Landing pages are files with a job

Static site hosting for landing pages fits paid acquisition pages, product launches, lead magnets, and single-message brochure URLs. You create HTML/CSS/JS (or generate them locally), upload the output to StaticHost, verify on HTTPS preview, then point DNS and wait for the certificate after verification. The host does not run npm or Hugo. It does not include email, a built-in CDN product, or forever-free service after a short trial. Plans: $9 / $30 / $65 / $130 per month with clear site and storage caps; staging arrives on Pro.

Routing is strict: try_files $uri $uri/ =404. If marketing expects every deep link to load the SPA shell, that expectation is wrong here.

Who this is for

  • Marketers who can accept a deploy workflow instead of a PHP admin.
  • Designers exporting one-pagers from design tools.
  • Engineers attaching a dist folder from an existing frontend pipeline.
  • Agencies productizing landing-page delivery across clients.

Choose another product for WordPress-driven daily edits, server-side personalization as a host feature, or mailbox hosting.

Publish path that protects ad spend

  1. Finalize legal and offer copy.
  2. Build locally; zip with index.html at the archive root.
  3. Deploy to preview or staging; QA forms and pixels.
  4. Only then attach the public hostname DNS; wait for verification and cert.
  5. Point ads at the hostname after the padlock is clean.
  6. Tear down or replace with a closed page when the offer ends.

See also cheap static hosting for small sites, where to host a static landing page, and campaign landing pages.

Worked example: a local plumber brochure site

A plumber needs a simple landing page: services list, service-area paragraph, phone link, and a quote form. A freelancer builds index.html, styles.css, and two images, wires the form to a form SaaS, and uploads to StaticHost on Starter ($9).

HTTPS preview reveals the phone link used spaces incorrectly; a quick fix and redeploy follow. DNS for quotes.plumber.example is created next; after verification the certificate issues. The plumber’s existing Google Business profile can link to the page. No CMS. No remote build. No attempt to host [email protected] on StaticHost. When copy changes seasonally, the freelancer edits HTML and redeploys in minutes—still cheaper than maintaining WordPress for a single message.

If the plumber later wants three variants (residential, commercial, emergency), Pro ($30) or a single multipage static tree keeps inventory sane without inventing unlimited plans.

Failure to avoid: changing WordPress URLs before HTTPS exists

Teams sometimes rebuild a landing page in HTML while the old WordPress site still “owns” the domain narrative. A hasty search-replace to https:// inside WordPress—or in exported content—before the new host has a working certificate on that domain produces warnings and broken previews.

Sequence for StaticHost: publish the static landing page to HTTPS preview first; confirm assets; point DNS only when ready; wait for verification; expect the custom-domain certificate afterward. If WordPress remains live elsewhere during transition, do not force HTTPS site URLs on a hostname that cannot terminate TLS yet. Finish TLS, then rewrite. StaticHost will not run WordPress; a half-migrated WP database does not belong on this product at all.

When to pick a different product

Use marketing clouds when you need host-native experimentation platforms. Use PHP hosts for WordPress. Use app platforms for authenticated funnels. Use mail vendors for campaign reply addresses. Use forever-free static hosts when the landing page is a personal test and $0 forever is required.

Stay when the page is a file tree and the workflow is build locally, host output. Scale ($65) suits many concurrent landers; Business ($130) suits large inventories and teams. No plan adds SPA index fallbacks or a CDN SKU.

Performance without a CDN checkbox

Landing pages convert when they load. Compress images, subset fonts, avoid shipping entire icon libraries for one button. StaticHost does not include a built-in CDN product; that is intentional positioning, not a forgotten bullet. If procurement requires a CDN line item, budget a CDN vendor—or choose a different host—rather than pretending the $9 plan hides one.

Forms: third-party endpoints. Analytics: script tags. A/B: separate URLs or external tools. Keep the host boring.

QA script before media buy

  • Load preview on mobile networks once.
  • Submit the form with a test record.
  • Click every legal footer link (real files or real external URLs).
  • Request a nonsense path; confirm 404.
  • Grep for file:// and http://.

FAQ

Can I edit the landing page in a browser CMS on StaticHost?

No WP admin. Edit source, rebuild if needed, redeploy files.

Does any plan include email for lead replies?

No. Mail is a separate vendor.

Why did my client-side router paths fail after launch?

=404 with no SPA fallback. Emit HTML files for each path or use hashes.

Is forever-free landing page hosting available?

No. Short trial, then $9/$30/$65/$130. Include hosting in campaign cost.