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What it really costs to get your business online.

An honest breakdown of doing it yourself versus having it done. No fluff, just the time and the money it actually takes.

✓ What a website really costs to build and run
✓ What local SEO costs to do right
✓ The hours it quietly takes every month
✓ Where doing it yourself actually makes sense

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Your breakdown

Do it yourself vs done for you

Typical ranges for a US local business in 2026. The time column is the one most owners forget to count.

What it takes

Do it yourself

With Steady Craft

Domain name

$10 to $20 a yearPlus managing renewals

Included, in your name

Website builder + hosting

$15 to $45 a month

Included

Designing + building the site

$500 to $5,000 for a freelancerOr 20 to 40 hours of your time

Done for you, ready in 24 hours

Logo + brand colors

$50 to $500Or hours in a design app

Set up for you

Google Business Profile setup

A few hours, and easy to get wrong

Done for you

Local SEO

$300 to $1,500 a month at an agencyOr 5 to 10 hours a month yourself

Included

Getting + managing reviews

$30 to $100 a month for a toolPlus your follow-up

Guided, or managed on higher plans

Edits + fixes

Your time, every month

We handle them

What it really costs

$500 to $5,000 up front, $350 to $1,600 a month, and 10 to 20 hours of your time every month

$297 setup + $49 a month. Almost none of your time.

The cheap option isn't doing it yourself.

It's paying someone who does this all day to do it once, and do it right. We build it, get you found, and keep it running, starting at $297 setup and $49 a month.

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Straight answers

What's the catch?

Are these numbers real?+

They're typical ranges for a US local business in 2026, not a sales pitch. Your actual costs depend on what you pick. The point is how fast the time and money add up.

How are you cheaper than all of this?+

We built our own technology and we work fast, so one team handles the whole stack instead of you stitching together five tools and a freelancer.

What if I only need part of it?+