Homestead

Since 1996, Homestead Technologies has offered small businesses easy-to-use tools and services to establish a web presence and achieve success online. Acquired in 2007 by Intuit Inc., Homestead continues to focus on small businesses through Intuit’s respected Small Business Group. Homestead has helped more than 12 million customers create, maintain, and promote their websites to increase sales and market their products and services – all without any programming or design experience. Homestead has more than 2,000 professionally designed templates to choose from, and you can customize your website to fit your business’s specific needs and goals.

Value & Price
Homestead offers Starter, Gold, and Platinum packages for $4.99, $19.99, and $49.99 per month, respectively, with a flat one-time setup fee of $20. Each package includes:

• 25 MB to 300 MB of storage space
• 5 GB/month to 25 GB/month of bandwidth
• Website hosting
• 2,000+ customizable designs
• 5 web pages for Starter; Unlimited web pages for Gold & Platinum
• Site traffic reports
• Unlimited online technical support
• Minimum 30 days, maximum unlimited toll-free phone support
• 30-day, 100% money back guarantee
• Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel your service at any time – no penalties or long-term contracts

The Gold and Platinum packages include products and services either unavailable in the Starter package or available as an add-on. Some of these are:

• 1 to 3 included personal domain names (yourname.com) (available as add-on for Starter)
• 5 to 50 e-mail addresses/boxes with your domain name (support@yourname.com) (available as add-on for Starter)
• 24/7 credit card payments (PayPal)
• Advertising credit of $30/month and one free listing in the Homestead Directory for Platinum members

For a fee, Homestead will design your site for you, allowing you to spend your time on what you do best, running your business. Talk with a professional about your objectives and preferences, review the proposed design, approve a proof, and take control of your site.

Reliability
Homestead provides secure hosting with 99.9% uptime.

Customer Support
Homestead offers a comprehensive customer support program. Homestead’s extensive online help center and simple tools may prevent you from ever needing support. But if you need assistance, you can talk to a live person or e-mail Homestead’s online business support team, located right here in the U.S.