Need some advice from people managing multiple client websites.

I've been building websites with AI and hosting all of my client websites on my own Netlify account.

The problem is that Netlify has now moved away from the old free/legacy plan to a credit-based system, and it's becoming much more expensive than before.

Since I'm still a beginner, I never charged my clients separately for hosting. Now I'm realizing that probably wasn't the best decision.

I'm wondering how experienced developers and agencies handle this.

- Do you host every client's website on your own Netlify account?

- Or do you ask clients to create their own Netlify account and transfer the project to them?

- Do you include hosting in your monthly retainer, or charge it separately?

- If you're building Node.js/Next.js websites, what's your preferred hosting setup?

- If you were in my position, would you start asking existing clients to cover hosting costs, or would you migrate them somewhere else?

I'd love to hear how you structure this professionally because I want to build a scalable system instead of making the same mistake with future clients.

Thanks in advance! 🙏

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Need some advice from people managing multiple client websites.