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Comparison · Builders · No. 01

Wix, or something built for you

Wix is a good product. Most of the businesses that call us have tried it, and a fair number of them should have stayed on it. This page is about the line where that stops being true.

The short answer

If your website is a business card, use Wix and spend the savings on something else. If your website is supposed to bring in customers who have never heard of you, the template starts working against you.

Side by side

Wix next to a HogTron build.

  Wix HogTron
What you own Wix A subscription. The site lives inside the platform and does not move out of it in one piece. HogTron The code and the content are yours. You can take them to any host, including away from us.
Page speed Wix You inherit the platform's scripts on every page, whether your site uses them or not. HogTron Static pages with only the code that page needs. Speed is a ranking and conversion input, so we treat it as a requirement.
Search and AI structure Wix Basic titles and descriptions are editable. Deeper structured data is limited by what the editor exposes. HogTron Full schema.org markup, written for the specific business, so search engines and AI assistants can read what you do and where.
Design ceiling Wix The template. Sites built on the same template read as the same site, which is a problem when your competitor picked it too. HogTron Designed around your actual work, your photos, and the way your customers decide.
Who fixes it Wix You do, or a support queue does. HogTron We do, and the change is in your hands the same week.
Honest cost Wix Low monthly, plus your hours. The hours are the part nobody counts. HogTron A real project cost up front. Cheaper than Wix only when the site has to earn.
Where we would tell you no

When Wix is the right call

We would rather lose the job than sell you something you do not need. If any of these describe you, keep your money.

  • You need a presence this week and the budget is measured in tens of dollars, not thousands.
  • Your customers already know you and just need your hours, your address, and a phone number.
  • You are testing whether the business works at all. Do not spend on a custom site to validate an idea.
  • You enjoy doing it yourself and you have the time. That is a real advantage and we are not going to talk you out of it.
The alternative

What we do instead

01 ——

Start from how people actually find you

Before design, we look at what people search, what Google shows them now, and who gets named when someone asks an AI assistant for a business like yours.

02 ——

Build the pages that answer those searches

Service pages and location pages written for the questions buyers actually ask, marked up so search engines and AI can quote them.

03 ——

Measure what the site brings in

Calls, forms, and directions, tracked. If a page is not pulling its weight we rewrite it rather than adding another one.

Common Questions

What people ask about Wix.

Can you move my existing Wix site?
We rebuild rather than migrate. Wix sites do not export cleanly, so a true migration usually costs more than a rebuild and carries the old structure over with it. We keep your copy, your photos, and your URLs where the URLs are earning traffic, and we set up redirects for the rest.
Will I lose my Google rankings if I move off Wix?
Not if the move is done properly. Ranking loss after a rebuild comes from broken URLs and missing redirects, not from the platform change. We map every existing URL before launch and redirect anything that changes.
Is a custom site harder to update?
No. You get an editor for the things that change often, like hours, staff, services, and posts. The things that should not change on a whim, like page structure and schema, stay with us so the site does not drift out of shape.
What does a custom site actually cost?
It depends on how many pages have to earn and whether you need local SEO alongside it. We quote a fixed project price before any work starts, and we will tell you if the honest answer is that you should stay on Wix.

Find out where you actually stand.

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