If you are creating a blog,if you are creating a business website, Hostpinnacle is the best hosting provider for you. They are cheap and reliable. Here we are providing free information about the company, including reviews, pricing, payment method, contacts and any other information you may need.

How to start hosting your website at Hostpinnacle

Visit Hostpinnacle website,click on web hosting and select the plan you wish to buy. To visit the website,click here

The process will take few seconds.

Hostpinnacle plans and pricing

Affordable Hosting

Starter Package	Standard Package	Executive Package	Hosting Only
Ksh 4,200/Year Excl. VAT	Ksh 5,200/Year Excl. VAT	Ksh 12,500/Year Excl. VAT	Ksh 2,875/Year Excl. VAT
35 GB NVMe SSD Disk	100GB NVMe SSD Disk	Unlimited NVMe SSD Disk	35GB NVMe SSD Disk
Free .co.ke/.com/.org domain	Free .co.ke/.com/.org domain	Free .co.ke/.com/.org domain	4GB RAM Litespeed Server
4GB RAM Litespeed Server	8GB RAM Litespeed Server	16GB RAM Litespeed Server	FREE SSL Certificate
FREE SSL Certificate	FREE SSL Certificate	FREE SSL Certificate	SEO-Friendly Hosting

These packages are for small and medium websites. If you have a website that gets less than 400,000 views per month,select one of the plans above. Standard Package is the most popular,it costs Ksh 5,200 per year. To select one of the packages,visit Hostpinnacle website here

Shujaa Hosting

Sujaa Hosting is the standard package especially for bloggers who are just starting or any other business website that has just been created. The package costs Ksh 3,500 per year and comes with the following features:

1. 35 GB NVMe SSD Disk
2. 4GB RAM Litespeed Server
3. PHP 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 Ready
4. Free .ke Domain
5. FREE SSL Certificate
6. SEO-Friendly Hosting
7. Unlimited Email Accounts
8. Unlimited Monthly Bandwidth
9. Host Unlimited Websites
10. 300+ One-click Script Installer
11. Supports, node.js, python,
12. FREE Site Building Tools
13. Instant Account Set up
14. 1000+ Website Templates

The good thing is that you are provided with free SSL certificate and domain. SSL is meant to secure your site from malware and viruses.

VPS Hosting

This one is more advanced than the basic hosting. There are 4 main plans and each of them comes with specific features. Below are the main features of each package:

Plan Features	Starter VPS Ksh4,100/Month Excl. VAT	Medium VPS Ksh5,200/Month Excl. VAT	Large VPS Ksh6,450/Month Excl. VAT	X-Large VPS Ksh9,050/Month Excl. VAT
vCPU	4 Core	6 Core	8 Core	10 Core
Memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB	30 GB	60 GB
SSD Storage	200 GB	400 GB	800 GB	1600 GB
Bandwidth	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited

You will enjoy the following under VPS hosting:

—99.9% Service Up time

—24/7 Customer Support

—Dedicated Resources

—Unlimited Bandwidth

Reseller Hosting

Reseller Hosting is one where you have multiple sites for clients or you want to host websites for other companies. This option is ideal for clients with more than 20 websites. Each website will be provided with a cPanel.

Features and pricing

RESELLER R20	RESELLER R30	RESELLER R50
40GB SSD Space	60GB SSD Space	100GB SSD Space
Ksh 1,680/Month Excl. VAT	Ksh 2,520/Month Excl. VAT	Ksh 4,200/Month Excl. VAT
Unlimited Monthly Bandwidth	Unlimited Monthly Bandwidth	Unlimited Monthly Bandwidth
20 cPanel Accounts	30 cPanel Accounts	50 cPanel Accounts
WHMCS License at discounted rate	WHMCS License at discounted rate	WHMCS License at discounted rate
MySQL Databases	MySQL Databases	MySQL Databases
cPanel Control Panel	cPanel Control Panel	cPanel Control Panel
Free Backups	Free Backups	Free Backups
99.99% Uptime Guarantee	99.99% Uptime Guarantee	99.99% Uptime Guarantee
Free Instant Setup	Free Instant Setup	Free Instant Setup
Unlimited FREE SSL Certificates	Unlimited FREE SSL Certificates	Unlimited FREE SSL Certificates
WHM Access	WHM Access	WHM Access
Host Python Clients	Host Python Clients	Host Python Clients
Host Node.js Clientsport	Host Node.js Clientsport	Host Node.js Clientsport
100% Whitelabel	100% Whitelabel	100% Whitelabel
Free M-Pesa WHMCS Module	Free M-Pesa WHMCS Module	Free M-Pesa WHMCS Module
Free Site Builder	Free Site Builder	Free Site Builder
Cloudlinux OS	Cloudlinux OS	Cloudlinux OS
CageFS Hack Protection	CageFS Hack Protection	CageFS Hack Protection
CloudFlare CDN	CloudFlare CDN	CloudFlare CDN
Softaculous Auto script installer	Softaculous Auto script installer	Softaculous Auto script installer
24/7/365 Support	24/7/365 Support	24/7/365 Support
		Ksh 4,200/Month Excl. VAT

WordPress Hosting

Most websites in Kenya are designed by WordPress. The good thing is that Hostpinnacle has a package for that. You will spend as low as Ksh4,200 per year to host your website here.

Below are the features of each plan, including pricing:

STARTER PACKAGE	STANDARD PACKAGE	EXECUTIVE PACKAGE
Ksh 4,200/Year Excl. VAT	Ksh 5,200/Year Excl. VAT	Ksh 12,500/Year Excl
35GB NVMe SSD	100GB NVMe SSD	Unlimited NVMe SSD
4GB RAM Guaranteed	8GB RAM Guaranteed	16GB RAM Guaranteed
Free Domain ( .co.ke /.com/.org)	Free Domain ( .co.ke/.com/.org/.africa)	Free Domain ( .co.ke/.com/.org/.africa/.net )
Unlimited MySQL Database	Unlimited MySQL Database	Unlimited MySQL Database
Unlimited Website	Unlimited Website	Unlimited Website
WordPress Toolkit	WordPress Toolkit	WordPress Toolkit
Auto Backup & Cloud Storage	Auto Backup & Cloud Storage	Auto Backup & Cloud Storage
WordPress Litespeed Caching	WordPress Litespeed Caching	WordPress Litespeed Caching
PHP Version 8.3 ready	PHP Version 8.3 ready	PHP Version 8.3 ready
cPanel Control Panel	cPanel Control Panel	cPanel Control Panel
Free WordPress site Migration	Free WordPress site Migration	Free WordPress site Migration
Automatic SSL installation	Automatic SSL installation	Automatic SSL installation

Hostpinnacle Customer Care Contacts

Email:  [email protected]

Phone Numbers: Office 0111 054 710 / 0717 148 886

Physical Location:4th Floor, Studio Hse. Marcus Garvey Rd Off Argwings Kodhek Rd, Kilimani, NBO.

List of Domains and pricing

You are also allowed to register your new domain.Below is a list of domains available and pricing;

Domain	New Price	Transfer	Renewal
.com	$12.00USD 1 Year	$12.00USD 1 Year	$12.00USD 1 Year
.org	$15.00USD 1 Year	$15.00USD 1 Year	$15.00USD 1 Year
.agency	$7.00USD 1 Year	$22.00USD 1 Year	$23.00USD 1 Year
.press	$6.00USD 1 Year	$6.00USD 1 Year	$6.00USD 1 Year

Bulk SMS

Bulk SMS Sender ID(Safaricom)— $58.00USD

Bulk SMS Sender ID(Telkom)— $30.00USD

Bulk SMS Sender ID(Airtel)— $58.00USD

Reasons why you should host your website at Hospinnacle

At Hostpinnacle, they have the best customer care services which is provided 24/7.Another reason is that the company does not have hidden charges. If you are told to pay ksh4,200 per year,that is the exact amount to pay. They also provide free domain and free SSL certificate.

Hostpinnalce hosting services are cheap and reliable because the resources provided are enough.

There are also a variety of hosting plans. No matter how big your website is,you must find a plan to accommodate it.

Hostpinnacle website,click here to visit the site

Hostpinnacle is one of the best web hosting companies in Kenya at the moment. If you have a website or blog you wish to host in Kenya,pick Hostpinnacle.There are many good things about the company but before we list them,click here to visit their website and learn more.

Advantages of hosting your site at Hostpinnacle

Cheap—you will spend as low as Ksh 3,500 to host your website for one year.

• Free domain is provided to you
• Free SSL Certificate
• 24/7 customer support
• Daily backup services
• 99.99% uptime
• You can make money through their affiliate program
• They don’t have hidden charges
• Their servers are powerful
• Payment is via Mpesa

How much traffic Hostpinnacle servers can handle

Hostpinnacle servers can handle millions of views per month. Starter package which costs Ksh3,500 per year can handle up to 1 million views.

Starter package—up to 1 million views

Standard package—up to 1.5 million views

Executive package—up to 3 million views

Domain registration

You can also register a domain name. To register .co.ke domain name,you pay Ksh 500 per year. The .com domain name costs Ksh1700 per year.

To register, visit Hostpinnacle website and search for available domain. To register,follow this link

Important details about Hostpinnacle

Contacts

[email protected]

Office 0111 054 710 / 0717 148 886

4th Floor, Studio Hse. Marcus Garvey Rd Off Argwings Kodhek Rd, Kilimani, NBO.

Hostpinnacle paybill Number  is 774112

One of our readers asked us this question:

“I have started a blog, it’s now 3 months old. I got approved by AdSense but I have not managed to earn my first $70. All I want is to know how a perfect blog post looks like for it to attract traffic”

Answer

Based on my experience of blogging, you cannot exactly tell how a perfect blog post looks like. But there are key details a blog post should have in order to rank high on Google.

When writing a blog post, make sure that the content answers the title of the post exhaustively and what the reader was looking for. Nowadays, people want straight answer, they don’t have patience to read all the paragraphs looking for the answer.

Few years ago, long posts, those with at least 2,000 words ranked higher than the short ones. That is not the case today. Even a blog post with 100 words will rank at position 1 of Google as long as it answers specific question by a reader.

Another thing is that a perfect blog should not be written by AI. Blog posts which are 100% AI are rarely indexed.

The blog post should also answer more questions, which are deep and from an expert. Which means that for one to write a perfect blog post, he should be an expert in that area. Write as if you deeply understand the topic—not like you have read somewhere.

A perfect blog post should also contain opinions from different people. Open the comments section so that your readers can share their opinion. Alternatively, create a forum like Reddit where different opinions can be shared. Opinion from one person doesn’t qualify a blog post to be a perfect one.

A perfect blog post should contain a video, images and expressions of other experts. If possible, conduct your own research to determine what other experts are saying, then include those opinions in your post.

A perfect blog post should alight with the content of the authority site. If the site is about web hosting, the blog post should be about web hosting. Search engines will rank the post high on their pages.

There are millions of people asking whether blogging will still be a viable venture in 2025. Many are wondering whether it’s dead or alive. The truth of the matter is, blogging is dead. Google killed blogging in 2024 when they changed their algorithm to favour authority sites and forums. Their AI overviews also buried blogging career, completely. All we are doing now is mourning and soon we will move on.

There are several reasons why you should not start a blog in 2025:

AI overviews

AI overviews summarize results from blogs such that when a visitor goes through the overviews, they don’t have to visit any of the websites to get the information—everything is summarized by the overviews. Websites will get zero traffic as Google steals 100% of traffic from them.

Google wants to keep visitors on their platform than directing them to blogs.

Competition from other platforms

There was a time blogs were dominating search results, it’s not the case today. I believe you have noticed that when searching for an item on Google, you will get answers from LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. This is indeed bad news to blogs. Your blog posts for most of the keywords won’t be on the front page of Google because of the stiff competition from social media and YouTube.

Visitors prefer videos over text

It’s now clear that visitors prefer video over text. When they search for content on Google, they are more likely to watch a video than read a blog post. This is the reason Google has started ranking YouTube videos higher than blog articles.

Biasness towards authority sites

The May and August Google Algorithms favoured authority sites. No matter how hard you work as a blogger, your content cannot be ranked higher than content from authority sites. It’s therefore useless to start a blog in 2025.

Forums

Forums like Quora, Medium and Reddit are dominating the search results. If you write an article similar to content on those forums, your content won’t even be indexed.

Google clearly indicated that people want to read first hand experiences from other readers, which is why the company is focused more on forums.

Indexing

It seems Google stopped indexing all the content available in blog posts. I remember 10 years ago, I could post an article on my blog and it’s indexed within seconds Nowadays, it takes up to a month for an article to appear on Google. Worse still, most blogs are blacklisted by Google such that no matter the quality of your posts, they won’t be indexed. It’s worrying that ever since May 2024 there are articles not indexed as of today.

Low income

AdSense is not paying as well as they used to pay a couple of years ago. The CPC used to be high but today it’s too low. To make $1000 you need millions of views to your blog.

Google want to keep all visitors on their platforms

Google doesn’t want to send traffic to independent blogs. Since they own YouTube, they want to keep visitors to Google on YouTube. Even if your blog has the best content, it won’t rank higher than similar content on YouTube.

You will also notice that when you visit Google, their first page is dominated by sponsored items which match your keywords. Since you have already gotten what you wanted on Google, why visit a blog?!

How to survive as a blogger in 2025

To survive as a blogger in 2025, these are the things to do:

Sell an item

Instead of creating content for Google to earn from AdSense, start selling items. When Google discovers that you are a business, they will start ranking your articles higher on their platforms.

Start a forum

Start a forum like Reddit where people contribute and give opinion about specific topics. Your forum will rank highly on Google.

Create a news site

News sites ae currently performing well, they were not affected much. Create a blog for providing latest news. You will make a lot of money from it.

Don’t rely on Google for traffic

Your main source of traffic should not be Google. Have a presence on social media where you share your content.

Be an expert in whatever you do

Google nowadays prefer bloggers who are expert in their area. If you are a university lecturer, start educational bog, if you are a medical doctor, start a blog about health, if you are a lawyer, start a blog about law. Don’t try to do everything at the same time—you will confuse Google.

This means that you should start a niche blog where you post content as an expert in that topic.

Start a YouTube channel

Don’t waste your time creating a blog,just start a YouTube channel. This way,you are assured of your future.

What is the future of Kenyan bloggers? This is a dominant question among publishers who are worried that AI will replace them. Well, this year we witnessed Google roll out the March 2024 algorithm then the AI overview. Among the products launched by AI is the AI overview which summarizes information and displays it above any other search result on Google’s front page. For bloggers with bigger eyes, it’s easy to interpret what the AI overview means and make necessary content adjustments. It spells doom on publishers.

Before the AI overview, there was the much talked about algorithm which shockingly killed over 90% of Kenyan blogs. It promoted sites with high domain authority while relegating independent publishers and new blogs. Interestingly, forum sites like Quora, Medium and Reddit found their way to the top of SERP. Right now, Reddit content is outranking any other site with similar content in Kenya.

I have talked to a number of bloggers, most of them are worried about their future. A close friend runs a blog which was getting600,000-3 million views per month with over 80% of traffic coming from Google. He lost 90% of traffic to less than 200,000 views per month after the algorithm was rolled out. His revenue from AdSense dropped from Ksh 500,000 to Ksh 30,000 per month…and you tell me this person cannot be depressed!!!!

If you’re clever enough, you’d have noticed that a number of bloggers aren’t posting content consistently as they used to—due to the shock they got a couple of months ago when their content stopped ranking as a result of the AI overview and the algorithm.

Google came up with an excuse that it’s reducing spam sites from their online search engine, over 45% of the sites in the online ecosystem were affected. As a result, bloggers like Cyprian Nyakundi lost their sites. Nyakundi had to start a new blog after his old bog was deindexed—it completely disappeared from Google such that when you search for it,you won’t find it anywhere.Nyakundi was creating content with AI.

The online space is now for news sites, blogs with high domain authority, forums and ecommerce blogs. The small and independent publishers don’t have any stake in regard to organic traffic. It’s even worse that when they post articles on their blogs, they aren’t indexed on Google.

At the moment, Google’s eyes are on AI,they don’t care about the plight of bloggers. With all this, what does the future look like in the eyes of bloggers?!!

Now, if you own a site and you were impacted negatively the algorithm, listen to me carefully. This is not the time to create information content, it will be useless because Google has already summarized it and presented in a better way. Those bloggers who were listing academic courses, who were ranking items, who were writing about jobs, business and other things that AI can do easily should now be more creative. If there’s something you can easily find online and write about, don’t waste your time writing about it.I am particularly concerned about bloggers without original content, the ones who visited other sites, got information and posted it on their sites—they didn’t want to do any research. Right now, the internet wants publishers who can come up with information which does not exist online.

Since Google favours forums ,e-commerce sites and news sites, that is the direction you should follow. News sites always have something new to report about, forums like Quora raise questions where members come up with divergent opinion and ideas. Those forums are like Facebook posts where followers share ideas and opinions. Google have a soft spot on the forums.

What I am seeing is that in future, the only bloggers who will survive are those with unique ideas or those running forums and news sites. We currently have over 2000 bloggers in Kenya. By 2027 the number will reduce significantly to less than 100.We will remain with news sites run by big media houses and a few bloggers who have been in the industry for more than 5 years.

It’s even pointless to create a blog in Kenya at the moment because you won’t rank anywhere. To think that you will compete with sites like Tuko News, Standard Media and Citizen TV is a pipe dream.

The worst part about the current blogging environment is that the cost of web hosting is extremely high yet income is low. Ideally, no blogger will persevere in an environment where they work very hard and only pay for web hosting.

The income for independent bloggers will shrink to worrying levels. It won’t be enough to sustain anyone. Unless bloggers find a way to sell items on their blog. Their dreams of surviving in this industry are now shuttered. Blogging is dead!

Hostpinnacle is one of the leading web hosting providers in Kenya.It hosts more than 10 websites. There are few reviews about the company but people want to know more about it.We have interviewed some of the clients and also obtained reviews online. Below are the answers to your questions.

Social media reviews

Hostpinnacle has a social media page on Facebook. Below we have sampled some of the positive and negative comments:

Kevoh Royalz

HostPinnacle You should help me as soon as possible the client is on my neck. I paid for the starter package of 3000 for domain registration and hosting on 31st (More than a week) but the status is still pending. What should I do that I have not done?

Kevin had purchased a domain from the company and it took so long to propagate. Below is the answer he received from the company:

Kevoh Royalz kindly open a ticket and send us the school’s registration certificate from the Ministry of Education

The problem was later resolved. This shows that the company has a good customer support.

Below is another conversation:

Accentor Solutios  ·

You buy their products and that is all they will never pick your call incase of any issue

    Reply

Author

HostPinnacle

Accentor Solutios hello, our call center is fully operational. Kindly DM your number so we can give you a call.

    Reply

Snipher Marube

    Reply

Author

HostPinnacle

Snipher Marube tupe namba tukupigie sai.but DM, we care about the privacy and confidentiality of your data.

They resolved the issue too.

Ephraim Maina

Best web hosting

Ephraim Maina commented on Hostpinncle Facebook page that it’s the best web hosting provider. It’s a proof that their services are excellent.

Hotpinnacle pricing

They are among the cheapest web hosting providers in Kenya. They charge Ksh 3,500 per year for new and low traffic sites. They also have VPS Hosting for heavy traffic websites which costs up to Ksh 9,050 per month.

Hostpinnacle is cheaper than Kenya Website Experts

Key features that make it the best web hosting provider in Kenya

• Free Domain
• Free SSL Certificate
• 99.9% uptime guarantee
• Free transfer of website and domain
• Web Design services
• 30-day money back guarantee
• 24/7/365 premium support
• Low cost hosting services
• Free Daily Backup
• Unlimited email accounts

How to contact Hostpinnacle

There are many ways in which you can contact Hostpinnacle. The first and best one is by visiting their site and starting a chat.Click here to visit Hostpinnacle website

They will answer all your queries within few minutes.

Other contacts

Address

• HostPinnacle Kenya
• Address: Thompson Estate, Off Ole Odume RD, Off Ngong Road,
  Diani Close Gate 7,
  P.O Box 10065 – 00400,
  Nairobi.
  E-mail: [email protected]
  Website: www.hostpinnacle.co.ke
  Phone: 0717 148 886 / 0753 148 886

Hostpinnacle Payment methods

They offer Mpesa Paybill payment method. Hostpinnacle Paybill Number is 774112

How to send money from your Mpesa to Hostpinnacle via Paybill

• Go to Mpesa
• Select Lipa Na Mpesa
• Select Paybill
• Enter Business number (774112)
• Enter Account Number(your Hostpinnacle account number,Invoice Number)
• Enter Amount
• Enter your Mpesa Pin and press send

You will receive a confirmation message that the money has been received.

Disadvantage of Hostpinnacle web hosting

Hostpinnacle is a good web hosting provider but it cannot handle more than 2 million monthly visitors. They don’t have Dedicated Servers for high traffic websites. Their VPS servers are not good enough to handle heavy traffic.

Testimony from a client

“I purchased a Starter package in 2021 for Ksh 1999 per year in 2021.Since then,they have been hosting my website.Their customer support is excellent.They also don’t have hidden charges.However,they have increased their charges for the package to Ksh 3,500 per month.I guess it’s because of the exchange rate for the dollar.I know Hostpinnacle don’t have their own servers,they purchase services from USA.

So far,I don’ t have any complaint about the hosting company”

We have seen Google deindexing some sites and punishing others by reducing their visibility. More than 50% of bloggers have quit the profession. However, there are important things to do in order to remain relevant.

Create a forum blog

Write testimonies and real life stories

Run a YouTube channel

Avoid affiliate links on your blog posts

Post few but high quality content

Avoid using AI to post content

Create an authority blog like Raddit

Share your content on social media

Create original content

Create a news site

Create a forum blog

Right now, forum content is ranking higher than content from independent bloggers. This is because content from forums provide real human experience. Create a forum and let people contribute to your content by revealing their real life experience.

Write testimonial stories

When you post about testimonies and real life stories, Google will love your content and push your site to the top of the search results.

Run a YouTube channel

YouTube will help boost your income. As you blog, share the same experience on YouTube. Even if your blog won’t generate decent income, you will still make money from YouTube

Post few but high quality articles

Nowadays Google does not have enough budget to crawl all the content posted online. Instead of posting 1000 blog posts per day, create only 1 post which is of high quality and make money.

Avoid creating content with AI

Most of the sites which were deindexed created content using AI. This is a huge mistake. Avoid creating content with AI and your blog will grow massively.

Create authority blog like Raddit or Quora

If your site has domain authority of more than 70%, Google will mark its content as good.

If you’re keen, you’ll notice that Raddit, Medium and Quora are always top of search engine index. It’s because their domain authority is high.

Share content on social media

Social media will be the key pillar of blogs. In future, you won’t be relying on Google for traffic.The game changer will be social media traffic.

Blogging in Kenya is one of the worst professions at the moment. If you want to become rich and progress in life, don’t become a blogger. Blogging was profitable between 2007 and 2022 when Google allowed bloggers to post freely without being limited. From 2023 Google started deliberately not to index content for many bloggers. In 2024 it started favouring big sites like The Star, Standard Media,,Nation,Citizen and other established websites. Even if your content is super good, Google will ignore it and instead index related content from authority sites. Hata kama they copied from a small site, the authority sites will rank higher than your site. Google has not been as free as it used to be years ago where merit was considered. Right now, if you create a new blog, you will wait for at least 15 years to start ranking as good as Nation ,Citizen,Standard or The Star,it doesn’t matter how good your content is,kama wewe ni mgeni,utangoja sana.

Google Core update of 2024 worsened the situation. More than 70% of small blogs lost traffic to authority sites. Hivo ni kuwaambia kwa kipole,”toka soko”.Currently,even with thousands of high quality articles, you will not perform well as a blogger. You will work extremely hard but at the end of the day make Ksh 50 from AdSense. What is Ksh 50?!!!

Right now if you are planning to become a blogger, you better drop the idea. It’s better you start a grocery shop than run a Blog-This is a useless profession at the moment.

The only bloggers who made enough money are those who started earlier. From 2007 to 2022 your efforts paid. You could wake up, create 10 blog posts, get indexed and at the end of the day make Ksh 10,000.But today, even if you post 30 articles per day, making even Ksh 1,000 is a miracle. Your blog can even get 50,000 views and you still make less than Ksh 3,000. This is unfair!

I have interacted with many Kenyan bloggers, most of them want to quit. They efforts aren’t bearing fruits. They can’t spend 20 hours creating content and earn Ksh 3,000 per month. They better look for employment elsewhere.

From this year 2024, Google will lose especially content from Kenyan bloggers. Only the authority sites will remain. Unless the company starts treating bloggers and authority sites fairly, they will see a big change. This will be a blow to Google because they may lack useful information.

Affiliate marketing is one way of making money online especially for content creators. In Kenya there are several companies offering high commission for marketers. Betting sites offer up to 50% commission. If you make a sale of Ksh 1 million, you will make Ksh 500,000.

Below we provide the list of the best affiliate marketing programs to register with in Kenya and start making money. Remember, you will market the product on your YouTube channel, Facebook, Twitter, blog or any other platform that drives traffic to those sites. However, promoting affiliate products through a blog is the best idea, because the conversions will be higher.

• Kenya Website Experts

One of the best hosting companies in Kenya. It hosts over 50,000 websites.

The company pays 15% commission on every product you sell. The minimum withdrawal threshold is US$35.75

Kenya Website Experts is a good company to promote, you won’t be struggling to market their products because it’s already known by Kenyans.

Registration link: https://kenyawebexperts.co.ke/aff.php?aff=577

• Hostpinncle

Hostpinnacle offers generous commissions to marketers. They pay as high as Ksh 5,000 per client.

Here are the commissions paid for each sale:

Hosting Package	How much the client pays	How much you get
Starter Hosting Package	KES 2,999/yr	KES 750
Standard Hosting Package	KES 3,999/yr	KES 1,750
Executive Hosting Package	KES 10,999/yr	KES 5,000
Hosting Only Package	KES 1,999/yr	KES 500

The minimum withdrawal threshold is $6.25

Once the threshold is reached, request Hostpinnacle for the payment. The good thing is that they pay via Mpesa.

Registration link : https://www.hostpinnacle.co.ke/clients/aff.php?aff=304

• Host Africa

Another good affiliate program in Kenya is Host Africa. It offers 5% commission on each successful referral you make.

You get Ksh 3,500 bonus just for signing up.

Assuming that you refer a client who buys D3 server that costs Ksh 26,000 per month. You will make 5% of this amount which translates to Ksh 1,300.If you make 100 sales per month, you will go home with 130,000.

Minimum payout threshold is Ksh 7,000.

Affiliate registration link: https://my.hostafrica.com/aff.php?aff=861

• 1XBET

1XBET is so far the best affiliate program in Kenya.They pay 25% to 45% commission on each sale.Most content creators in Africa are monetizing with this affiliate program.

1XBET pays commissions every week and their minimum threshold is $30.

These guys are genuine and generous.

1XBET registration link: https://affpa.top/L?tag=d_56353m_2804c_&site=56353&ad=2804

• 22Bet

Another company with high commissions.22Bet minimum monthly threshold is $50.Their commissions range between 25% and 45%. They pay via Skrill.

Registration link: https://welcome.toptrendyinc.com/redirect.aspx?pid=9964&bid=1639

• Jumia

Jumia is one of the e-commerce sites in Kenya with an affiliate program. They pay up to 9% commission on every sale.

You can promote their products through social media, YouTube and from your blog.

Since Jumia is not a new site, generating sales won’t be a difficult task.

• Truehost

They pay a commission of 10% on each sale. Minimum payout Threshold is Ksh 2,000.

Once the threshold is reached, request withdrawal via the website. Money will be sent to your phone via Mpesa.

Registration link: https://truehost.co.ke/cloud/aff.php?aff=1737

So far those are the best affiliate marketing programs in Kenya. The type of program to choose will depend on your niche. Sports and web hosting niches are the best.

With 10,000 views, you will earn Ksh 1,000 to Ksh 3, 000.RPM is the parameter YouTube uses to measure the amount of money they will pay you.RPM means income for 1000 views. For every 1,000 views on a YouTube channel, you will make Ksh 50 to Ksh 200.

YouTube income is contributed by the type and location of traffic and the niche of your content. If more than 90% of the traffic is from USA, you will make Ksh 3,000 t Ksh 5,000 for every 10,000 views. If more than 90% of the traffic is from Kenya and Africa in general, you will make Ksh 1,000 to Ksh 3,000 per 10,000 views.

Your channel might get 10,000 views and still generate more than Ksh 1000.If you notice this, it’s because your content is not appealing enough to your audience, they don’t watch full videos—most of them watch a section and leave without viewing the adverts.

The type of your content also determines the amount of money you’ll make. The highest paying niches are: Mobile Loans, entertainment, education, career, real estate and banking.

As you create content, always have this in mind, that content is king. Make sure that your videos are of high quality and useful for your audience for them to get the best engagement.

I know many of you are yearning to get 1 million views on YouTube. Well, if your channel manages to get an average of 1 million views monthly, you will earn Ksh 100,000 to Ksh 300,000.

A couple of years ago,1 million views could generate up to Ksh 500,000 but the money has reduced over time because majority of Kenyan companies have reduced advertising budget, there are also many YouTubers in the country.

There are a number of factors that determine the income your channel will generate monthly.

1. Quality and length of the video
2. Geographical source of the traffic
3. Niche of your content
4. Number of ads on your videos
5. Watch time per visitor

Quality and length of your videos

High quality videos attract high RPM.If you want to earn more money, make your video longer than 10 minutes.

If your video is informative, more engaging and entertaining, your viewers will watch to the end, implying that they will be viewing the Ads on them.

Geographical source of the traffic

Videos viewed from USA and Europe earn more money than those views from Kenya.1 million Kenyan traffic will generate Ksh 150,000 but the same amount of traffic will generate Ksh 500,000 to Ksh 1 million if it’s from USA.

Whenever you create content, think of how to attract traffic from USA and Europe. The ideal traffic from USA and Europe should be above 20%. With this ratio, your channel will make an average of Ksh 200,000 per month from 1 million views.

Niche of your content

Don’t just create content to get views, be keen on which niche your interest is. Some niches pay very little while other will pay a lot of money with little traffic.

Here are the highest paying niches for YouTube in Kenya

1. Mobile Loans
2. Travel
3. Sports
4. Education
5. Real Estate
6. Banking
7. Entertainment
8. Business
9. Personal Finance

Choose the right niche that you are passionate about and start creating content. Any of these niches will yield over Ksh 200,000 monthly from 1 million views.

Number of ads and watch time

You should be keen on how many minutes one views your video before leaving. If the watch time is low, then your videos are boring. If each of your visitors watches full videos, then chances of making more money are high. Content is king, which is why I told you earlier that for you to earn decent income from YouTube, your videos should be of high quality, informative, educative and entertaining—don’t be boring!

Other sources of making money on YouTube

When your YouTube channel gets 1 million views, it implies that it’s popular. You will be making money through AdSense and sponsored content. Companies will approach you to advertise their products on your channel. With 1 million monthly views, you will charge Ksh 50,000 to Ksh 200,000 per ad.

Though your AdSense earnings will be your primary source of income, if you position yourself well, you’ll also earn decent income from sponsored content and affiliate marketing.

How to get approved by YouTube in Kenya

1. Your channel should be at least 12 months’ old
2. Watch time hours of at least 4000
3. Have uploaded three or more public videos in the past 90 days
4. Your videos should be original
5. At least 500 subscribers

To get 1 million views consistently, you should upload videos regularly. You should also have more than 50,000 subscribers. If you get 100k subscribers, you won’t struggle to get 1 million views.

Lynn Ngugi is one of the highest paid YouTubers in Kenya. The ever happy journalist left Tuko News in 2021 to start her new YouTube channel. By the time she was leaving Tuko,her monthly Salary was Ksh 250,000.To start her own channel was a bold move.

Since 2021 Lynn has been consistent with content creation. Her videos get 3 million to 5 million monthly page views. In a month, she posts 5-10 high quality videos on her YouTube channel. Each of them gets over 200,000 views. From AdSense alone, she makes Ksh 1 million to Ksh 1.5 million per month. She also works with several brands which apparently pay her Ksh 500,000 to Ksh 1.5 million per month.

Lynn’s monthly income from AdSense and direct ads is Ksh 1.5 million to Ksh 2 million. Her channel has RPM of 2 to 3.The RPM is high because she has the channel has over 20% views from diaspora.

Lynn Ngugi’s YouTube channel currently has 852k subscribers. It’s because of this large number of subscribers that she is able to get over 3 million views monthly.

Lynn Ngugi is single.She is believed to be dating one of her workers who also worked with her in Tuko News.

A website has 3 main components, domain name, web hosting space and Content Management System. The cost of creating a website in Kenya ranges between Ksh 5,000 and Ksh 15,000. Before thinking of designing a website, buy a domain name. Several companies offer domain name registration in Kenya. But we will direct you to the best companies for domain registration in Kenya.

Hostpinnacle

Hostpinnacle is one of the best web hosting providers in Kenya, it’s relatively cheap. It offers domain registration and web hosting services. Their co.ke domain costs Ksh 999 per year and .com domain Ksh 1699 per year.

For Kenyan traffic, choose co.ke. …but if you want traffic from the entire world, the best domain name extension is .com

After buying the domain name, proceed to buy hosting space. The cheapest hosting package for Hostpinnacle costs Ksh 2,999 per month. The combined cost of domain name registration and web hosting is Ksh 4,000. The next step is to design a website. Hostpinnacle will design a website for you for as low as Ksh 10,000 using WordPress template. If you add the price of domain name, web hosting and web design, you will pay a total of Ksh 14,000. Ultimately, the price of creating a website is approximately Ksh 15,000.

To select Hostpinncle,click here to visit their website

Kenya Website Experts

Another good company to create a website with is Kenya Website Experts. Their .co.ke domain name costs Ksh 999 while .com domain name costs Ksh 1,299.

For a new website, you require a cheap hosting package. The specific package is Startup which costs Ksh 4,100 per year. The cost of domain name and web hosting is Ksh 5,000. If you add the cost of web design, you will spend Ksh 15,000 to design a website.

To select Kenya Website Experts,follow this link

You can avoid the cost of web design by only buying a domain name and web hosting space. After buying, link your domain to a WordPress template. This way you will spend less than Ksh 6000 to create a new website.

Most of the web hosting companies in Kenya have increased prices for hosting. This is due to the increase in dollar prices against the Kenyan shilling. As you know, Majority of our hosting companies buy hosting space from USA and sell the same to Kenyans with websites.

Below we list the cheapest prices for best web hosting companies in Kenya 2024:

Kenya Website Experts—Ksh 4,100 per year,click here to host

Hostpinnacle—Ksh 2,999 per year, click here to host

Webhost Kenya—Ksh 2415 per year

Website Hosting Kenya—Ksh 5,000 per year

Truehost Kenya—-Ksh 2,500 per year,click here to host

Host Africa—Ksh 420 per month,click here to host

Shujaa Host—-Ksh 799 per year

Safaricom Web Hosting—Ksh 1,500 per year

When you have a new website, Shared Hosting is the ideal package to buy.All these web hosting providers have the package.You can visit each of them to determine the most suitable for your needs.

Kinsta is one of the best WordPress Hosting providers in the world.Their prices are based on traffic numbers.If you want to know the actual prices,click here to visit the company’s website

In summary,we have provided prices when you pay monthly or annually.

KINSTA PRICES WHEN YOU PAY MONTHLY

	Starter	Pro	Business 1	Business 2	Business 3	Business 4	Enterprise plans
Price	$35 USD month $350 USD year	$70 USD month $700 USD year	$115 USD month $1,150 USD year	$225 USD month $2,250 USD year	$340 USD month $3,400 USD year	$450 USD month $4,500 USD year	$675 USD month $6,750 USD year
WordPress Installs	1	2	5	10	20	40	60+
Monthly Visits	25,000	50,000	100,000	250,000	400,000	600,000	1,000,000+
Storage Space	10GB	20GB	30GB	40GB	50GB	60GB	100+GB
Free CDN	100GB	200GB	400GB	600GB	800GB	1,200GB	2,000+GB
Free Premium Migrations	1	2	3	3	3	4	5+
PHP Workers	2	2	4	4	6	6	8+
Backup Retention	14 days	14 days	14 days	14 days	20 days	20 days	30 days

KINSTA PRICES WHEN YOU PAY ANNUALLY

Starter	Pro	Business 1	Business 2	Business 3	Business 4	Enterprise plans
Price	$35 USD month $350 USD year	$70 USD month $700 USD year	$115 USD month $1,150 USD year	$225 USD month $2,250 USD year	$340 USD month $3,400 USD year	$450 USD month $4,500 USD year	$675 USD month $6,750 USD year
WordPress Installs	1	2	5	10	20	40	60+
Monthly Visits	25,000	50,000	100,000	250,000	400,000	600,000	1,000,000+
Storage Space	10GB	20GB	30GB	40GB	50GB	60GB	100+GB
Free CDN	100GB	200GB	400GB	600GB	800GB	1,200GB	2,000+GB
Free Premium Migrations	1	2	3	3	3	4	5+
PHP Workers	2	2	4	4	6	6	8+
Backup Retention	14 days	14 days	14 days	14 days	20 days	20 days	30 days

A2 Web Hosting is one of the leading web hosting providers I the world. They offer different types of hosting,incuding Shared Hosting, Dedicated Server Hosting and WordPress Hosting. To learn more about features and prices of their hosting packages,click on this link to visit their website

Their renewal hosting prices are:

Shared Web Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Monthly Recurring Price	Annual Recurring Price	Biennially Recurring Price	Triennially Recurring Price
Startup Web Hosting	$12.99	$131.88	$263.76	$395.64
Drive Web Hosting	$15.99	$167.88	$335.76	$503.64
Turbo Boost Web Hosting	$24.99	$263.88	$527.76	$791.64
Turbo Max Web Hosting	$29.99	$323.88	$647.76	$971.64

Managed WordPress Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Monthly Recurring Price	Annual Recurring Price	Biennially Recurring Price	Triennially Recurring Price
Run	$25.99	$299.88	$599.76	$899.64
Jump	$35.99	$419.88	$839.76	$1259.64
Fly	$51.99	$611.88	$1223.76	$1835.64
Sell	$61.99	$731.88	$1463.76	$2195.64

Unmanaged VPS Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Monthly Recurring Price	Annual Recurring Price	Biennially Recurring Price	Triennially Recurring Price
Runway 1 VPS	$8.99	$95.88	$191.76	$251.64
Runway 2 VPS	$14.99	$155.88	$311.76	$359.64
Runway 4 VPS	$23.99	$239.88	$479.76	$647.64
Supersonic 8 VPS	$59.99	$599.88	$1199.76	$1619.64
Supersonic 16 VPS	$99.99	$1019.88	$2039.76	$2699.64
Supersonic 32 VPS	$139.99	$1439.88	$2879.76	$3599.64

Managed VPS Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Monthly Recurring Price	Quarterly Recurring Price	Semiannually Recurring Price	Annual Recurring Price	Biennially Recurring Price	Triennially Recurring Price
Lift 4 VPS	$76.99	$230.97	$461.94	$779.88	$1391.76	$1835.64
Lift 8 VPS	$104.99	$314.97	$629.94	$1079.88	$1991.76	$2591.64
Lift 16 VPS	$131.99	$395.97	$791.94	$1355.88	$2375.76	$3131.64
Mach 8 VPS	$139.99	$419.97	$839.94	$1427.88	$2519.76	$3311.64
Mach 16 VPS	$189.99	$569.97	$1139.94	$1931.88	$3407.76	$4499.64
Mach 32 VPS	$239.99	$719.97	$1439.94	$2447.88	$4319.76	$5687.64

Unmanaged Dedicated Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Monthly Recurring Price	Quarterly Recurring Price	Semiannually Recurring Price	Annual Recurring Price	Biennially Recurring Price
Hyper 1	$199.99	$599.97	$1199.94	$2279.88	$4319.76
Hyper 2 Intel	$279.99	$839.97	$1679.94	$3119.88	$5999.76
Hyper 2 AMD	$279.99	$839.97	$1679.94	$3119.88	$5999.76
Hyper 2 Turbo Intel	$329.99	$989.97	$1979.94	$3719.88	$7199.76
Hyper 2 Turbo AMD	$329.99	$989.97	$1979.94	$3719.88	$7199.76
Hyper 3 AMD	$649.99	$1949.97	$3899.94	$7199.88	$13679.76
Hyper 3 Turbo AMD	$699.99	$2099.97	$4199.94	$7799.88	$14879.76

Managed Dedicated Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Monthly Recurring Price	Quarterly Recurring Price	Semiannually Recurring Price	Annual Recurring Price	Biennially Recurring Price
Warp 1	$249.99	$749.97	$1499.94	$2879.88	$5519.76
Warp 2 Intel	$329.99	$989.97	$1979.94	$3719.88	$7199.76
Warp 2 AMD	$329.99	$989.97	$1979.94	$3719.88	$7199.76
Warp 2 Turbo Intel	$379.99	$1139.97	$2279.94	$4319.88	$8399.76
Warp 2 Turbo AMD	$379.99	$1139.97	$2279.94	$4319.88	$8399.76
Warp 3 AMD	$699.99	$2099.97	$4199.94	$7799.88	$14879.76
Warp 3 Turbo AMD	$749.99	$2249.97	$4499.94	$8399.88	$16079.76

Shared Reseller Hosting Plans

Plan Name	Monthly Recurring Price	Annual Recurring Price	Biennially Recurring Price	Triennially Recurring Price
Kickstart	$35.99	$419.88	$839.76	$1259.64
Turbo Kickstart	$50.99	$599.88	$1199.76	$1799.64
Launch	$54.99	$623.88	$1247.76	$1871.64
Turbo Launch	$74.99	$875.88	$1751.76	$2627.64
Grow	$74.99	$875.88	$1751.76	$2627.64
Turbo Grow	$94.99	$1103.88	$2207.76	$3311.64
Scale	$94.99	$1091.88	$2183.76	$3275.64
Turbo Scale	$119.99	$1391.88	$2783.76	$4175.64

Blogging has always remained a profitable venture for Kenyan content creators. Even as many youths would like to join the venture, their main interest is to know whether it’s still profitable in 2024. My answer is yes. However, it’s not as profitable as it used to be 5-10 years ago.

My blogging journey started in 2011 and I was monetizing with AdSense by then. I used to get 500,000 to 3 million views monthly. That time, if your blog got 1 million views, AdSense paid more than Ksh 200,000. In 2024 if your blog gets 1 million views, you’ll make less than Ksh 150,000.

During Kibaki era, the economy was growing and companies were spending on advertisements. Google was their main advertising platform. But in 2024 the dollar is performing extremely well against the shilling, companies are struggling—they are not advertising on Google. AdSense revenue for all bloggers is low. Bloggers depending on AdSense are suffering. I know of a couple of them who used to make more than Ksh 300,000 months, right now their monthly income is below Ksh 70,000 yet traffic has not changed.

Due to the low income from AdSense, bloggers have found a way to increase their revenues. If you visit sites like Kahawa Tungu and Cyprian Nyakundi, you’ll notice that they have started posting contents from USA, they are targeting USA traffic. This is the only way they can earn decent income from AdSense.

 Though AdSense is not doing so well in Kenya, there are other ways bloggers are making money. One AdSense alternative is affiliate marketing. Bloggers have created niche sites which market products for companies like Jumia, betting sites and web hosting services. Affiliate marketing is more profitable than AdSense.

With the era of TikTok and YouTube, nowadays people prefer watching videos to reading text. Unless your content is excellent, unless your content contains keywords that people search for, you won’t be making money to sustain you as a blogger.

Bloggers earning reasonable income through their blogs are few. Most of them don’t depend on AdSense, they have other sources of income. Here are ways experienced Kenyan bloggers make money:

1. Through AdSense
2. Through AdSense alternative like MGID
3. Through selling of their own items
4. Through TikTok
5. Through affiliate marketing
6. Sponsored content
7. Direct Banner ads
8. Providing web hosting services

Amount of money Kenyan bloggers make

In Kenya, the average income of bloggers is Ksh 30,000. Two years ago, average income was Ksh 50,000. There are a couple of bloggers making over Ksh 1 million per month, one of them is Kenyans.co.ke .

A new blog won’t generate more than Ksh 50,000 for the first one year.You have to post thousands of blog posts and give your blog time to grow. After 3 years is when you start earning above Ksh 50,000.

In case you’ll be monetizing with AdSense, ensure your content targets USA traffic.The CPC for USA traffic is above $0.10.With 1 million views,you are sure of making over Ksh 200,000 monthly.

For Ksh 2,999 only you will get a package to host your site for 1 year in Kenya. Hostpinnacle is the one offering the best package for new websites. Though there are other packages, the best one is Starter which costs Ksh 2,999.To visit Hostpinnacle website and see all the packages,follow this link

The starter package comes with these features:

1. Unlimited number of websites
2. Free domain registration
3. 35 GB Web space
4. Unlimited email accounts
5. MySQL Databases
6. Free Daily Backups
7. Search Engine Optimization
8. 99.99% Uptime Guarantee
9. Bandwidth
10. Free Setup
11. Unlimited SSL Certificates
12. 24/7/365 Support
13. 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
14. cPanel Account

While you plan to create a blog, you should first identify the ideal hosting package. Select the Starter package and connect with your domain and get the best hosting services.

To get started, visit Hostpinnacle website and create a free account, chat with one of their members and get to know how to start hosting. To visit Hostpinnacle website,follow this link

A new website should pay hosting fee of Ksh 2,000 to Ksh 4,000 per year. If you find a company charging more than this money, don’t buy their services.

As a student, you can start a blog for Ksh 5,000 to Ksh 10,000 only. The cost vary depending on the costs of web hosting, web design and domain name. It takes 1-3 days for one to create a blog in Kenya.

Here we will not only tell you how much you’ll spend on creating a blog but also how to earn from your blog.

To create a blog, first buy a domain name, then web hosting package and later look for a web designer. There are many web designers online and web hosting providers.

The cost of domain name at Hostpinnacle is Ksh 999 per year and the cost of web hosting is Ksh 2,999 per year as well. I recommend Hostpinnacle because it’s cheap and reliable. To buy a domain name and web hosting space cheaply,click here to visit Hostpinnacle website

You will spend a maximum of Ksh 4,000 to obtain the two.

The next step is to create a website/blog. Hostpinnacle will help you come up with a website cheaply. If they don’t do that, we can help you create one cheaply. You can contact us on [email protected] for web design services. We charge less than Ksh15,000.

When the blog is ready, now look for ways of earning money from it.One of the ways is through AdSense. All major blogs in Kenya earn through AdSense. To be eligible, your blog should meet the following minimum requirements:

Post at least 20 blog posts with each post having more than 400 words

1. Avoid gambling and adult content
2. Focus on rare niches like agriculture and environment. News, politics and gossip niches may not be approved.
3. Your blog should be 3-6 months old before applying for AdSense
4. Target organic traffic
5. You should have a bank account
6. Create high quality articles

AdSense will pay you Ksh 200k to Ksh 400k from 1 million views. If your blog gets 100k views,you will earn at least Ksh 20k.

Maintaining a website in Kenya requires one to spend money. One thing many Kenyans don’t know is that when you own a website, you have to pay for hosting monthly or annually. The amount of money to pay for hosting depend on the traffic your site receives. Hosting costs are the major costs incurred in running a website.

The total amount of money to spend on hosting is as follows:

10,000 monthly page views—Ksh 2,000 per year

100,000 monthly page views—Ksh 2,000 per year

500,000 monthly page views—Ksh 30,000 per year

1 million page views per month—-Ksh 200,000 per year

3 million page views per month—Ksh 400,000 per year.

In order to minimize the cost of hosting, ensure that your images are light,each image should not be heavier than 200kb.You should also buy a light WordPress template.

Each web hosting company charges specific price for hosting. I will recommend Hostpinnacle for those who are registering a website now, they charge Ksh 1,999 per year.To learn more about HostPinnacle,follow this link

Apart from the hosting charges,you’ll also pay annually for the domain name.The cost ranges between Ksh500 and Ksh 1,600 per year.