# Surf7.net > Surf7 designs, builds and hosts websites for Malaysian SMEs and builds AI assistants and automated workflows that cut repetitive work. In Penang since 2002. Surf Seven Network is based in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. Phone: +604 332 7277. WhatsApp: +6017 933 7277. Email: help@surf7.net. Office hours: Mon–Fri, 9AM–5PM. ## Services - [AI & Business Automation](https://www.surf7.net/ai-business-automation.md): Custom AI assistants, automated workflows and business tools for Malaysian SMEs, built by Surf7 in Penang around how you work. Request a callback today. - [Domain Name](https://www.surf7.net/domain.md): Register and secure your domain name with Surf7.net. We partner with multiple registrars to bring you competitive pricing on .com, .my and many more. - [Free Website Audit](https://www.surf7.net/free-website-audit.md): Send Surf7.net your website address and get a free, plain-English audit within minutes: speed, mobile, Google findability, AI readiness, security and more. - [Web Hosting Malaysia](https://www.surf7.net/hosting.md): Compare every Surf7.net hosting plan for websites and business email. Local Malaysian servers, cPanel control and reliable uptime backed by expert support. - [Express cPanel Web Hosting](https://www.surf7.net/hosting/express-cpanel-web-hosting.md): Fast, reliable cPanel hosting from Surf7.net with essential features, local Malaysian servers and full control, built for small business and personal sites. - [Mailex Email Hosting Plan](https://www.surf7.net/hosting/mailex-email-hosting.md): Business email on your own domain with unlimited mailboxes, 20GB to 200GB of shared storage, spam protection and branded webmail. From RM216 a year. - [Web Design & Development](https://www.surf7.net/web-design.md): Corporate websites, landing pages, online stores, WordPress, custom sites and web apps for Malaysian SMEs, designed, built and hosted in Penang since 2002. - [Surf7 Simple Catalog](https://www.surf7.net/wp-plugins/surf7-simple-catalog.md): A WordPress catalog plugin with no cart or checkout. Visitors browse products and enquire by WhatsApp, email, phone, Telegram or form. Free on WordPress.org. - [Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode](https://www.surf7.net/wp-plugins/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode.md): Put your WordPress site into maintenance mode with one click. Logged-in users keep access while visitors see a message or a redirect. Free on WordPress.org. ## Case studies - [WhatsApp AI Sales Automation for a Motorcycle Retailer](https://www.surf7.net/case-study/whatsapp-ai-sales-assistant.md): How Surf7 built a WhatsApp AI sales assistant for a Penang motorcycle retailer, handling enquiries, financing, documents and orders with staff in control. ## Guides - [Do you still need a website when customers ask AI instead of Googling?](https://www.surf7.net/guides/do-you-still-need-a-website.md): AI assistants do not replace your website, they read it. What has changed, what ChatGPT and Gemini need from your site, and how to check they can find you. - [Why hire an agency to build a website when I can vibe code it myself?](https://www.surf7.net/guides/why-hire-an-agency-when-i-can-vibe-code-it-myself.md): You can build a website with AI, and sometimes you should. What the demos leave out: domains, redirects, email records, security and who fixes it at 9pm. ## Company - [About Us](https://www.surf7.net/about.md): A founder-led Penang agency building, hosting and looking after Malaysian SME websites since 2002, now adding AI assistants that cut repetitive work. - [Contact Us](https://www.surf7.net/contact.md): Get in touch with Surf7.net in Butterworth, Penang. Call +604 332 7277, WhatsApp +6017 933 7277 or email help@surf7.net. Open Monday to Friday, 9AM to 5PM. - [Guides](https://www.surf7.net/guides.md): Short, practical guides from Surf7.net on websites, hosting, business email and AI for Malaysian SMEs. Each answers one question and is kept up to date. - [Portfolio](https://www.surf7.net/portfolio.md): Live projects by Surf7.net for clients in Malaysia, Singapore and Japan: corporate websites, online stores, WordPress sites and a WhatsApp AI sales assistant. ## Policies - [Legal Information](https://www.surf7.net/legal.md): Read the Surf7.net terms of service, acceptable use policy and privacy policy, written to protect our clients and keep our network stable and reliable. - [Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)](https://www.surf7.net/legal/aup.md): The Surf7.net Acceptable Use Policy for web hosting and internet services: a guide to each customer’s rights and obligations when using Surf7.net services. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.surf7.net/legal/privacy.md): How Surf7.net collects, handles and safeguards your personally identifiable information, and the guidelines we follow to protect your privacy online. - [Terms and Conditions](https://www.surf7.net/legal/terms.md): The Surf7.net services agreement covering web hosting, dedicated servers, e-commerce, domain registration and other internet services for our clients.