factors, and a slow or frequently offline site loses visitors before Google is even a consideration.
Annually is cheaper here — roughly half the monthly rate. Monthly makes sense if you want to test a host first, and you can switch to annual later.
Yes, and it is easier than most people expect. We migrate sites in free. See our website migration guide for the full process.
The domain is your address; the hosting is the space your website lives in. You need both, and they can be with the same company or different ones.