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Plans $127 a monthLive in 7 days$697 build fee, invoiced after launchDomain and hosting included

Hire a freelancer or choose a managed website for your insurance agency?

A skilled freelancer can build a very good agency website, and if you have one you trust who stays available, that can work well. The risk is after launch: updates depend on their calendar, and when they move on, the site freezes. A managed plan is built for the years after launch, with revisions, hosting, articles and upkeep included and a team rather than one person behind it.

01

The build is the easy part

Most freelancer projects go well at launch. The trouble starts in month six, when a producer leaves, a carrier changes its claims number and a new line needs a page. Each change is an email to someone who is now busy with other clients, often billed by the hour. It is common for an agency site to be built well by a freelancer and then left alone for years.

02

Upfront cost against an ongoing plan

A freelancer usually quotes a project fee and then bills changes and hosting separately. Our plan works the other way: a monthly fee that includes hosting, 5 revisions a month and researched articles, with the $697 build fee invoiced only after the site is live and approved. Which is cheaper depends on how often your site needs to change; for an agency, it changes often.

03

When a freelancer is the right choice

If you have a freelancer who knows insurance, answers quickly and has been with you for years, keep them. Our service suits agencies without that relationship, or whose freelancer has moved on.

Side by side

A freelancer compared with a GetInsurance site, point by point

The same twelve questions we would ask of any option for an insurance agency. Where the answer depends on who builds it, we say so rather than guess.

What mattersA freelancerGetInsurance managed site
Speed and Core Web VitalsDepends on the freelancer's skill and toolsStatic pages built for a 90+ PageSpeed score; if a page we control drops below it, we fix it at no charge
SEO controlDepends on the freelancer; often included at launch onlyDone for you: titles, headings, internal links, a page per line and per town, redirects and a sitemap
Schema and JSON-LDDepends on the freelancerOrganization or LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList and Article JSON-LD on every relevant page
AEO and GEO readinessDepends on the freelancer and who writes the contentAnswer-first sections, FAQ blocks on line and town pages, an llms.txt file and consistent agency names
Hosting and securityOften arranged separately, sometimes on the freelancer's accountCloudflare hosting, SSL, daily backups, security headers and a firewall in front of forms, included
Maintenance burden on the agencyChanges billed as they come, subject to their availabilityNone for you. 5 revisions a month included, then $20 each, within 2 to 5 working days
Who does the workOne personWe design, write, build, host and update it; you approve
Content and blogUsually extra, or left to you2 to 3 researched articles a week, 2,500 to 3,200 words, with cited sources
Design quality for a quote-led siteCan be excellent; varies by freelancerDesigned around a quote request form per line of business, tested on a phone first
Accessibility and compliance pagesVaries; often left to youPrivacy, terms, cookie consent that holds scripts until the visitor agrees, an accessibility statement and your state disclaimer wording
Cost modelA project fee, then hourly or per-change billing and hosting$127 a month, plus a $697 build fee invoiced only after launch
Lock-in and ownershipCheck who holds the hosting, domain and loginsDomain in your name, content export on cancellation, no contract term

Which is right for your agency?

An honest split. If the left column describes you, A freelancer is the better call.

A freelancer is the better fit when

  • You have a freelancer who knows insurance and stays reliably available.
  • Your site rarely changes.
  • You prefer paying for a project once over a monthly plan.

A managed GetInsurance site wins when

  • Your freelancer has moved on and nobody can change the site.
  • Your site needs frequent changes: producers, carriers, lines, hours.
  • You want hosting, updates and content in one predictable fee.

See the site we would build for your agency next to what you have now. Plans from $127 a month, the $697 build fee invoiced only after launch.

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Switching, or using both

Taking over from a freelancer

The first job is making sure the agency holds the keys: domain, hosting and any form connections.

How the build runs

  1. 01

    We help you confirm the domain is in the agency's name and get the registrar login.

  2. 02

    We map every page on the current site and rebuild what matters.

  3. 03

    We reconnect forms to your AMS or CRM and test each one.

  4. 04

    We redirect old URLs and launch when you approve.

What the plan includes

What you get beyond the pages themselves

Speed, search, AI answers, upkeep, and on Multi-Line and Agency Book the AI Engine and Content Engine. Every item, with the plan that carries it.

  • Single Line $127 / month
  • Multi-Line $267 / month + usage
  • Agency Book $647 / month

Speed, search and AI answers

  • 90+ PageSpeed on every page we build

    Static pages served from Cloudflare's edge with almost no script. If a page we control drops below 90+, we fix it at no charge.

  • Technical and on-page SEO

    Clean URLs, one clear heading per page, unique titles and descriptions, internal links between line, town and carrier pages, an XML sitemap and correct redirects.

  • Structured data (JSON-LD) on every page

    The agency as an organization or local business, each line as a service, each FAQ as a question and answer, breadcrumbs, and each article with its author.

  • Answer-first pages and FAQ blocks (AEO)

    Every section opens with a direct answer, and line and town pages carry real questions with full answers, marked up so they can be lifted into featured snippets and voice answers.

  • Ready to be cited by AI assistants (GEO)

    An llms.txt file, consistent agency and service names everywhere, dated pages and plainly stated facts, so assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can understand and cite the site. No one can guarantee a mention; we make it more likely.

  • Researched articles every week

    2 a week on Single Line and Multi-Line, 3 a week on Agency Book, each 2,500 to 3,200 words, with cited sources, written as general information.

The AI Engine

  • AI receptionist that answers when your team cannot

    Answers the agency line when nobody is free, takes the caller's name, the line and the details a producer needs, answers plain questions about hours and lines, and books a callback. After each call you get a call-analysis PDF with a summary of who called and what they wanted.

  • AI chat widget on your website

    A chat window on every page that asks the same questions as the matching quote form, in conversation, and writes the answers into your CRM or AMS.

  • AI agents on SMS, Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs

    The same agent replies to texts, Messenger and Instagram messages, takes quote details and books a call with a producer, with every transcript kept on the contact record.

  • A2P 10DLC texting registration filed for you

    We file the carrier registration every business needs to send texts through an application, using the agency's legal name and EIN, and pass the carrier fee through at cost.

  • Agents configured never to quote or advise

    The agents never quote coverage, state a rate, say who qualifies or recommend what to buy. Anything that would be advice goes to a licensed producer, and every conversation is logged.

  • AI usage billed at cost, with a cap if you want one

    Phone minutes and messages are billed monthly in arrears at cost, broken out on the invoice, and we can set a cap so the agents stop before it is passed.

The Content Engine

  • 3 social image posts a week

    Posts for Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn in your colors, each linking to the article or quote form it was made for.

  • 2 short reels a week

    Short, captioned reels written to be read with the sound off, drawn from the same topic list as the articles.

  • Your Google Business Profile, managed

    Weekly posts, photo updates, hours and holiday changes, service lists that match your line pages, answers to questions, and review replies drafted for your approval.

  • 3 researched articles a week instead of 2

    The article count steps up so a bigger book, or a commercial book with more lines, has the content to rank.

What agency owners say after switching

  • What impressed me most was not the personal coverage inquiries pages but the handover that came with them. Contacts, change process, post-publication checks: all written down in plain terms. My cover used it while I was away and needed no extra explanation.
    Valerie DalrympleClient services supervisor, car and van insurance agencyKnoxville, TN · Staff handover and maintenance notes for personal coverage inquiries
  • If you only look at the design you miss the best bit, which is the inquiry form. It asks for coverage interest, renewal month and contact preference before anything is sent, which is the information we used to chase by email. It has quietly removed the slowest step in our intake.
    Nitin BhattBranch manager, regional personal insurance brokerAlbuquerque, NM · Inquiry form and response workflow for personal coverage inquiries

Questions about A freelancer and a managed agency website

Is it cheaper to hire a freelancer for an agency website?

Sometimes, at launch. Over time, changes, hosting and content add up and depend on the freelancer's availability. Our plans start at $127 a month with hosting, revisions and articles included, and a $697 build fee invoiced after launch.

What if my freelancer registered the domain in their name?

We help you get it transferred into the agency's name. We only ever register domains in the client's name, never our own.

Can you take over a site a freelancer built?

Yes. We rebuild it on our platform rather than patching the old one, redirect every URL and reconnect the forms.

Who will I deal with after launch?

Our team, through your client portal and email. Changes do not depend on one person's calendar.

How fast are changes made?

Within 2 to 5 working days of us having everything we need, and small ones usually sooner.

Do I lose anything a freelancer would give me?

You lose the ability to request unlimited custom work outside the plan, and you gain predictable upkeep. If you need something the standard build does not do, ask; many requests fit into a revision.

Can my freelancer and your team work together?

If your freelancer handles other marketing, such as print or ads, yes. We run the website and share whatever they need, such as landing page URLs for campaigns.

What happens if I cancel?

You keep your domain, every article we wrote for you and an export of your content.

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