Agency-Quality Website Without the $5,000+ Agency Price
Honest verdict: Agencies do real work, and the price reflects real overhead — account managers, discovery workshops, sales, offices. For most small business sites, that overhead is optional. 799web delivers the same design and code quality in 5 days for $799 by cutting the middle layers, not the craft — plus a flat $25/mo to keep it hosted, backed up, and supported.
Side-by-side
When each option genuinely makes sense
Agencies aren't villains — they're the right choice for specific work. Here's the honest split.
- You're building a complex web application with custom backends
- You're a large enterprise with compliance or legal review layers
- You need ongoing multi-channel campaigns (paid, social, web) coordinated weekly
- You have a six-figure budget and a six-month timeline
- You need a professional small business site, not a web app
- You'd rather work directly with the builder than through a PM
- You want it live in a week, not scoped for six
- You want agency-quality craft without the agency overhead invoice
Agency vs 799web, answered.
How can $799 match agency quality?+
Tight scope, no middlemen. Agencies charge for account managers, project managers, and open-ended discovery. We work directly with you on a defined 5-day build (up to 15 pages), which cuts most of that overhead. The design and code quality are agency-grade — you're just not paying for the layers around the work. Hosting is a flat $25/mo (not an agency retainer) and never climbs.
What are agencies actually doing that costs so much?+
Real work plus real overhead. Discovery workshops, brand strategy, multiple stakeholders, revision cycles across a team, account management, sales, office costs — those hours are legitimate and get billed. For a straightforward small business site, most of that machinery is optional. For enterprise or complex apps, it's genuinely needed.
Do I get a project manager?+
You get direct access to the person building the site. No PM as a middle layer, no ticket queues, no waiting on someone to relay your feedback. For a 5-day build that's an advantage — decisions happen in one message. For a 6-month engagement across a team of 10, an agency PM is worth having.
When should I hire an agency instead of 799web?+
Complex web applications with custom backends, large enterprises with compliance/legal review layers, or ongoing multi-channel campaigns needing weekly deliverables across paid, social, and web. If your project needs a team of specialists for six months, an agency is the right call — that isn't what we do or what $799 buys.
Agency quality. Small business price.
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