A Quick Update About
Your Website Hosting.
If you're reading this, you're one of our long-time hosting clients — the ones I've been quietly hosting and maintaining at our old $100–$150/year rate. I owe you a straightforward update, and a few clear options. Read the whole page — it's short, and the decision is yours.
When I First Took You On, I Charged Almost Nothing.
That Was a Mistake — Mine, Not Yours.
When I onboarded you years ago, I was building Imperium and the easiest way to get your business was to bundle hosting and maintenance for almost nothing — somewhere between $100 and $150 a year. At the time, it felt like the right way to earn your trust.
What I didn't account for was what real managed hosting actually costs once it's done right. WP Engine, Cloudflare, daily backups, security monitoring, plugin and theme updates, the time I spend when something breaks at 11 p.m. — the math has never worked. I've been subsidizing it out of pocket every single month.
I'm not telling you that because I'm asking for sympathy. I'm telling you because the model has finally caught up with me. I can't keep growing Imperium — or keep showing up the way I should for you — while I'm running a small support team for free. So I'm bringing things in line with how every legitimate agency in this industry actually charges.
Effective July 1, 2026, the old $100–$150/year arrangement is going away. Here's what you can do about it.
Pick a Plan — Or Take Your Site With You.
Every plan runs on the same enterprise hosting (WP Engine), behind Cloudflare, with daily off-site backups. What changes is how much of my team's time and attention you get on top of it.
Prefer annual? Pay yearly and get 2 months free.
Option 4: Take Your Site With You. No Hard Feelings.
I get it. Not every site needs what I'm offering, and not every business can or should pay for it right now. If a plan isn't the right fit, just reply to the email and tell me. I'll personally export your full site — files, database, content, the works — and hand it over to whoever you want to host it next. If you don't have a "next," I'll point you toward the cheapest reasonable option I'd send my own family to.
You won't lose your domain. You won't lose your content. There's no contract holding you here. You'll just be in charge of it going forward.
Here's What You've Been Quietly Getting
For Less Than $13 a Month.
You've been on WP Engine through our agency account — the same hosting that costs other businesses $300–$500/mo on its own.
Performance, DDoS protection, and global CDN. Most freelance "hosting guys" don't even know how to set this up.
Every site, every day, 30 days of history. Restorable in 5 minutes if something breaks.
I've been quietly running these in the background. Most agencies charge $75/hr for this work alone.
Wordfence, brute-force blocking, uptime monitoring — the stuff you'd notice only when it failed (which it hasn't).
Every time you've called or texted asking me to swap a phone number, update an hours block, fix a contact form, or look at something weird — that was included.
For the last few years, you've been getting all of that for the price of a single dinner out. That model was on me. The new pricing reflects what it actually costs to do this well.
Quick Answers.
What if I don't respond by June 30?
I'll call you. I'm not going to just shut sites off. But after June 30, the old rate stops being available, so the sooner we talk the cleaner this is for both of us.
Can I think about it for a week?
Absolutely. Reply to the email anytime before June 30. If you need more time after that, tell me — we'll work it out.
Will my site go down on July 1?
No. I'm not pulling the plug on anyone. The deadline is about you and me making a decision together, not about cutting off service.
Can I pre-pay for a year and lock in the rate?
Yes. Annual gets you 2 months free on any tier. If you pay annually before June 30, your rate is locked for the year.
What if I'm not sure which tier fits?
Reply to the email and tell me what you use your site for. I'll recommend a tier honestly — including telling you to pick Basic if Basic is really all you need.
What about my domain?
Your domain is yours, no matter what you choose. I'll transfer registration anywhere you want it if you decide to move it.
What if I want to keep paying $150/year?
I understand the ask, but I can't keep doing that. I'd be choosing your site over my own family's runway, and that's not a tradeoff I can make anymore.
Tell Me Which Option Works for You.
Reply to the email I sent. Call me. Text me. Whatever's easiest. The whole point of this page is to make the decision yours — not mine.
Email Me Your ChoiceOr call Domenick directly — you have my number. I'm in Gainesville and I'll pick up.