| Speed and Core Web Vitals | Varies with theme, plugins, hosting and caching; often slows as plugins are added | 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 | Strong, with an SEO plugin and someone who knows how to use it | 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 | Usually added by an SEO plugin and configured by you or your developer | Organization or LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList and Article JSON-LD on every relevant page |
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| AEO and GEO readiness | Possible with the right content and plugins | 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 | You choose, buy and manage hosting, SSL and backups separately | Cloudflare hosting, SSL, daily backups, security headers and a firewall in front of forms, included |
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| Maintenance burden on the agency | Core, theme and plugin updates, security and backups, ongoing | 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 | You or a developer you pay separately | We design, write, build, host and update it; you approve |
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| Content and blog | Excellent blogging tools; writing the articles is on 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 | Any theme or custom design, depending on the developer | Designed around a quote request form per line of business, tested on a phone first |
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| Accessibility and compliance pages | Policy pages and cookie consent via plugins you configure | 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 | Software is free; hosting, premium plugins, themes and developer time are separate | $127 a month, plus a $697 build fee invoiced only after launch |
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| Lock-in and ownership | Very portable; you own the install if you own the hosting | Domain in your name, content export on cancellation, no contract term |
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