Annual cost of running a hobby website like BajanThings.com
We are often asked how much it cost to run a hobby website like BajanThings.com. In round terms somewhere between £800 – £1,200 per year.
The BajanThings.com domain was purchased in February 2005 and the BajanThings.com website in its current form was setup in December 2014.
This is a hobby website run by cousins William Burton based in Barbados and Peter Burton based in the United Kingdom.
BajanThings.com is about Bajan things. The focus is on: Bajan history. Handed down Bajan stories. Bajan folklore. Bajan people. Bajans who made their mark on the world stage. Hiking in Barbados. Bajans hiking and exploring foreign destinations.
Below are the key costs associated with operating the BajanThings.com hobby website as of April 2025:
| Service | Cost | Yearly Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Domain Registry GoDaddy (5 year renewal 2025) | £16 / month | £192 |
| Hosting SiteGround GoGeek (3 year renewal 2025) | £18 / month | £216 |
| Hosting – Protection SiteGround Site Scanner | £72 / year | £72 |
| WordPress Theme Ollie Pro Theme | £52 / year | £52 |
| WordPress Speed Optimisation Plugin FlyingPress | £49 / year | £49 |
| WordPress Dynamic Image Serving FlyingCDN | £5 / month | £60 |
| WordPress dB Cleaner Plugin Meow dB Cleaner | £39 / year | £39 |
| WordPress dB Media Cleaner Plugin Meow Media Cleaner | £39 / year | £39 |
| WordPress TablePress Plugin TablePress | €106.80 / year | £90 |
| WordPress Mail delivery Queue Plugin WordPress Mail Queue | £36 / year | £36 |
| WordPress SEO Plugin Yoast SEO Premium | £106 / year | £106 |
| Photo enhancement Adobe Photoshop | £20 / month | £240 |
| TOTAL | £1,191 | |
| Service | Cost | Yearly Cost |
We anticipate in the future we might need to invest in some additional specialist help to assit in helping us to clean up the dB which has evolved over the last 10 years. In the early days we we used image tools like NextGEN Gallery (now owned by IMAGELY) and other specialist plugin that have been deleted and have often left behind redundant garbage in the WordPress dB.
In broad terms ad revenue covers 18 – 20% of these costs. This is matched by donations. Peter and William cover the remaining 60% of the costs.
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