Turn Toastmasters websites into digital marketing and recruiting machines
Toastmost is an independent, volunteer-run project that helps Toastmasters clubs modernize their websites and use them more effectively for marketing, recruiting, and meeting management.
Toastmost can also support district websites. A hosting and support contract for $300 per year includes a 10,000 message per-month email marketing package, which can be upgraded if needed. That’s for a self-service website.
Consulting services, including consulting on WordPress sites hosted outside of Toastmost, are available from me, Toastmost’s creator David F. Carr, DTM, c/o david@toastmost.org. For the 2026-2027 year, I’m assisting a couple of districts for a combined hosting + consulting cost of $500 per year.
Built on top of WordPress, the world’s most popular web publishing platform, Toastmost sites are optimized for:
- Mobile, with content that reformats for phones and tablets.
- Search, adding structure that Google and other search engines understand.
- Social media, with integrations for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more.
- Video, making it easy to add content from YouTube, Vimeo, and others.
- Club and district business, with tools for agenda management, meeting minutes, member enrollment, and dues payment.
- Professional development, offering club leaders an opportunity to learn website management skills they can apply to other business or nonprofit ventures.
District Sponsorship for Free or Discounted Club Websites
Clubs that come to the service independently are normally offered a 3-month free trial, after which hosting on the service costs $60 per year. Districts interested in lowering that barrier to entry — particularly for new clubs that may find it most useful but are just establishing a budget — have the option of sponsoring club websites at a discount.
| # of Club Websites | Discount | Cost Per Site | Bundle Price |
| 1 | 0% | $60 | $60 |
| 10 | 10% | $54 | $540 |
| 20 | 20% | $48 | $960 |
| 30 | 30% | $42 | $1,260 |
| 40 | 40% | $36 | $1,440 |
| 50 or more | 50% | $30 | $1,500 for 50 |
Alternatively, a district might subsidize a portion of the cost (terms negotiable), for example to give clubs a 50% discount on their first year of Toastmost hosting.
Contact david@toastmost.org and include “District sponsorship for Toastmost club websites” in the subject line.
Why Another Toastmasters Website Platform?
Most clubs continue to use either Free Toast Host (toastmastersclubs.org), which is supported by Toastmasters International, or easy-Speak, a volunteer project that I’m told gets financial support from districts where it is widely used. Some clubs use both — Free Toast Host as the marketing site and easy-Speak for agenda management.
The WordPress for Toastmasters alternative gives clubs access to professional digital marketing and publishing tools — for example, providing better support for viewing on a mobile phone than either Free Toast Host or easy-Speak. In addition, the WordPress option provides its own framework for agenda management, along with productivity tools that are particularly useful for online and hybrid club operations. For example, new members can complete a web-based application form and pay online via either PayPal or Stripe.
Who Is Behind Toastmost?
From WordPress for Toastmasters project founder David F. Carr
Toastmost is currently run on an approximately break-even budget by Carr Communications Inc., my small business.
I consider hosting and support for club websites a volunteer project, and invite technical and training contributions from other volunteers, but it does require financial support. The primary expense related to the service is for hosting infrastructure purchased from Siteground. The core software is available for free through WordPress for Toastmasters for those with the technical resources to run an independent site hosted elsewhere.
Toastmasters International allows this business arrangement and its brand compliance department has reviewed the starter designs offered to clubs.
Meanwhile, I run this venture as a loss leader for my business.
Independent of any financial support from districts, I am available to present on Toastmost and the WordPress option at training events and conferences.