Domain and Hosting
Your Website, in Your Own Name
Your web address (the domain) and the space your website lives on (the hosting) belong to you, not to us. We set them up with IONOS, in your own name, and show you exactly what IONOS charges before you decide anything.
What IONOS Charges
We use IONOS's Web Hosting Plus for every website we build. It is the same plan our own websites run on. You pay IONOS directly; none of this goes to us.
| What | Before VAT | With VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting, first 12 months | £1 a month | £1.20 a month |
| Your domain, first year | Included with the hosting | |
| Hosting, after that | £9 a month | £10.80 a month |
| Your domain, each year after the first | £10 a year | £12 a year |
So the first year costs £14.40 with VAT, then about £141.60 a year. These are IONOS's own prices on 10 November 2026 for .co.uk, .uk and .org.uk addresses. IONOS may change them, so we check them again with you before you buy.
How the Setup Works
- Your details. Once you've said yes to your website, you get a short form in Client Login: whose name the account is in, the email address for it, and the web addresses you'd like.
- Your own guide. We send you a step-by-step IONOS guide, made for you, with pictures of each screen.
- You buy it, on your own device. You pay IONOS yourself, and approve it in your own banking app if your bank asks. Want a hand? We'll talk you through it on a 15-minute call.
- You approve our access. IONOS sends you an access request from us. Approve it, and we can work on your account from our own IONOS login, without your password. You can withdraw it at any time, and we remove it when our work for you is finished.
- We do the rest. We connect your domain to your new website, switch on the padlock (https) and put your site live with you.
- Reminders. We remind you before IONOS's first-year offer ends and before each renewal, so nothing runs out by surprise.
Why We Never Ask for Card Details or Passwords
Card details sent by email, typed into a form or read out over the phone can be lost or stolen. The card industry's security rules (PCI DSS) and your bank's own approval steps are there to protect you, so you always pay IONOS yourself, on your own device. We never ask for your card details or your password.
Good to Know
- Use your business email address for the IONOS account if you can, so it stays with the business.
- Turn on two-step sign-in at IONOS. Our access never needs your sign-in codes.
- Already have a domain? Keep it. We point it at your new website, or help you move it to IONOS in your own name.
- Moving on later? Everything is yours. You can take your website and your domain to another host whenever you like.