Brushpage vs a freelance web designer
A freelance designer builds a custom site for a one-time fee and you own the result, but you handle hosting, updates and booking yourself. Brushpage costs $249 a month for a simple site and a ready-made booking link that is run for you. Choose a designer for custom design and ownership; choose Brushpage for a fast start and nothing to maintain.
Side by side
| Brushpage | Freelance designer or one-time build | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $249 a month. No setup fee, no contract. | A one-time fee set by the designer, plus hosting, domain and any plugins. |
| Design | One proven layout with your name, photos, services and area. | Fully custom. |
| Online booking | Included: job type, ZIP check, travel time, daily cap, photos and address with every request. | Only if built or bought separately. |
| Updates | Done for you. Unlimited small updates included. | You, or the designer for an extra fee. |
| Ownership | You keep your phone number and domain. If you cancel, we send you your website's files and photos to host anywhere. The booking link stops, since it runs on Brushpage. | You own the site files. |
| Time to launch | Quick. You pay nothing until it is live. | Weeks, depending on the designer. |
Choose a freelance designer if
- You want a fully custom design, a blog or many pages.
- You want to own the site files outright.
- You are happy to manage hosting and updates, or to pay for them.
Choose Brushpage if
- You want to be live quickly without managing a website.
- You want booking built in rather than added later.
- You prefer a predictable monthly cost with a refund if it brings fewer than 2 booked estimates in 60 days.
Common questions
Is a one-time website cheaper than Brushpage?
It can be on paper. Add your own time or a designer's fee for updates, hosting, a domain and any booking tool, and compare that total with $249 a month.
Do I own a Brushpage site?
You keep your phone number and your domain. If you cancel, we send you your website's files and photos so you can host the site anywhere. Your booking link stops at the end of that month, since it runs on Brushpage. If you claim the the 60-day refund, the files are not included: it is the refund or the files, not both.
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Want a website and one booking link? $249/month, no setup fee, no contract. Pay nothing until your site is live. Fewer than 2 booked estimates in your first 60 days? We refund both months.
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