Read more: the full cost breakdown.
What we found. We rebuilt 8,260 small business sites for a flat $600 fee. The same site on a $29/month plan is $1,044 over three years.
The math nobody shows you
The cheap website offer is usually $29 a month for a hosted builder. Over three years, that is $1,044. Over five years, $1,740. The site is gone the moment you stop paying.
A flat-fee build is $600 once. After that, you own the site. The only recurring cost is the domain, around $15 a year.
What the cheap plan is actually charging you for
The cheap plan is not charging you for the site. It is charging you for the right to keep using the builder. The site, in the sense of the files and the domain, is technically yours, but the only way to edit it is to keep paying.
On a flat-fee build, you own the files, you own the domain, and you can move the site to any host you want. You are not locked in.
Questions we get about this
What if I cannot afford $600 all at once?
Most of our clients pay for the build out of one month of revenue that the new site brings in. The break-even point is usually under 60 days.
Do I have to pay a monthly fee after?
No. The only recurring cost is the domain, which is $15 a year at most registrars.
Can I host the site myself after?
Yes. We do not lock you in to our host. The site is a normal static site, and any host that serves static files will run it.
Ready to cheap websites vs flat-fee websites?
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