Heads up for anyone paying for Weebly
Weebly now wants monthly subscription fee?
Is this price hike for real?
Wordpress is one of the most popular ones, not sure about the price
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Is Weebly hosting free?
When you create an account with Weebly, you can choose between a free plan or a paid plan, and all plans come with hosting. A free plan will have Square ads, and you won’t be able to connect a custom domain. With higher-tiered paid plans, you won’t have ads and you can connect your own domain or buy one.
Is Weebly really free?
Yes, Weebly has a free tier that is free forever. However, that plan comes with restrictions such as less storage, no advanced reporting and fewer e-commerce options. Its free plan is ideal for someone who wants to start a blog.
How much does it cost to sell on Weebly?
Weebly is owned by Square, which focuses heavily on online payments so, naturally, e-commerce is a big focus of Weebly. You can sell online with any of the Weebly plans, but you’ll only be able to unlock the full e-commerce features with the Performance pricing plan, which costs $29 per month or $312 annually.
To accept credit cards you can choose from several payment gateways, including Square (which is the most natural fit), and these will have their own processing fees.
I'm in the process of migrating my website before renewal. They just sent me this email:
You’re receiving this email because you’re currently subscribed to a Weebly service plan that has been discontinued, and your account will be impacted by an upcoming plan change and price increase.
What is changing?
The Business Site plan has been discontinued and will be updated to the Premium Site plan upon the date of your next renewal, November 18, 2024. The annual price for the Premium Site plan is $864.00, or $72.00 per month (plus applicable taxes).
This is the lowest-cost Weebly plan that includes access to the features you currently enjoy.
Why are you making this change?
In 2019, we launched our current set of Weebly plans alongside the previously existing plans. To help streamline operations and to continue to serve users like you, we’ve decided to align all Weebly plans to the current pricing model and discontinue the legacy plans. These pricing updates reflect the current cost of maintaining and supporting the Weebly platform while continuing to offer competitive pricing to our customers.
I'm in Canada and this is USD pricing. So, obviously they don't want my small business. Just a heads up to anyone paying for Weebly - move elsewhere!