Both work. The choice depends on whether you want to build it or have it built.
What a Computer Web website costs
£249 in year one. Domain registered, hosting included, one email account included, content written, site built for you. Year two onward: £100 a year, covering domain renewal, SSL, email, and up to 15 minutes of edits a month.
What a Squarespace website costs
Squarespace's basic plan costs £12 a month when paid annually, which comes to £144 a year. That does not include an email account. Adding one costs £6 a user a month with a one-year commitment, another £72 a year. Basic plus one email account: £216 a year, every year.
Paying monthly instead of annually costs more before email is even added: £16 a month for the plan alone.
The three-year comparison
By year one, Squarespace is cheaper. By year three, it is not.
| year 1 | year 2 (total) | year 3 (total) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Web | £249 | £349 | £449 |
| Squarespace basic + email | £216 | £432 | £648 |
Computer Web costs more upfront and less over time. Squarespace costs less upfront and more every year after, because the email account never becomes part of a flat annual fee.
What most trade businesses get wrong
They compare the £12 a month against nothing, not against what a working website with an email account actually costs once it's finished. The plan price on the pricing page and the price of a usable site are not the same number.
What Computer Web charges
£249. Built for you. Content written. Domain registered. Hosting included for year one. One email account included. SSL active. Most simple websites exist within 7 days.
Based in Mere, Wiltshire. Work anywhere.
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