| Speed and Core Web Vitals | Depends on the freelancer's skill and tools | Static pages built for a 90+ PageSpeed score; if a page we control drops below it, we fix it at no charge |
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| SEO control | Depends on the freelancer; often included at launch only | Done for you: titles, headings, internal links, a page per line and per town, redirects and a sitemap |
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| Schema and JSON-LD | Depends on the freelancer | Organization or LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList and Article JSON-LD on every relevant page |
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| AEO and GEO readiness | Depends on the freelancer and who writes the content | Answer-first sections, FAQ blocks on line and town pages, an llms.txt file and consistent agency names |
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| Hosting and security | Often arranged separately, sometimes on the freelancer's account | Cloudflare hosting, SSL, daily backups, security headers and a firewall in front of forms, included |
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| Maintenance burden on the agency | Changes billed as they come, subject to their availability | None for you. 5 revisions a month included, then $20 each, within 2 to 5 working days |
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| Who does the work | One person | We design, write, build, host and update it; you approve |
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| Content and blog | Usually extra, or left to you | 2 to 3 researched articles a week, 2,500 to 3,200 words, with cited sources |
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| Design quality for a quote-led site | Can be excellent; varies by freelancer | Designed around a quote request form per line of business, tested on a phone first |
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| Accessibility and compliance pages | Varies; often left to you | Privacy, terms, cookie consent that holds scripts until the visitor agrees, an accessibility statement and your state disclaimer wording |
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| Cost model | A project fee, then hourly or per-change billing and hosting | $127 a month, plus a $697 build fee invoiced only after launch |
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| Lock-in and ownership | Check who holds the hosting, domain and logins | Domain in your name, content export on cancellation, no contract term |
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