How a site from us compares
You have four ways to get a website for your business. Here they are side by side, with the parts that usually only come out after you've signed.
| Marketing agency | Custom build | Do it yourself | Us | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup fee | Often $250–$450 | $1,500–$5,000, sometimes much more | $0 | $0 |
| Monthly | $300–$1,000+, more with ads | $25–$150 for hosting and upkeep | $15–$40 | From $79 |
| Contract | Usually 6–12 months, renews automatically | Project fee up front | Usually billed yearly | Month to month, 30-day money back |
| Pay before it's live | Yes | A deposit, usually half | Yes | No, billing starts the day it's live |
| Time to launch | 1–10 weeks | 2–8 weeks | However many evenings it takes | Already built; live within 48 hours of saying yes |
| Your time | Onboarding call, send logo and photos, review rounds | Write the words, find the photos, review rounds | All of it | Look at your preview, pick a plan |
| Changing it | Ask your rep and wait | Pay per change, if they answer | Yourself | Yourself, from your phone, live in minutes |
| If you leave | The site often stays on their system; you start over | Yours, if the domain is in your name | Stuck on that builder | Your domain moved to you free, and the words and photos you gave us |
Ranges are what providers publish and what owners report paying, as of October 2026. Agencies rarely publish prices and they vary by rep and market, so ask for theirs in writing, including the term and how to cancel.
What you get from us
What a site does for you, and which plan has it. Items marked Coming soon are on the way and aren't part of your site yet.
- Your site, live on your own domain, with hosting and SSL All plans
- A page for each service you offer All plans
- Change it yourself, anytime, from your phone All plans
- Every call from your site counted through a local number that rings your cell All plans
- Every request to you by text and email All plans
- A monthly text with your numbers: calls, missed calls, estimate requests All plans
- Estimate form with photos, and an instant text back to the customer Growth, Pro
- Missed-call text-back within seconds Growth, Pro
- Review requests after the job Growth, Pro
- Google Maps listing looked after Growth, Pro
- A page for each town you serve Growth, Pro
- A short local page each month Coming soon Growth, Pro
- AI receptionist that answers your customers' questions and takes messages, 24/7 Pro
- Online booking Coming soon Pro
- Quarterly tune-up Coming soon Pro
What we don't do
To be fair to the agencies: some of them do things we don't, and you may want them.
- Running your Google or Facebook ads. Agencies manage ad budgets for you. We don't, and we don't take a cut of ad spend.
- Listing you on dozens of directories. Some agencies push your details to 60 or more sites. Your site carries the same details as your Google listing, which is where most customers look.
- Invoicing, payments and job scheduling. If you need that, Jobber or Housecall Pro does it well, and their "Book online" button goes on your site on any plan.
- A named account manager. You change your site yourself, and when you need us, you email or text and a person answers.
If what you want is a website that brings calls, costs little, and doesn't tie you in, that's what we do.