Website Hosting & Maintenance
$150/mo
Foundation
- Managed hosting
- SSL & security monitoring
- Daily backups
- Ongoing maintenance
- 1 to 2 hrs of edits/month
Custom websites start at $2,500 flat. Monthly plans start at $150. You own everything I build, and you can walk away with the whole site any month you want.
Custom websites built around your business goals, not a template. Every project is scoped to fit your needs and budget.
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Month-to-month. No contracts. Cancel anytime.
Every ChegTech monthly plan is month to month, with no contracts and no setup fees, and they build on each other in a simple ladder. Website Hosting & Maintenance ($150/mo) keeps your site fast, secure, and backed up. The Monthly SEO & Content Retainer ($350/mo) adds the work that gets you found: monthly SEO, Google Business Profile management, and new content. Lead Capture & Follow-up ($550/mo) layers in missed-call text-back and automated follow-up, so the calls and form fills your marketing earns don't slip away when you can't answer the phone. Full SEO + Content + Ads ($650 to $850/mo) adds Google Ads and conversion optimization for businesses ready to scale paid and organic at once. You can move up, down, or cancel any month, and you own the website either way.
The foundation of every plan. Your site, running flawlessly.
Get found. Rank month over month.
Get found AND stop losing the leads you already get.
The full funnel. Attract, convert, and scale at once.
Ad spend paid separately by the client, directly to Google. $1,500 to $3,000/mo of ad spend is typical for visible local results. See the Google Ads service.
For listing-heavy businesses with frequently changing content. Add it to any plan when galleries, catalogs, or profiles change often.
What's included
Website Hosting & Maintenance
$150/mo
Foundation
Monthly SEO & Content Retainer
$350/mo
Everything in Website Hosting & Maintenance, plus:
SEO & Content
Lead Capture & Follow-up
$550/mo
Everything in Monthly SEO & Content Retainer, plus:
Lead Capture & Follow-up
Full SEO + Content + Ads
$650 to 850/mo
Everything in Lead Capture & Follow-up, plus:
Ads & Optimization
| Feature | Website Hosting & Maintenance $150/mo | Monthly SEO & Content Retainer $350/mo | Lead Capture & Follow-up $550/mo | Full SEO + Content + Ads $650 to 850/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoundationWebsite Hosting & MaintenanceMonthly SEO & Content RetainerLead Capture & Follow-upFull SEO + Content + Ads | ||||
| Managed hosting | ||||
| SSL & security monitoring | ||||
| Daily backups | ||||
| Ongoing maintenance | ||||
| 1 to 2 hrs of edits/month | ||||
| SEO & ContentMonthly SEO & Content RetainerLead Capture & Follow-upFull SEO + Content + Ads | ||||
| Monthly SEO updates | ||||
| Google Business Profile mgmt | ||||
| Monthly content (articles & landing pages) | ||||
| Service area pages | ||||
| Lead Capture & Follow-upLead Capture & Follow-upFull SEO + Content + Ads | ||||
| Missed-call text-back | ||||
| Website chat widget | ||||
| Automated lead follow-up | ||||
| Lead pipeline | ||||
| Ads & OptimizationFull SEO + Content + Ads | ||||
| Google Ads campaign management | ||||
| Ad copywriting & A/B testing | ||||
| Conversion rate optimization | ||||
| Priority same-day support | ||||
| Quarterly strategy call | ||||
“ChegTech was the best fit for my Business! Took every detail into consideration, and helped me turn my vision into a reality. I dreaded the thought of needed to get a website built for my HVAC Business, and between the hundreds of spam calls and pushy sales rep. I took the time to research and call a few Web designers, ChegTech was the perfect fit. Not only are they local to me, but they made sure everything was done to my satisfaction. Love the Website, and will continue to recommend ChegTech to everyone I come across!”
Subscription site builders and AI site generators are real options. Here's how they actually compare on the specs that decide whether a small business site ranks and converts.
Squarespace, Wix, and Lovable all keep your site on their platform. If you stop paying, the site goes with them. My clients get the source files, host anywhere, keep everything, walk away any month with the work intact.
Squarespace and Wix start from a template. Lovable and similar AI builders start from a prompt, different limit, same problem: the layout decisions are pre-baked. A custom build is designed around your actual brand and market.
Page builders and AI-generated sites ship a lot of JavaScript and inconsistent HTML. Core Web Vitals and SEO-rendered HTML matter for ranking. A hand-coded site is lean by default, that's the gap that compounds over months on Google.
Lighthouse score
ChegTech
90+
Squarespace
60 to 80
Wix
60 to 75
Lovable.dev / AI
Varies, often poor
SEO-rendered HTML
ChegTech
Yes
Squarespace
Mostly
Wix
Mostly
Lovable.dev / AI
No (often JS-rendered)
Page builder bloat
ChegTech
None
Squarespace
Some
Wix
Yes
Lovable.dev / AI
Different bloat
You own the code
ChegTech
Yes
Squarespace
No
Wix
No
Lovable.dev / AI
No
Locked to platform
ChegTech
No
Squarespace
Yes
Wix
Yes
Lovable.dev / AI
Yes
Monthly platform fee
ChegTech
Hosting only
Squarespace
$16 to $49/mo
Wix
$17 to $49/mo
Lovable.dev / AI
$20 to $80/mo + AI usage
Custom design freedom
ChegTech
Full
Squarespace
Template
Wix
Template
Lovable.dev / AI
AI prompt limits
| Feature | Custom (ChegTech) | Squarespace | Wix | Lovable.dev / AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse score | 90+ | 60 to 80 | 60 to 75 | Varies, often poor |
| SEO-rendered HTML | Yes | Mostly | Mostly | No (often JS-rendered) |
| Page builder bloat | None | Some | Yes | Different bloat |
| You own the code | Yes | No | No | No |
| Locked to platform | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly platform fee | Hosting only | $16 to $49/mo | $17 to $49/mo | $20 to $80/mo + AI usage |
| Custom design freedom | Full | Template | Template | AI prompt limits |
Pricing reflects publicly listed plans as of 2026 and may change. Lighthouse scores are typical ranges based on PageSpeed Insights audits of small-business sites on each platform.
I start at $2,500 flat for a custom build, one-time, no hourly billing. Most service-business sites finish at the $2,500 starting price. If you need extra functionality (custom portals, large gallery infrastructure, multilingual setup), I quote that up front so there are no surprises.
Yes. Every monthly plan is month-to-month. No contracts, no minimum term. If you cancel, you keep the website. You own the files outright and can host them anywhere.
Website Hosting & Maintenance includes 1 to 2 hours of edits per month. Additional edits beyond that bill at $30/hr. Most months you'll never touch the cap, small text/photo swaps and one or two updates is typical.
Most agencies charge $5,000 to $15,000 for a custom site because they have an office, an account team, a sales rep, and a designer who hands work off to a developer. I'm one person working from home in Auburn. The $2,500 is the actual cost of the work when you remove the agency overhead.
Perfect. I'll point the existing domain to the new site at launch and walk you through any DNS changes. You keep ownership of the domain, I don't take registrar control of anything you already own.
No. The build is a one-time fee. The monthly plans are all month-to-month. You can change plans, pause, or cancel any month with no penalty.
Tell me which plan you're interested in or ask any questions. I respond within one business day, usually sooner.
Want to see what's actually included? View my services page for the full breakdown.