Managed website service vs. web hosting: what are you paying for?

Hosting gives your website somewhere to run so people can visit it. A managed website service also gives you a team to create the website and take care of agreed work afterward.

The main question is: who does the work? Hosting plans vary, and some include extra help. Compare what each plan actually includes, not just its name or price.

Compare what each service covers

With hosting alone, you still need an answer to these questions:

• Who creates the website?
• Who supplies and updates its content?
• Who maintains its software?
• Who checks forms and fixes website problems?
• Who coordinates the work when several suppliers are involved?

With Bundled Brand, you choose a proven design. We add your logo, colors, photos, and business information. The plan includes up to five main pages, and you review the website before it goes live.

We handle hosting, security updates, and backup copies of the website. The service includes a secure website connection, contact forms, visitor-report setup, and support. Routine changes to your information are included within the existing design. See the current plan details for the public offer.

A design made to fit your business

A proven design gives us a starting point rather than an empty page. Your services, photos, and business details make it yours. Behind the scenes, our websites use a shared system that we maintain and improve. That does not mean every new feature you request or a future redesign is included.

This approach can suit an established business whose old website no longer reflects the quality of its work. We create the replacement on our system rather than promising to take over any existing website unchanged.

Understand the price and billing

The current monthly plan costs $199 per month, with a $499 setup fee due at signup. The monthly charges start when your approved website goes live.

The annual plan costs $1,788 upfront at signup, with $0 setup. That equals $149 per month, but it is not monthly billing. Your year of service starts when your approved website goes live. The plan renews each year at $1,788.

Your agreement sets the price and terms for your purchase. Later changes to public prices do not change the agreement you accepted.

Know the limits

Routine updates include text, photos, services, hours, team details, and contact information within the existing design. Adding pages, changing the design, or adding tools such as a booking system needs a separate quote and approval. Moving a large amount of old content and ongoing marketing also need separate approval.

We do not provide, manage, or move your email service. We give an initial reply to support requests within two business days. That does not mean every problem will be fixed within two days. The service terms define those business days and the other boundaries.

We include basic work to help search engines understand the website. That is different from regular work to improve your position in Google. The plan does not guarantee more visitors, inquiries, or a particular place in search results.

Choose based on the work you want to own

Before comparing prices, list the website tasks you want someone else to handle. Ask what updates cost, who answers questions, and what happens if you leave. The right comparison is the whole job, not just the cost of hosting.

Get My Free Website Review to discuss whether a managed replacement fits your business.