Website hosting on Papalocal includes the hosting itself, the padlock (SSL) and connecting a domain you own. It comes with the Co-Op membership. Papalocal finds which company keeps your domain's records and shows what to change there. It doesn't sell domains or host email boxes, so you keep your email where it is.
Step by step
Before you start: you need your rental company on Papalocal with the Co-Op membership on. For your own address, you need a domain you own.
0:00Open your add-ons. In your add-ons, under Show, choose Active.
0:08Read the Co-Op card.Co-Op Membership says what comes with it: a website built and hosted on Papalocal. Hosting, SSL and connecting your own domain are included.
0:17Open Web address. In Website, open your website and go to Your own web address.
0:23Use a domain you own. Type it in. Papalocal finds which company keeps its records, shows exactly what to change there, and sets up the padlock for you.
0:32Keep your email where it is. Papalocal doesn't sell domains or host email boxes. You bring the domain you own.
Good to know
The price is on the card. In the video it reads $30/mo flat, plus 1.25% of payments you take through Papalocal. Stripe's processing fee is on top, and each added employee is $10 a month. The full price is under What it costs.
Records are often kept somewhere else. The screen says the company that keeps your domain's records is often not where you bought it. Papalocal names it.
A website already on the domain? Then the padlock is made first. You add one extra row where the domain's records are kept, and Papalocal sees that by itself.
No domain yet? Papalocal doesn't sell them. You'd buy one elsewhere, then add it here.
Your customer list: each lead and customer, with their quotes and jobs on one page
Quotes, jobs and schedule
Invoices and pay links
Your website, on a domain you own
Google Business Profile sync, for your first location
Reviews: links, QR codes and an embed
Time clock, team chat and training
The same account holds your own side too: music, books, messages, your money and your people. Some of it has paid upgrades.
Free to sign up, no card. Your account and your business page have no monthly charge. One thing is on from the start: AI replies to your reviews, $0.15 each plus AI usage. You can pause them.
Once you turn the plan on: $30 a month (one person; each added employee is $10 a month), plus 1.25% of payments your customers make through Papalocal, plus Stripe's processing fee. It's billed daily from a prepaid balance. Once your card is saved, it's charged a top-up within the hour, and again each time the balance falls under a month's charges plus 15%. You choose the top-up amount ($25 or more; $100 until you change it). You can cancel the plan online after its first 30 days; cancel any add-ons on it first.
Papalocal's founder, Garret Merkley, has started 7 local service businesses in 16 years. He bought one, sold one and closed some.
No. Papalocal doesn't host email boxes, so you keep your email where it is.
How do I connect my domain to my website?
In Website, open your website and go to Your own web address. Type the domain you own. Papalocal shows exactly what to change, and sets up the padlock.
Do I need to buy website hosting too?
No. Your website is hosted on Papalocal as part of the Co-Op membership.
Can I buy a domain through Papalocal?
No. It doesn't sell domains. You bring a domain you own.
Is the padlock (SSL) included?
Yes. The Co-Op card lists SSL, and Papalocal sets up the padlock when you add your domain.
What does it cost?
It's free to sign up, with no card. Your account and your business page have no monthly charge. One thing is on from the start: AI replies to your reviews, $0.15 each plus AI usage. You can pause them. The plan starts only when you turn it on: $30 a month (one person; each added employee is $10 a month), plus 1.25% of payments your customers make through Papalocal, plus Stripe's processing fee.
How is it billed, and can I cancel?
It's billed daily from a prepaid balance. Once your card is saved, it's charged a top-up within the hour, and again each time the balance falls under a month's charges plus 15%. You choose the top-up amount ($25 or more; $100 until you change it). You can cancel the plan online after its first 30 days; cancel any add-ons on it first.
Will Papalocal find me customers?
No. Papalocal gives you the tools. Finding customers is your work.
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