Blog Website Cost in India: Year 1 and Year 5
A WordPress blog in India costs ₹3,868 to ₹5,208 in year one before GST at WebJi® prices: a year of shared hosting (₹2,868 to ₹3,828) plus a .in or .com domain, with WordPress and SSL free. Over five years the same stack comes to roughly ₹17,500 to ₹24,300 at today's listed prices.
For new bloggers in India who want an honest first-year and five-year budget before paying for anything.
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What a blog website really costs in India
A self-hosted WordPress blog in India costs about ₹3,900 to ₹5,200 in its first year before GST at WebJi® prices: a year of shared hosting plus one domain, with WordPress itself free. Only two lines are mandatory; everything else is optional until the blog earns.
| Item | Cost | Mandatory? |
|---|---|---|
| Domain | .in ₹1,000/year (same at renewal); .com ₹1,380 first year, ₹1,480 renewal | Yes |
| Shared hosting, 1-year term | Webji Launch ₹2,868 · Turbo ₹3,828 · Scale ₹6,588 | Yes |
| WordPress | ₹0, open source | Yes, but free |
| SSL certificate | ₹0, free SSL included with hosting | Included |
| Theme | ₹0 for a good free theme; paid themes are a one-time or yearly licence | No |
| WordPress care (updates and security) | ₹5,900/year | No |
Before you compare registrars and hosts, check domain name cost in India and blog hosting; those two lines deserve the scrutiny.
Three blog budgets: hobby, serious and pro
A hobby blog costs ₹3,868 in year one, a serious blog ₹5,208 and a business blog with managed updates ₹13,868, all before 18% GST. Each step up is worth paying only when traffic or income asks for it.
| Budget | What it includes | Year one | With 18% GST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby | Webji Launch 1 year (₹2,868) + .in domain (₹1,000) | ₹3,868 | ₹4,564.24 |
| Serious | Webji Turbo 1 year (₹3,828) + .com domain (₹1,380) | ₹5,208 | ₹6,145.44 |
| Pro | Webji Scale 1 year (₹6,588) + .com (₹1,380) + WordPress care (₹5,900) | ₹13,868 | ₹16,364.24 |
Launch includes 20 GB NVMe storage and 10 email accounts, enough for a personal blog. Turbo adds unlimited storage and email for a blog that hosts many images; Scale allows unlimited domains if you plan several sites. Paying monthly instead costs ₹299, ₹399 or ₹699 a month.
What a blog costs over five years
Over five years the hobby stack comes to about ₹17,540 and the serious stack about ₹24,280 before GST, if WebJi® renews at today's listed prices. This is a planning scenario, not a quoted multi-year total: it assumes a three-year hosting term followed by two one-year renewals, and the checkout confirms each renewal.
| Budget | Hosting (3-year term + 2 renewals) | Domain, 5 years | Five-year total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby (Launch, .in) | ₹6,804 + ₹2,868 + ₹2,868 = ₹12,540 | ₹5,000 | ₹17,540 |
| Serious (Turbo, .com) | ₹9,324 + ₹3,828 + ₹3,828 = ₹16,980 | ₹1,380 + 4 × ₹1,480 = ₹7,300 | ₹24,280 |
The three-year term is the cheapest per month (₹189 for Launch, ₹259 for Turbo), which is why the first term is worth taking long once you know the blog will continue.
Free vs paid: where a new blogger should spend
Spend on the domain and dependable hosting, and keep everything else free until the blog earns. WordPress, free themes and free plugins cover SEO basics, security and backups; promotion through search and social costs time, not money.
- Spend now: a domain you own and hosting with SSL and backups, because these decide whether the blog loads and belongs to you.
- Wait: premium themes, email marketing tools and SEO suites, until traffic shows what you actually need.
- Avoid: paying for courses or tool bundles before publishing the first twenty posts.
If you are still choosing between a self-hosted blog and a free platform, WordPress vs Blogger sets out who owns the ads, domain and data on each.
Starting a blog on WebJi® hosting
Most new blogs should start on Webji Launch and move to Turbo when storage or email becomes the limit. Every shared plan includes free SSL, a global CDN and one-click WordPress deploy, and checkout shows the term and renewal price before you pay.
Compare the plans on shared hosting or the full hosting plan ladder. Support is by email at support@webji.services, 24/7 in Hindi and English, with an average first reply under 60 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Is blogging free or paid?
The software is free: WordPress, good free themes and essential plugins cost nothing. You pay for the domain and hosting that make the blog yours, about ₹3,868 in year one on the cheapest WebJi® combination. Free platforms exist, but they control the domain, ads and monetisation rules.
Is a .in or .com domain cheaper for a blog?
At WebJi®, .in costs ₹1,000 a year and renews at the same price, while .com is ₹1,380 for the first year and ₹1,480 after. Over five years that is ₹5,000 against ₹7,300 before GST. Pick the one readers will remember; the saving is small.
Should I pay for hosting monthly or yearly?
Monthly suits a trial: Webji Launch is ₹299 a month and you can stop anytime. Once you know you will keep blogging, a one-year term (₹2,868) or three-year term (₹6,804) lowers the effective monthly cost to ₹239 or ₹189.
When should a blog move to a bigger plan?
When the hosting dashboard shows storage or email limits close to full, or pages slow down at your busiest hours. Upgrading from Launch to Turbo keeps the same site and adds unlimited storage and email; there is no need to buy a bigger plan on day one.
Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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