Trade Website Professionals vs Wix: Which Is Better for Contractors?

The DIY Trap: Why Wix Falls Short for Contractors

Wix advertises "build your own website for free," but for busy contractors, the reality is different. You'll spend 20–40 hours designing, writing copy, and troubleshooting — time you could spend on billable jobs. And the result rarely looks as professional as a custom-built site.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Cost: Wix Business plan runs $17/month plus your time (20–40 hours). Trade Website Professionals charges a flat $995 build + $99/month — and we do all the work.

Design: Wix gives you templates. We give you a custom design built around your specific trade, service area, and brand.

SEO: Wix provides basic SEO tools you need to configure yourself. We build every site with full SEO + AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) so you rank on Google AND appear in AI search tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Maintenance: With Wix, plugin updates, security patches, and content changes are on you. Our $99/month plan includes hosting, daily backups, SSL, performance monitoring, daily blog posts, and priority support.

Professional Email: Wix charges extra for email. We include a branded webmail inbox ([email protected]) at no additional cost.

Booking: Wix Bookings is a paid add-on. We include a Book Now button linked to your Google Calendar for free.

The Real Cost of "Cheap"

A Wix site that looks mediocre costs you leads every day. If your website loses you just two jobs a month — that's thousands of dollars in lost revenue. A professional site pays for itself many times over.

The Bottom Line

If you're a hobbyist, Wix is fine. If you're a working contractor who wants a site that generates leads, builds trust, and ranks in search — Trade Website Professionals is the smarter investment. $995 once, $99/month, delivered in 12 days, and you never have to touch it.