How website hosting works (and why it renews every year)
Hosting is the computer that serves your site to visitors. Here is what you pay for and what to check before you sign.
What hosting is
Your website is files. Hosting is the always-on service that delivers those files when someone types your address. Without it the site goes offline.
What you pay for
Server space and bandwidth, security updates, backups and domain registration. Cheap plans often charge a low first year and jump at renewal.
Domain vs hosting
The domain is the address. Hosting is the house. You can register in one place and host in another, but keep both in accounts you control.
How Kingpin Sites handles it
The first year is included in the $399. From year two hosting is $150 a year. Terms are on the terms page.
Questions to ask any provider
What is the renewal price? Who owns the domain? Can I get a copy of my site? What happens if I stop paying?
Free preview within one business day. $399 once if you like it.