Understand the differences between a Do-It-Yourself Web Builder, a Freelancer/Small Firm, a Large Agency, and ReadySites.
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Freelancer Small Firm |
Large Agency |
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| Design Quality
Looks Great & Mobile-Friendly
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Most DIY sites have professional-looking starting templates and great tools to edit the look and feel of the site. But if you do not have a design skill-set, your lovely starting templates are likely to turn into a not-so-professional site. In our experience, most DIY sites have a short lifespan due to the lack of design know-how of their clients.
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There is a large variation in the quality of websites created by freelancers and small firms. Many small firms build excellent sites, but many are less experienced in certain aspects of design, development, and SEO. In the end, you may get a website of similar or lesser quality to a ReadySite, but pay much more.
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Large agencies are great at what they do. If you're looking for a big custom project with many specialized features, a large agency may be your best option. But of course, the costs for large projects are much higher than ReadySites. ReadySites have all the features most small to midsized businesses need. |
ReadySites are built by our expert designers to be completely mobile-responsive, user-friendly, and beautiful. To keep the cost low, ReadySites don't include some of the bells and whistles you may get with a large agency project costing tens of thousands of dollars.
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| Customer Support
With Actual Humans
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Without a dedicated support team, many Freelancers and Small Firms struggle to get edits done quickly (or at all). Freelancers in particular have a tendency to accept full time jobs, but then disappear. This can be frustrating and costly for a small business like yours.
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Support time is included with every ReadySite. Our in-house team of experts can make edits for you, answer your questions, and make recommendations for your website.
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| Reliability
Hosting, Backups, Page Speed
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Freelancers and Small Firms typically have a lower level of technical knowledge. This lack of experience can cost you in hosting up-time, professional backups, and especially page speed load times. There is a range of expertise depending on the Freelancer or makeup of a small team. Some may be comparable to large agencies, but many are not.
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| Content Management Systems
Easy To Edit, Results Oriented
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DIY sites have easy to use content and layout editing tools. But these tools typically underperform for search optimization and mobile responsiveness.
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| Initial Cost |
$0
low estimate
$1,000
high estimate
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$5,000
low estimate
$20,000
high estimate
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$15,000
low estimate
$50,000
high estimate
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$500
initial cost
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| Ongoing Cost
per month
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$10
low estimate
$150
high estimate
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$50
low estimate
$1,500
high estimate
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$250
low estimate
$5,000
high estimate
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$99
per month
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ReadySites come with everything your business needs to be successful online.
Before we created the ReadySites platform, every website we built was a completely custom project.
It was impossible for us to deliver professional quality websites at prices this low.
But with our in-house ReadySite platform, we can create unique, beautiful, optimized websites at a rapid pace.
This has allowed us to bring the cost of ReadySites to a level that makes sense for most small to midsized businesses.
The simplest way to a professional website.
