'Free hosting' and 'free trial' sound similar. They are opposite business models, and the difference decides whether your website survives year one.

Free-forever hosting: the real costs - Subdomains you do not control (yoursite.theirbrand.com) — terrible for a business card - Forced ads on YOUR website - No databases or PHP limits that block WordPress entirely - Slow, crowded servers; support that is an upsell funnel - And the trap: migrating OFF is painful, which is the point

It is not charity — the product being sold is your dependency.

The full-featured trial: how it should work Everything the paid plan does — real domain support, PHP, MySQL, SSL, file manager — free for 30 days, no card required. Then decide: pay in PKR or walk away with your files.

How to test a host in the trial (a 1-week plan) - Day 1: install WordPress AND upload a coded page — both should just work - Day 2: point a real domain; check SSL issues automatically - Day 3: test WhatsApp support with a real question — time the reply - Day 4–7: build the actual site; check speed on your phone

Kairalmas's model 30-day Launch trial, no card, full features, PKR 49/month after if you stay. Files, domain and databases are yours either way — the exit is as easy as the entrance, which is exactly the point of a trial done honestly.