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This article is created in partnership with <\/span><\/i>Squarespace<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

For any start-up, mistakes are inevitable. In fact, they\u2019re practically expected and, to some extent, even embraced. After all, it\u2019s only from our failures that we learn what<\/span> doesn\u2019t<\/span><\/i> work. And trial and error is what refines our products and brand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet, mistakes are something most budding entrepreneurs can\u2019t afford to make. In the beginning stages of a start-up, every red cent counts. Which is why it\u2019s important that we try to invest wisely and avoid slips when and where possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take it from <\/span>Theresa Olloh, the CEO and founder of <\/b>Hamalie<\/b><\/a>,<\/b> who experienced this first hand. Olloh admits that in her haste to create a website, she went with an unreliable host \u2014 a decision that cost her in more ways than one.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI actually wanted to use Squarespace<\/a><\/span>\u00a0when I first started but for some reason I decided to go somewhere else and boy, did I regret it! It wasn\u2019t until this year that I made the decision to just switch. When I actually created a Squarespace website and I launched it, everyone was like, \u2018Oh my God, it\u2019s so nice!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Olloh\u2019s company, Hamalie, is an e-commerce destination for people to discover, shop and incorporate contemporary African brands into their everyday lifestyle. The UK resident (by way of Lagos, Nigeria) was inspired to create the company based on her own longing for home. Olloh says that with <\/span>Squarespace<\/span><\/a>, controlling her brand\u2019s distribution and creative direction is \u201ceasy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI like being able to manage things myself. I can upload new products easily. Everything you see right now on the website, I did it. And there\u2019s a certain pride that comes with that in the sense of, I can actually do my own thing and handle it,\u201d Olloh proudly boasts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI also love how if a product goes out of stock on my site, people can automatically sign up on the waitlist. The template designs are just so easy to use. And because it\u2019s integrated with the store, I can easily select products. The backend, the user interface \u2014 everything just works!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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So while we know all the pros of going with a trusted and<\/span> affordable hosting company<\/span><\/a>, here are some costly cons that come with not doing so:<\/span><\/p>\n