Comparison sheet / Wix vs ContractorWebStudioHub
Wix or a managed website: which fits a busy trade contractor?
Wix is a good fit when you want to build and edit your own site, you enjoy doing it, and a handful of pages covers your business. When the job is a page for every service and every town, kept fast and current while you are on job sites all week, a managed trade website does the work Wix leaves with you.
Short verdict Wix wins for a do-it-yourself site you enjoy editing. The managed site wins when your evenings are for paperwork, not page building.
01 The other option
What is Wix?
Wix is a hosted website builder. You pick a template or use its AI tools to start a site, then edit pages yourself in a visual editor. Hosting is included with its plans, and it offers apps for bookings, forms and more.
02 Comparison schedule
Wix vs a managed trade website, line by line
Twelve things that decide whether a contractor website earns calls. Their column describes the option in general terms; check their site for current details.
| What matters | Wix | ContractorWebStudioHub |
|---|---|---|
| Speed and Core Web Vitals | Hosted and optimized by Wix. Page speed depends partly on the template, apps and media you add. | Custom-coded pages on Cloudflare's edge, 90+ PageSpeed guaranteed on mobile and desktop. |
| SEO control | Built-in SEO settings for titles, descriptions and URLs. The page plan is up to you. | Page-per-service and page-per-town structure, titles, descriptions, internal links and sitemaps set by us. |
| Schema markup (JSON-LD) | Wix adds some structured data automatically and allows custom additions. Configuring it is your job. | Organization, Service, FAQPage and BreadcrumbList structured data generated on every page. |
| Answer engine and AI assistant readiness | Depends on how you write and structure each page. | Answer-first copy, FAQ blocks, llms.txt and consistent business facts written in from launch. |
| Hosting and security | Hosting and SSL included in Wix plans. | Cloudflare hosting, SSL, CDN and DDoS protection inside the monthly fee. |
| Maintenance burden | Low technically. The ongoing work is your time editing and adding pages. | None for you. Weekly updates by us, no plugins or themes to patch. |
| Who does the work | You, or someone you pay to build it. | Our team: build, updates and 5 revisions a month, each within 2 to 5 working days. |
| Articles and ongoing content | Blog tools included. You write the posts. | 2 to 3 researched articles a week, 2,500 to 3,200 words each, depending on plan. |
| Design built for your trade | Many templates, some aimed at home services. You adapt them yourself. | Page set chosen for your trade: emergency pages, galleries, maintenance plans, license display. |
| Accessibility and compliance pages | Cookie banner and policy tools available. Setting them up correctly is on you. | Privacy, terms, cookie consent that gates scripts and an accessibility statement come with the site. |
| Cost model | Monthly or yearly plan subscription with Wix. See Wix for current plans. | $127 to $647 a month, plus a $697 build fee invoiced only after launch. |
| Lock-in and ownership | The site runs on Wix and cannot be exported as a working site to another host. | Domain registered in your name, content exported to you within 14 days if you leave, no yearly contract. |
03 Fair call
When Wix is the better fit
You are just starting out and a few pages will do for now.
You enjoy building and editing the site yourself.
You want to change things the moment you think of them, at midnight if you like.
Your budget for the website is close to zero this year.
04 Our call
When a managed trade site wins
You have outgrown five pages and need one for each service and each town.
Your Wix site was built once and has not been touched since.
You want a speed guarantee, schema and articles without learning how any of them work.
You want your time on the tools, not in an editor.
05 Sequence
Switching from Wix
Wix sites cannot be exported as a working site, so we rebuild. We copy across the content, photos and reviews worth keeping, redirect your old Wix page addresses to the new pages, and move or point your domain.
- 01
Send us your Wix site address and domain details.
- 02
We rebuild the pages worth keeping and add the service and town pages you were missing.
- 03
Old page addresses are redirected to their new equivalents.
- 04
We point the domain at the new site and you cancel the Wix plan when you are ready.
See what your trade's site would look like
A 30-minute walk-through of the pages, the quote form and the plan that fits. The $697 build fee is only invoiced once your site is live and approved.
06 Plan contents
What is included in each plan
Every line item, with the plan that carries it. Live in 7 to 15 days depending on plan.
| What you get | Site Crew$127/ month | Site Foreman$267/ month + usage | Site General$647/ month |
|---|---|---|---|
| The website | |||
| Custom-coded pages, 90+ PageSpeed guaranteedEvery page is hand built and served from Cloudflare's edge, with a 90+ Google PageSpeed score guaranteed on mobile and desktop. | |||
| A page for every service you runPanel upgrades, drain cleaning, mini-splits, stamped concrete: each service you name gets its own page and its own quote button. | |||
| Location pages for the towns you workA real page for each town, county or service radius you name, crossed with the services you run there. | |||
| Quote request tool built for your tradeA short form that asks what sizes the job first: job type, property, scope, timeline and photos. | |||
| Lead intake into your CRMEvery form and chat enquiry lands in the CRM, dispatch tool or inbox you already use, by direct API, Zapier or Make. | |||
| Compliance pages that come with the sitePrivacy policy, terms, a cookie policy with a consent banner that really holds back tracking scripts, and an accessibility statement, plus your license number where your state expects it. | |||
| Found on Google and in AI answers | |||
| Technical and on-page SEOClean page structure, one clear topic per page, titles, descriptions, internal links, a sitemap and fast pages from day one. | |||
| Answer-ready content (AEO)Answer-first copy, FAQ blocks and structured answers written so Google can lift them into featured snippets and voice answers. | |||
| AI-assistant readiness (GEO)An llms.txt file, consistent business details and plainly stated facts, so assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews can read and cite the site. | |||
| Schema markup (JSON-LD)Structured data for your business, services, FAQs and breadcrumbs on every page, so search and AI engines know exactly who you are and what you do. | |||
| Local ranking guaranteeIf the site is not ranking for local searches in your area within 3 to 5 months of launch, we keep doing the search work at no extra charge until it is. | |||
| Researched articles every weekArticles of 2,500 to 3,200 words, written for your trade and your area, with sources cited. | 2 a week | 2 a week | 3 a week |
| Hosting, updates and support | |||
| Managed hosting and securityCloudflare hosting with SSL, a CDN, DDoS protection and unmetered bandwidth, all inside the monthly fee. | |||
| Free domain, registered in your nameOne domain included while your plan is active, or we point the one you already own. It is yours if you leave. | |||
| Weekly detail updatesSmall real changes every week: new job photos, seasonal messaging, corrected details. | |||
| 5 revisions a monthAny change of any size, completed within 2 to 5 working days. Extra revisions are a flat $20 each. | |||
| Client portalOne place to request revisions, raise support tickets, send files and message the team. | |||
| Move from your old site with redirectsPages worth keeping are rebuilt, every old URL is redirected to its new page, and your email setup is checked before DNS changes. | |||
| The AI Engine | |||
| AI receptionistAnswers calls your team cannot pick up, takes the job details, books the appointment into your calendar and sends you a short call summary. | |||
| Site chat widgetAnswers common questions about your trade on the website, takes details and books appointments. | |||
| SMS and Messenger follow-upReplies to text messages and Facebook Messenger enquiries, follows up on new leads and books appointments. | |||
| Text messaging registration (A2P 10DLC) filed for youWe file the carrier registration business texting now requires, with the carrier fee passed through at cost. | |||
| Safe hand-off to a personThe AI never gives safety, code, licensing or professional advice. Anything that needs judgment goes to a person at your business. | |||
| The Content Engine | |||
| Social posts and reels3 social image posts and 2 reels a week, built from the same material as your articles. | 3 posts, 2 reels | ||
| Managed Google Business ProfilePosts, hours, service list and photos kept current on your Google Business Profile. | |||
| Live in | 7 days | 10 days | 15 days |
Site Foreman is $267 a month plus AI usage, billed monthly in arrears at what our providers charge us, with no markup.
07 Client notes
What contractors say after switching
Half our work is fences and half is garage doors, and the old site mixed them together. Now each has its own pages and the form sends the garage door emergencies straight to my phone.
Moving off the old builder was the part I dreaded. Every old page pointed to its new one, our email kept working, and the license number is now where it belongs instead of in tiny footer text.
Illustrative sample reviews: names, businesses and quotes show the kind of outcome clients describe and are not real customers. Verified reviews replace them once clients agree to be named.
Wix vs ContractorWebStudioHub: questions
Can you move my Wix site?
We rebuild it rather than export it, because Wix sites do not export as a working site. Content, photos and reviews worth keeping come across, and old addresses redirect to new pages.
Can I keep my domain if it was bought through Wix?
Usually, yes. Domains can be transferred or pointed at the new site. We check your setup during onboarding and handle the steps with you.
Is Wix bad for SEO?
No. Wix sites can rank. What usually holds a contractor's Wix site back is the page structure: one services page and one area page where a page per service and per town would do better.
Why pay monthly when I can build it myself on Wix?
Because the fee buys the hours. The build, the service and town pages, the articles, updates and 5 revisions a month are done for you. If you have the evenings and enjoy it, Wix is a fair choice.
Will my booking app still work?
If it is a Wix-only app, it stays on Wix. We can embed a booking calendar from a tool you use outside Wix, and the AI Engine on higher plans books into your calendar directly.
How long does it take to switch?
Live in 7 days on Site Crew, counted from the onboarding call. Your Wix site stays up until the new one is ready.
Is your site easier to edit than Wix?
You do not edit it. You send a change from your client portal and we make it. If you want to drag things around yourself, Wix is the better fit.
Do you use templates like Wix does?
We start from layouts built for trades, then rebuild the brand, copy, photos and service area pages around your business before anything goes live.
Sources
Wix is a trademark of its owner. ContractorWebStudioHub is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by it.
Comparisons describe each option in general terms as of the date checked. Features and prices change; confirm current details with the provider.
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