Short answer
What is website as a service?
Website as a service (WaaS) is a way to get a professional website for one monthly fee instead of a large up-front build cost. The fee usually covers design, hosting, security, maintenance and ongoing updates, so the provider keeps the site running and current while you focus on your business.
What's usually included
- Design and build, often with little or no up-front cost
- Hosting, SSL certificate, security and backups
- Software updates and uptime monitoring
- A set amount of edits or content updates each month
- Basic search engine setup
Pros and cons
| Website as a service | One-time build | |
|---|---|---|
| Up-front cost | Low or $0 | Usually high |
| Ongoing upkeep | Handled for you | Your job, or billed separately |
| Long-term cost | Adds up over years | Lower if you maintain it yourself |
| Ownership | Depends on the contract | Usually yours once paid |
| Flexibility to change | Updates included | Each change costs extra |
WaaS is a good fit if cash flow matters, you don't want to manage a website and you'd rather it keep improving. A one-time build can make more sense if you have the budget and someone to maintain it.
Questions to ask any WaaS provider
- Who owns the website, the domain and the content?
- Can I buy the site out, and for how much?
- How long is the contract, and what happens if I cancel?
- Can I export my content and data?
- What edits are included each month, and how fast are they done?
- What's not included, and how is it priced?
How our plan works
Our Website plan is $0 to build and $297 a month, with no long-term contract. You can buy the site out any time for 12 months of payments minus what you've paid, so after a year it's yours for $0. Your domain and content always stay yours.