Website Design, Hosting & Maintenance — What’s the Difference?

Design, hosting, maintenance — if these words blur together, you are not alone. Here is each one explained in plain English, using a simple house analogy.

Website design — building the house

This is the once-off cost of designing and building your website: the layout, pages, branding and content. Think of it as building your house. See our website design packages.

Hosting — renting the land

Your website has to live somewhere on the internet. Hosting is the monthly “rent” that keeps it online, fast and secure, with backups and an SSL certificate. Without it, your site simply would not show up.

Maintenance — the upkeep

Just like a house needs the odd repair, your website needs updates: new blog posts, image swaps, text changes and security updates. Our maintenance plans handle this for you so you can focus on your business.

In short

Design is once-off. Hosting and maintenance are monthly. Together they keep your website working hard for you. Not sure what you need? Get a free quote and we will guide you.