Freehold

Freehold · The promise

The promise, held in writing

These are the terms I commit to from the first day. They are what make the offer a deed rather than a pitch, and they never move.

Certificate of Title

Held Freehold

The terms of ownership, registered in plain words

Proprietor

This website is held freehold by your organisation

  • You own everything, outright

    The site, the files it is made of, and your web address are all yours. You can keep it, change it, or take it elsewhere any time you like.

  • You can leave any time, free, no notice

    Ownership you can prove, not just claim. Take the whole site to your own account or hand it to any web person, any day, at no cost. Nothing is ever held back.

  • Your domain stays in your name

    Your web address is always registered to your organisation, at your own registrar. I never hold your domain. That is what makes "I will host it for you" a favour, not a trap.

  • Your email is never touched

    If you run email at your domain, it keeps working exactly as it does now. I check it before and after every change. This is often the real fear, so I say it plainly.

  • Nothing monthly, ever

    One fair price to build and go live, then hosting is free. Later changes are small one-off jobs if you want them. There is no subscription and no ongoing tie of any kind.

Registered and signed by
Jamie, Freehold · Christchurch
Yours to keep, yours to move, yours for good.

Your organisation's name goes on the deed the day you say yes.

Why it works this way

Ownership proven by the exit, not the paperwork

Plenty of web arrangements say you own your site, then make leaving slow, costly, or confusing. That quiet dependence is exactly what this promise is built to prevent. It is the difference between freehold and leasehold: one is truly yours, the other only feels that way until you try to leave.

The free exit is the proof. Because you can walk away at any moment and take everything with you, choosing to stay is a genuine choice, not a lock-in. If leaving is easy, staying is trust.

The whole approach comes from years of frontline support work, where the goal was always for people to end up less dependent, not more. A website should be no different.

Costs at a glance

No surprises, no fine print

Around $800 One-off, to build and go live. Flexible, and gifted where the relationship matters more than the fee.
$0 / mo Hosting, held for you at no cost, with nothing recurring.
~$20 to $40 / yr Your web address, which you almost certainly already pay, direct to your own registrar.
Get in touch

Questions are always welcome

If anything here is unclear, or you want to talk it through before deciding, please do reach out. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

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