Big investment on a site that looks great, but you don't touch for years due to a lack of time and expertise or because the cost of paying someone else makes you choose not to. The result? A site you don't update your for years until it is so out of date you have to build a new all over again. Sound Familiar?
You invest a lot of time figuring out how to build a website that looks pretty good, but you have no idea what features you need (or don't). By the way, since you want your own domain name (i.e not businessX.wix.com), the free sites ads removed, or advanced features:
IT IS NOT ACTUALLY FREE!
Free Build it YourselfFree | Traditional WebsiteTraditional | PowerSites PROPowerSites |
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|---|---|---|---|
Initial Cost | 50 hours | $2000-$8000 | $99 |
Monthly Cost | free-$55/mo | $20/mo | $99/mo |
Change to Site | 0-5 hours/mo | 0-$100/mo | FREE Unlimited Changes |
No Commitment | usually | ||
Free Maintenance | |||
Professional Design | |||
Basic SEO | |||
Looks good on Mobile | |||
AD Free | |||
Live Customer Service | usually | ||
Assigned Web Specialist | |||
Domain Name Included | |||
SSL Secure Certificate Included | |||
Hosting Included | |||
Unlimited Visitors | |||
FREE Redesign | every 3 years | ||
One Year Cost of Ownership | |||
-- Best Case | 50 Hours w/ ADs | $2740 | $1287 |
-- Worst Case | 110 Hours and $660 | $8940 | $1287 |
Two Year Cost of Ownership | |||
-- Best Case | 50 Hours w/ ADs | $2980 | $2475 |
-- Worst Case | 170 Hours and $1320 | $10380 | $2475 |
