Your Free Site Address (siteharbor.app)

How this works

This is the default experience, not a fallback. Every free build goes live right away on a free yourname.siteharbor.app address — no domain to buy, no paperwork, no card on file. You can click through every page and share the link the moment it's ready.

The free address carries a small badge and stays off Google for now. When you're ready to make the site truly yours, publishing it for good is the Branded upgrade ($299) — that's when the badge comes off, you get found on Google, and your own domain is connected.

The three rungs, in order:

1. Free build — live on a siteharbor.app address, badged.
2. Keep it ($10–12/mo) — keeps the badged address live for good.
3. Go Branded ($299, once): badge off, found on Google, free branded email, your own domain connected.

Your free address is set up for you

You don't have to do anything — when your free build finishes, it's already live at yourname.siteharbor.app. Open the link from your preview email or dashboard to confirm; it should show your website with a green padlock (secure connection) in the address bar.

How much does it cost?

The free build and its siteharbor.app address cost $0 to create. To keep it live past the first seven days, add a card — the Keep plan is $10–12/mo and covers hosting, SSL, and the CDN. There's nothing to register for the address itself; we own siteharbor.app and hand you a slice of it as part of your account.

Switching to your own domain later

You can switch to a real domain (like smithbakery.com) any time:

1. Buy your domain — either through us (Buying Your Web Address) or anywhere else
2. Follow our setup guide — for domains bought through us it's automatic, for domains bought elsewhere see Pointing an Existing Domain Here
3. Both addresses (the free one AND your new real one) work at the same time for a while, so there's no downtime during the switch
4. Once you're sure the new domain is working, you can keep the free address as a backup or release it (your call)

When the free address is enough for now

✅ You're showing the site to a small handful of people (clients, family, friends)
✅ You're still deciding on the design before going public
✅ You need a working link by end-of-day to share

When it's time to publish to your own domain

The free siteharbor.app address is great for getting started, but it's badged and stays off Google by design. Move up to the Branded step ($299, once) when:

➡️ Customers will find you by Googling your business name — a real domain reads as trustworthy
➡️ You're putting the URL on business cards, signs, or printed marketing
➡️ You're being mentioned in press, or your name is on a vehicle wrap or billboard

Publishing connects your own domain, removes the badge, gets you on Google, and wires up free branded email forwarding at your domain.