What Upwork is
Upwork is a marketplace for hiring freelancers by the hour or by fixed-price contract. You post a job, review proposals, interview and manage the work yourself. Upwork charges clients a marketplace fee on payments. Source: Upwork, checked October 2026.
Cheap Cheap Websites is a done-for-you service. We design and write your website from $399 one-time, keep it hosted and improving with Website Care at $30 a month, and publish new SEO pages on it every month if you want to grow.
Side by side
| Upwork | Cheap Cheap Websites | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A hiring marketplace: you post a job and manage the freelancer | A done-for-you web design and SEO service |
| Your time | Writing the job post, reviewing proposals, interviewing, managing | One consultation, then we do the work |
| Price | Hourly or fixed bids from freelancers, plus Upwork client fees | Websites from $399 one-time; prices published up front |
| Copywriting | Usually a separate hire or your job | Draft copy written for you |
| After launch | Contract ends unless you keep paying the freelancer | Website Care, $30/month with weekly checks and A/B testing |
| Monthly SEO | Hire and manage another freelancer | SEO plans from $50/month for 20 pages on your own site |
| Spanish | Depends on who you hire | Se habla español |
Who each one fits
Upwork fits best if
- You have a technical project that needs a specialist
- You have time to hire and manage a contractor
- You want to set your own budget and terms
Cheap Cheap Websites fits best if
- You want a website without running a hiring process
- You want one team for the build, care and SEO
- You want a fixed, published price
Proof from our own sites
We grow our own websites the same way we would grow yours: 2,109 to 77,354 monthly Google impressions in six months, across sites we built. See the results.
Switching to us
1. Pick a plan
Choose a website package or a Monthly SEO plan on our plans page.
2. One consultation
We learn your business, your customers and what you want the site to do.
3. We build and write
Draft copy, design and 10 revision rounds. You approve before launch.
4. We keep improving it
Weekly checks and A/B testing under Website Care, and new pages every month if you add SEO.
