The honest comparison

DIY, an agency, or us?

You’ve really got three choices for getting your business online. Here’s the straight version of how they stack up — no spin, including where the others make sense.

	A DIY builder	A traditional agency	Cobblestack
Up-front cost	$0–$30/mo, forever	$5,000+	From $500, once
Time to live	Your nights & weekends	4–12 weeks	Days
Who does the work	You do	A team you chase	A real person — us
Found on Google	Figure it out yourself	Usually an add-on	Built in
Ongoing upkeep	All on you	Pricey monthly retainer	Simple care plan
Locked into a contract	No	Often, yes	Never
You own it	You’re renting	Sometimes	Always — site, domain, files

Most small businesses land on the right-hand column for a reason.

When the others make sense

We’ll tell you if you don’t need us.

A DIY builder is fine if you enjoy the tinkering, have the weekends to spare, and don’t mind renting your site forever. Plenty of people start there.

A traditional agency earns its price when you need a big custom app, a complex store, or a full marketing department. That’s just not most local shops.

Cobblestack is for the business that wants a real, professional site that gets them found — without the weekends, the $5,000 invoice, or the contract. If that’s not you, we’ll say so.

Love it, or your build fee back.

14-day money-back

You see the finished site on a private link before it goes public, and we revise it until it’s right. If you’re still not happy within 14 days of go-live, we refund your one-time build fee (care-plan months already used aren’t refunded) and you keep your domain. No contracts, no hard feelings.

You own everything
No contracts
Live in days
A real person, not a sales team

Get my free site plan

Let’s get your business found.

Tell us a little about what you do. We’ll send back a free, no-pressure plan for your site — pages, price, and timeline.

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You own everything
No contracts
Live in days
A real person, not a sales team