DIY website vs hiring a Calgary designer
Your evenings have a cost. So does a designer who will not publish a price. Here is a cleaner way to decide.
DIY only looks free. Time spent fighting a builder is time not spent on booked jobs. Hiring help only looks safer when the quote states page count, timeline and ownership. Wardorx offer: the first 10 get a 14-page fullstack site free. You supply the domain. After the first 10, founding is $1,250. Regular Launch is $2,500. Call +1 (250) 344-1619. We will not invent what a random Calgary freelancer charges by the hour.
Talk it through: +1 (250) 344-1619. The first 10 are free, then founding is $1,250. Optional SEO is $1,000/mo.
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| Factor | WARDORX | The other path |
|---|---|---|
| Time to launch | Fourteen days with a fixed checkpoint plan when sign-off stays on schedule. | DIY launches when evenings and decisions finally line up - sometimes months later. |
| Cash outlay | $1,250 founding or $2,500 Launch, published before you book. | DIY: subscriptions and apps. Designer: ask for a fixed fee and exclusions in writing. |
| SEO basics | Titles, schema, service pages and mobile call paths are part of the build pattern. | Easy to ship thin pages and skip LocalBusiness markup when you are rushing a DIY launch. |
| Support after launch | Optional SEO $1,000/mo (excludes Maps management and review collection) or leave it. You keep the site either way. No Climbo / growth-layer sell. | DIY support is forums. Confirm a hired designer does not rent the CMS so leaving hurts. |
DIY if you enjoy the craft and leads are not the bottleneck. Hire productized help when the site is losing work because it looks unfinished on a phone. Hire custom design when brand is the product. Do not hire anyone who will not put a number and a timeline next to the promise.
- I already started a DIY site. Is that wasted?
- Not if the copy and photos are real. We reuse what is true and discard what is decorative. Sunk cost is not a reason to keep fighting a half-finished builder.
- What if I only need SEO, not a rebuild?
- Then we will say so. Optional local SEO is $1,000/mo on a site that can support it, and it excludes Maps management and review collection. We do not sell rebuilds to people who do not need one.
- Is there a street address for meetings?
- No public street address. We are a digital / service-area business. Book a call or use +1 (250) 344-1619.
- Do founding clients get SEO included?
- No. The founding discount applies to the build fee. SEO remains optional at $1,000/mo with a ninety-day initial commitment, and it excludes Maps management and review collection. Growth-layer / Climbo is not sellable.
Bring your site. Leave with a plan.
A free 30-minute call with the founder. We review your site and your local market, then tell you straight what will bring in more work.
- A read of your current site and your local market
- A straight answer: a new site, SEO, or nothing yet
- The audit doc before the call, not after
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