Compare Your Options, Honestly
There are four ways a contractor ends up online: build it yourself, rent leads, hire a designer, or have it handled. Each one suits somebody. Here is what each actually asks of you.
The Four Ways Contractors Get Online
Wix
Wix is a site builder — you do the building. If you would rather have the site, the copy and the Google profile handled for you, here is the difference.
Read the comparison → a design-led do-it-yourself website builderSquarespace
Squarespace makes beautiful sites you have to build and maintain yourself. If you want the site plus the Google profile handled, here is how the two differ.
Read the comparison → a domain and hosting company that also sells a website builderGoDaddy
GoDaddy sells domains, hosting and a builder — a bundle you assemble. Here is what changes when the site and the Google profile are handled for you instead.
Read the comparison → a lead marketplaceThumbtack
Thumbtack rents you leads that stop the day you stop paying. A website and Google profile are an asset you keep. Here is the honest comparison.
Read the comparison → a lead marketplace and directoryAngi
Angi sells contractor leads. A website and Google Business Profile are something you own. What each is actually good for, without the sales pitch.
Read the comparison → doing it yourself with an AI website toolBuilding it yourself with AI
An AI can produce a good-looking contractor website in an afternoon. Looking good and being found are two different jobs — here is what the second one involves.
Read the comparison → a one-off custom build from a freelancer or a local agencyHiring a local web designer
A local web designer builds it once and hands it over, with changes billed after. A managed monthly site keeps working. Which suits a contractor, honestly.
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