They sell minutes. We sell the rest of the work.
Wix is an editor.
You become the web team.
Free, no credit card, Harmony, Aria, then you keep dragging. That wins people who enjoy the canvas. It loses the owner whose evenings are already sold.
Wix is a solid DIY builder if you want to design the site yourself. WebSmart is for owners who want the site finished for them, live on their domain, and updated without living inside a builder. Same end goal — a public website — different labor model.
The split in one line
Wix: you build and maintain inside their canvas. WebSmart: we design and write from your brief; you preview; you go live; you sign in on your own website at /admin to change pages and photos; AI tends the pages; two revisions a month; extra billed.
When Wix is enough
- You enjoy design decisions and do not mind learning the tool
- You have evenings free to structure pages, mobile layouts, and SEO fields
- You are comfortable owning builder-side choices as part of your week
- You want to move every pixel yourself and treat the site as a hands-on project
If that sounds like you, DIY is honest. Many owners start there and stay happily.
When WebSmart fits better
- You run a trade, clinic, restaurant, shop, or office and time is the scarce resource
- You want a done-for-you website for small business, not another account to babysit
- You want managed hosting, SSL, CDN, domain connection, and a mailbox path in one scope
- You want everyday edits at yoursite/admin and broader changes as named revisions
- You want prices posted as Site $99+$29/mo, Business $249+$49/mo, Store $399+$79/mo — no free plan
What you still do on WebSmart
You are not removed from the business facts. You send the brief. You correct wrong hours, wrong cities, and wrong claims in preview. You approve anything regulated. After launch you change pages and photos at /admin. AI tends the pages between asks; it does not invent licenses or prices for you.
Price posture (WebSmart)
- Site $99 + $29/mo — core presence
- Business $249 + $49/mo — deeper services, blog, booking-friendly structure
- Store $399 + $79/mo — catalog or store structure
- Two revisions/month; extra billed
- No free plan
Wix has its own plan ladder and DIY tradeoffs. We do not invent their current package names or dollar figures here. Compare live Wix pricing on their site if DIY is still on your shortlist.
Editing model
On WebSmart, login language is fixed on purpose: you sign in on your own website at /admin to change pages and photos. You are not learning a full public builder to fix Saturday hours. Two revisions a month cover broader passes. Extra is billed in the open so the monthly line stays believable.
Risk and scope
DIY risk is unfinished work — a half-built page that never ships. WebSmart risk is scoped service work: if you need more than two revisions in a month, you buy extras rather than pretending unlimited redesign lives inside $29. That is intentional.
Bottom line
Choose Wix when the project is “I want to build it.” Choose WebSmart when the project is “I want it built and managed with a clear monthly scope.” Web Smart dot C C — websmart.cc — (347) 625-8553