When you hire an agency you often buy hours, a team and a process. A managed website service sells a set scope with ongoing care included. Understanding that difference makes quotes easier to compare and expectations easier to set.
How the two models differ
In a managed model, you know the pages, the revision rounds and the monthly care cost before work begins. Changes beyond the allowance are discussed, not discovered on an invoice. It suits small businesses that want a clear budget and a site that stays online.
An agency model flexes with your needs. You can ask for strategy, campaigns, branding and development, and the team scales with the project. That is valuable, but it usually costs more and needs more of your attention.
What to line up in any quote
- ✓Scope — how many pages and what each one does
- ✓Revisions — rounds included before extra charges
- ✓Ongoing cost — hosting, edits, security, backups
- ✓Exit terms — who holds the domain and files
What our plans include
Business Plus is $989 for up to 20 pages, which suits a business with several services and locations. Every package comes with a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy written for you, a contact form, essential search setup and ten revision rounds.
Website Care is $30/month and includes managed hosting, HTTPS, backups, uptime checks, weekly performance checks, A/B testing and up to 30 minutes of small edits monthly.
Where an agency is the better fit
- ✓Large brand projects — identity, strategy and campaigns together
- ✓Complex integrations — custom software and data systems
- ✓Many stakeholders — committees and formal approvals
- ✓Ongoing creative work — constant new content and campaigns
A practical way to decide
Write down what you need the site to do in the next twelve months, then ask each option for the full first-year cost. If the list is short and clear, a fixed package usually fits. If it keeps growing, say so early, because an agency or a larger plan may serve you better. We will tell you honestly which side of that line your project sits on.
What to expect, honestly
- ✓We do not do open-ended retainers — scope is defined up front
- ✓We focus on small business sites — not enterprise systems
- ✓We do not promise search rankings — Monthly SEO is optional
One example of what your site could look like
This is one sample we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words, and we have more examples if you want to compare directions.
What it costs
Websites are priced one-time by size, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds. Monthly SEO is an optional add-on when you are ready for it.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
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