Media Kit · v1.0 · May 2026
HostingPundit Media Kit
Everything a partner needs to evaluate working with us — in one page.
What HostingPundit is
An independent publication covering the infrastructure layer of the AI stack — where to deploy MCP servers, host AI agents, run GPU workloads, and ship vibe-coded apps. We write for developers and small engineering teams making real platform decisions, not for SEO traffic.
Editor
Hafiz Ahmed Aliyan — operator and infrastructure builder. LinkedIn
Audience profile
- Indie developers shipping AI agents and MCP servers
- Infra engineers at small-to-mid teams picking AI deployment platforms
- Technical founders comparing PaaS, serverless, and GPU providers
- Geo skew: US/UK/Germany/India/Japan (top 5, projected)
- Persona priority: technical decision-maker over end consumer
Stage and traffic
HostingPundit launched in Q2 2026. We are in founding-sponsor phase: we are not pretending to be larger than we are. Current monthly traffic and newsletter subscriber numbers are shared in writing with every prospective sponsor on request. We share weekly performance reports with active sponsors.
Content cadence
- 1 deploy guide per week (Tuesdays)
- 1 platform comparison every 2 weeks (Thursdays)
- 1 weekly newsletter (Friday morning)
Founding sponsor placements
Sponsored deep dive
$500
- 1,500-3,000 word post
- Labelled “Sponsored” at top
- Written by us with sponsor input
- Honest comparison vs alternatives
- Published on site + linked in next newsletter
- Lifetime indexing in search
Newsletter sponsorship
$200
- Single sponsor per issue
- ~100 words + one CTA link
- Friday morning send
- Open + click report shared
- Sponsor logo in footer
Custom partnership
Quote
- Benchmark series
- Video / podcast collab
- Launch coverage
- Conference co-marketing
- Multi-month packages
Founding rates are locked for 6 months for the first 3 sponsors. Standard rates ($1,500 / $500 / quote) apply thereafter.
What we cover well
- MCP server deployment — Streamable HTTP transport, auth patterns, production gotchas
- AI agent hosting — Claude Code, LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI on real infrastructure
- GPU compute — Modal vs RunPod vs Lambda Labs vs Vast, honest cost comparisons
- Vibe-coded app deployment — Lovable, Bolt, v0, Cursor outputs on real hosting
- Self-hosted LLMs — Ollama, vLLM, hardware sizing, security
What we won’t do
- Hide sponsored placements behind “guest post” labels
- Recommend a product we wouldn’t recommend without payment
- Take crypto/scam/affiliate-arbitrage placements
- Sell links to boost domain authority
- Run programmatic banner networks
Get in touch
Email: partnerships@hostingpundit.com
Response time: 3 business days
Form: hostingpundit.com/advertise
Last updated: 2026-05-23 · Rates subject to change without notice. Founding sponsor rates are locked in writing for 6 months upon signed agreement.