simple DIY webhosting
A SINGLE AFFORDABLE PLAN
ideal for technophobes, DIYers & first time buyers
N.B. currently we delete unused sites after 3 months if they have never been used
PAY YEARLY IN ADVANCE
FREE
FREE
NO CONTRACT
infinite sites
250Mb media storage
no domain
free ssl
no page limit
DIY
i.e.
ASK A FRIEND ;-)
ANNUAL
£75/y
annual only
1 site
1Gb media storage
1 domain
free ssl
no page limit
EMAIL HELP
for
£75 FOR EACH NAMED ADMIN
OR
CONTACT US OR SETUP A STANDING ORDER
need more?
Buy a Powerup
£75
e.g. an online tutorial;
to help choose, manage and transfer domains;
configure plugin basics;
1Gb of extra space …
New pricing example
| #Item | Description | Price (annually) |
| #1 | a free ssl cert + domain pointing to your ourlocality site | £75.00 |
| #2 | enterprise email pointing to your site | £75.00 |
| #3 | a singledomain.uk | £7.20 |
| Total | £157.20 |
e.g. Google Workspace setup on your domain; transfer up to 3 small accounts and train up to 3 users : £375
Baking your own website can save quite a bit – £1ks of pounds in fact, but expect to put the hours in ;-)
If saving even more money is the main criterion in your project – try googling “free website” and see how you get on.
Consider also not having a website at all. Many projects survive with no website or a rudimentary out of date one.
Relying on social advertising platforms, consumer email services, word of mouth are all viable alternatives, if your users don’t mind e.g. using X and feeding the families of tax avoiding trillionaire meglomaniacs, authoritarian technocrats and demagogues.
But a FREE space is perfect if you are quite literally just starting out, want to get a bit of experience, the project is still very part time or it’s just you and no one else, perhaps you do not even have a bank account or a brand name …
but otherwise expect to pay for your services – if you are not sure where to start in setting a budget here’s some ideas to mull over.
Just looking? Then why not start on a FREE PLAN.
Why ourlocality?
Locally grown
The platform is locally grown and entirely managed by local people. Support for paid plans is literally round the corner, in darkest Dunbar. The servers are managed in Cambridge not Timbuktu.
We are locally owned by a Community Development Trust, Sustaining Dunbar, which subsidises the service for all users (and paidup users get free support, which is provided entirely pro bono by get the point ltd).
Responsive
We like to answer most questions within a few hours
(but we’ll give you time to find your own solution so you’ll not usually have to wait more than 12 hours generally.)
Expertly led
You’re probably confused by modern technology, but thankfully we know what we need know and have a very reliable technology partner.
We’ve been at it for over a decade and know our customers and their needs extremely well.
No code
We know that you don’t want to learn about plugins, template design, SSL, sftp, ssh, php, js or whatever. (CSS lovers excepted, get out your colouring pens.)
And you also dislike the palaver of constant software updates, we do that all for you.
Just the basics
We know you don’t want to be distracted by overly fancy design or infinite choice.
Our offer is is basic – if you are an amazing designer cum web guru, you know that you can bake your own as easy as 123 …
Safe and secure
The platform is safe & secure and family friendly – no trolls here; moreover we deploy a number of threat alerts and everything is backed-up daily.
We don’t believe in giving your data away to social media companies and we won’t sell or monetise your data.
Always Innovating
We like to keep up with the times and you can find AI tools in our product, including our very own OurLocality Helper
there’s no more need to keep your fingers crossed
With over a decade of experience of working with charities, volunteer-led groups, micro enterprises we know how they work and how to make them work (a bit) better
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