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Netlify: how-tos and hosting guides
11 plain guides, written by Ranjit Bhinge for business owners with no tech team. Each one says what to expect, what it costs where that applies, and what I would do in your place.
Netlify Forms: how to add a working contact form with no backend code How Netlify Forms captures contact form submissions with no server code, how to set it up, stop spam, and where its real limits are, with October 2026 details. Netlify Functions and Identity: what you can actually do without hiring a developer What Netlify Functions and Netlify Identity are, what a non-developer can set up alone, where you genuinely need a developer, and real October 2026 costs. How to deploy a Next.js app on Netlify, and when Vercel is genuinely the easier choice Step-by-step Next.js deployment on Netlify, where it genuinely lags Vercel, and an honest October 2026 verdict on when each one is the right call. How to move your site from Wix or Squarespace to Netlify What actually moves and what doesn't when you leave Wix or Squarespace for Netlify, the real steps, and when rebuilding with AI is easier than exporting. Netlify for agencies: hosting multiple client sites and billing it sensibly How an agency should structure Netlify team plans across client sites, what client handoff actually involves, and real October 2026 cost-per-site numbers. Best website hosting for a small business: 10 real options for 2026 10 website hosting options for small business compared by type (shared, managed, static, builder), with October 2026 prices and how to pick by site type. Best free website hosting for a small business: real limits, real traps The genuinely usable free website hosting options for a small business, exact October 2026 free-tier limits, the common traps, and when it's time to pay. Best static site hosting in 2026: free and paid options compared Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages and Render compared for static site hosting, real October 2026 limits and prices, and how to pick. Where to host an app an AI tool built for you Where to actually host an AI-built app: Vercel, Netlify, Render, or the builder's own hosting, with real October 2026 costs and when to move off the builder. How much does it actually cost to host a website? Real October 2026 website hosting prices across shared, managed WordPress, builder and code-based hosting, plus the hidden costs and a real budget example. Website maintenance for a small business: what a care plan should actually cover What a real website care plan covers, realistic monthly cost ranges, and when doing it yourself genuinely works versus when it's time to hire someone.
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