| Website and running costs over 5 years |
Five yearly plans, the site is not yours
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The quote plus hosting every year
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from EUR 530 once plus 4× EUR 40, the site is yours
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The quote plus hosting and maintenance
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| Site, code and domain in your name |
No, the site stays on the platform
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Logins and hosting often stay with them
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Yes, code, data and domain yours
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Hosting and logins often kept by the agency
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| Photo of the fault with the enquiry |
Only on some plans, you set it up
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An extra plugin, usually billed hourly
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Yes, the customer attaches it to the enquiry, you price the job before driving out
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Usually an extra in the quote
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| Gallery of finished jobs and a service area map |
You fill and embed it yourself
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Gallery yes, map and Google profile separately
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Yes, including the Google Maps link
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Google profile usually billed separately
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| No monthly retainer |
No, you pay while the site runs
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Maintenance usually on a monthly fee
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Yes, running costs about EUR 40 a year
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Usually a monthly retainer on top
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| Ready within 14 or 20 days |
No, you build it in the evenings
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3 to 6 weeks, depending on their workload
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Yes, Start and Business within 14 days, Premium within 20, you only supply the content
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No, usually months of approvals
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| We put the copy and photos on the site |
No, you write and upload it yourself
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Usually you supply it, uploading billed hourly
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Yes, send the material, we do the rest
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Copywriting and uploading usually cost extra
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| Enquiries reach you even while you work |
You set the form up yourself
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Form yes, phone alerts rarely
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Yes, by e-mail that pings on your phone too
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Form yes, phone alerts cost extra
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| Who you deal with |
Yourself, with help pages and forums
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One person, when they have capacity
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The developer building your website
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A project manager, not the developer
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