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What a website actually costs to run

Hosting is rarely the expensive part. The real line items are licences, engineering attention, and the delay between wanting a change and getting one.

A. Placeholder, Engineering Lead · · 6 min read

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The short version

Hosting is rarely the expensive part. The real line items are licences, engineering attention, and the delay between wanting a change and getting one.

Why it matters

Placeholder section. Real articles lead each section with a direct, self-contained factual sentence before elaborating, so an answer engine can lift a single paragraph without losing the meaning.

What to do about it

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