Building the future of websites one tree at a time: GoMommy provides most affordable green web hosting services in GCC

In today’s tech-dominated world, having a website is a must for businesses – it allows customers to learn more about the business, builds credibility, and reaches a wider market, to name a few reasons. However, smaller businesses may find it challenging to build a web presence due to a lack of experience or time to dedicate to creating a site.

Enter GoMommy.ae, a Dubai-based technology startup founded by Filipina entrepreneur Bea Bagac. GoMommy’s DIY-friendly platform allows clients, including small businesses and individuals, to build their own websites using its intuitive drag-and-drop interface. A free email blast software is bundled with every web hosting plan, taking care of clients’ marketing needs. Aside from popular top-level domains (TLD) such as .com and .inc, GoMommy offers TLDs for Gulf Cooperation Council countries, such as .ae (UAE), .bh (Bahrain), and .qa (Qatar). Under the Builder Pro package, .ae domains are available for as low as AED 1.99 (USD 0.54) per month.

“That’s the same price as one cup of karak chai at the neighborhood cafeteria,” Bagac says.

However, what sets GoMommy apart from other web hosting services is its focus on environmental sustainability. GoMommy supports The Storey Group’s One Billion Tree-Planting Initiative (OBTI), which aims to plant a billion trees worldwide, helping combat climate change, reduce air pollution, and improve soil health. Each business that builds a website through its platform will adopt a tree planted through OBTI. Each tree planted can be tracked through Ecomatcher’s blockchain platform, providing proof of its existence, including GPS coordinates that will allow clients to visit their tree if they wish to. It also provides an AI chat function, where the tree’s owner can “converse” with the tree, learning about it and its needs, as well as how it contributes to the environment.

OBTI works with local communities and organizations, ensuring that the correct species of trees are planted in areas where they will have the most impact. In the UAE, GoMommy helps OBTI plant mangrove trees, which play an important role in coastal ecosystems, preventing erosion and serving as habitats for numerous marine and avian species. According to Bagac, each mangrove tree planted symbolizes the client’s growth and commitment to a greener future.

Demonstrating the company’s passion for environmental sustainability, GoMommy will work with the Emirates Marine Environmental Group to hold a tree-planting activity, adding new mangrove seedlings and showcasing those that have already been planted.

“At GoMommy, our goal is to provide a platform that helps businesses and individuals to quickly and easily build their website, which is an important tool for success in today’s always-online world,” Bagac says. “We believe that each business is a seed that’s ready to grow, and we want to become the foundation where that seed takes root and flourishes into a tree. Trees symbolize hope and new beginnings. By availing our web hosting services, our clients not only help their businesses grow, but they also support the planting of trees, through our partnership with OBTI, helping rejuvenate the environment for the coming generations.”