13 answers about domains hosting from Web by Lods.AI.
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Yes — Web by Lods.AI can set you up with your own custom domain like mybusiness.com or mybusiness.ph. It's a passthrough cost from ₱1,500/year (we don't mark up the registrar), paid upfront, with DNS and SSL handled for you. Every plan also includes a free yourbiz.lods.ai subdomain, so a custom domain is the upgrade when you want your own name.
Web hosting is the service that keeps your website online and reachable 24/7 — and with Web by Lods.AI it's already included in your monthly, so you don't buy or manage it separately. Every site needs hosting to stay live; the difference is we handle it for you, bundled with HTTPS/SSL and maintenance, instead of you juggling a hosting provider.
Yes — hosting is included in your Web by Lods.AI monthly; it's not a separate bill. The ₱1,000/month (Basic) covers hosting, HTTPS/SSL, the Telegram update bot, and the review SMS funnel together, so you never manage or pay a hosting provider on the side.
Through Web by Lods.AI a domain is a passthrough cost — you pay what the registrar charges, with no markup. A .com runs about ₱700/year and a .ph about ₱1,500/year (a .ai is premium), paid upfront, with DNS and SSL set up for you. Custom domains start at ₱1,500/year overall.
Yes — if you already own a domain, Web by Lods.AI can point it to your new site. We handle the DNS setup and SSL so it works cleanly, and there's no need to buy a new one. Just tell us the domain when we start, and we'll connect it for you.
With a custom domain, Web by Lods.AI can set you up with a branded business email like info@yourbusiness.com. We use a Cloudflare email catch-all, so anything sent to your domain forwards straight to an inbox you already use (Gmail, etc.) — no new mailbox to check. Your plan delivers the website and subdomain; add a custom domain and we'll wire up the email forwarding for you.
Your domain stays yours — with Web by Lods.AI a custom domain is transferable to your own registrar account anytime; you open a ticket, we send the auth code, and you take ownership. If you cancel, the hosted site pauses (hosting lives in the monthly), but the domain name itself is yours to keep and move. Your site content follows our standard one-year retention after cancellation (see our Privacy Policy). No lock-in, no penalty.
Your custom domain is a yearly passthrough cost (from ₱1,500/year, paid upfront), and Web by Lods.AI handles the renewal with you each year so your name doesn't lapse — you pay the registrar's rate, we take care of the setup. Just confirm when it's time and we keep your domain active.
Yes — Web by Lods.AI can register a .ph domain (about ₱1,500/year) just as easily as a .com (about ₱700/year); both are passthrough cost with no markup, and we handle DNS and SSL. A .ph clearly signals you're a Philippine business, while .com is the most familiar worldwide — tell us your preference and we'll set it up.
Neither ranks better just because of the ending — Google ranks on your content, reviews, Google Business Profile, and how relevant you are to the searcher, not on .com vs .ph. Web by Lods.AI focuses your ranking effort where it actually moves the needle (Top 3 on Google Maps for your niche and city), so pick the domain that fits your brand; the ranking work is the same either way.
A branded email like info@myclinic.com looks professional, and it's available with Web by Lods.AI once you add a custom domain — we set up a Cloudflare email catch-all that forwards it straight to an inbox you already use. It's not required for your site to work (customers also reach you via click-to-call, Messenger, WhatsApp, and the booking form), but if you want that professional address, just say so and we'll wire it up with your custom domain.
Your domain is your address (like myclinic.com), and your website is the actual place people land on when they type it — Web by Lods.AI builds and hosts the website, and the domain points to it. Think of the domain as the sign on the door and the website as the shop inside. Every plan includes a free yourbiz.lods.ai address, and a custom domain is an optional upgrade.
Yes — HTTPS and SSL (the padlock in the browser) are included on every Web by Lods.AI site at no extra cost. It encrypts the connection so visitor information is safe and Google trusts your site, and it's set up automatically — even on your free yourbiz.lods.ai subdomain. You never configure a certificate yourself.