The Real Cost Comparison
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What Brand Guidelines Actually Need
Online brand guidelines have straightforward hosting requirements. You're serving logos, fonts, and usage documentation, not running complex web applications.
Basic Requirements:
Budget hosting ($3-10/month) handles this easily
500-5,000 monthly visitors typically
PHP 8.0+ and 5-15GB storage
Standard WordPress compatibility
Free Hosting
While free WordPress hosting sounds appealing, the security risks and reliability issues put your brand assets at serious risk and that's not worth saving a small cost.
Security breaches: 000webhost's 2015 breach leaked 13.5M passwords. Your brand files deserve better protection.
No backup guaranteed: When something breaks, your guidelines are gone. Rebuilding costs more than a year of paid hosting.
Random downtimes: Forced maintenance and suspensions mean your team can't get assets when they need them.
Budget Hosting
Save your budget for what matters. Your brand guidelines will run smoothly on affordable hosting, leaving more resources for the creative work that actually builds your brand.
Low traffic volume: Your guidelines serve your team and partners, not thousands of daily visitors
Simple content delivery : Text, images, and downloads don't require heavy server resources
Consistent performance: Modern budget hosts easily handle the load of team access
Budget hosting plans can handle online brand guidelines perfectly fine.
Don't overspend on infrastructure you don't need. Sameness with budget hosting plans keeps your total annual cost under $200 - no subscriptions, no surprises.
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