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WordPress vs TheGoodSite: which is less work?
WordPress is free, open-source, and powerful, and you do own a self-hosted WordPress site. The catch is that you, or a developer you hire, must build it, secure it, update the plugins, and keep it from breaking. TheGoodSite is done-for-you: we build, write, host-ready, and maintain a site you own for a flat $7,500 plus optional care from $100 a month. WordPress fits the technical or the well-staffed. We fit owners who want it handled.
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The word free is doing a lot of work with WordPress. The software is free, but a real WordPress site needs a theme, a stack of plugins, hosting, security hardening, and someone competent to assemble and maintain all of it. Hire that out and you are back to agency pricing plus an ongoing maintenance bill. Do it yourself and it becomes a second job.
Maintenance is the part that bites later. WordPress plugins update constantly, and an unpatched site is the most common way small business websites get hacked or go down. On our care plan, that is our job, not yours, and if something breaks we fix it before it becomes your problem.
You do get real ownership with self-hosted WordPress, which we respect, and that is exactly what we give you too: you own the code, the domain, and the content. The difference is you do not have to become a webmaster to keep it running.
The honest version
WordPress is the better choice if you are technical, or have a developer on call, and want maximum control and a huge plugin ecosystem. If you do not want to build, secure, and maintain the site yourself, we deliver the same ownership without the upkeep.
WordPress vs TheGoodSite: common questions
Do you build on WordPress?
We build fast, modern, custom sites rather than a WordPress theme-plus-plugins stack, and you own the code. If you specifically need WordPress for an existing workflow, tell us and we will talk it through honestly.
Is WordPress really free?
The software is free. A real site still costs money for a theme, plugins, hosting, and the time or developer to build and maintain it. Our flat $7,500 covers the build, and optional care covers the upkeep.
Who handles updates and security?
With WordPress, you or whoever you hire. With us, our care plan covers patching, monitoring, and fixes, so you never think about it.
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