Wix, Squarespace, and GoDaddy sites look fine β until a customer searches for what you do and your competitor shows up first. Slow load times, no local SEO, and cookie-cutter templates tell Google your business isn't worth ranking.
53% of visitors leave a site that takes more than 3 seconds to load. Wix and WordPress bloat kills your bounce rate and your Google rankings.
No schema markup, no local SEO structure, no optimized title tags. Your competitor three blocks away is getting every search click you should be getting.
$400-500/year in hosting fees, plus the monthly platform fee, plus hours of your time fighting templates β for a site that still doesn't convert.
We've audited the competitors. Here's exactly what you get with them β and what you get with us.
| β Them (Offshore Agencies) | β Design Ad Management | |
|---|---|---|
| Location & Identity | Offshore team, fake US names in chat, no real address | Lago Vista, TX. Local owner. Real phone: 512-521-1800 |
| Hosting Cost | $400β500/yr extra via Bluehost or GoDaddy β revealed after you pay | Hosting included in your $39/month. No surprise fees. Ever. |
| Who Owns Your Site | They do β until you pay a separate "ownership" fee | You own every file from day one. Always. |
| After Launch | Disappear after payment. No support, no updates. | Monthly plan keeps us accountable. Updates included. |
| Pricing | Fake "70% off" discounts. Hidden fees everywhere. | $99 setup + $39/month. Flat. Transparent. No games. |
| Build Quality | WordPress templates or drag-and-drop builders | Custom HTML/CSS/JS. 90+ Lighthouse score guaranteed. |
Click the button, pay the $99 setup fee, and fill out a 5-minute onboarding form. That's it. Stripe handles payment securely.
I research your market, competitors, and local SEO landscape so your site is built to rank β not just look good.
Custom-coded from scratch. No templates. Mobile-first, fast-loading, with schema markup and local SEO structure built in.
Site launches. Monthly $39 keeps hosting, updates, and support active. You focus on running your business.
No hidden fees. No hosting upsells. No lock-in contracts. Pick the plan that fits your business.
"I needed a clean, professional site to represent my personal brand and Design Ad Management delivered exactly that. Stephen understands what business owners actually need β not just a pretty page, but something that works. Fast, sharp, and done right the first time."
"Design Ad Management rebuilt my site from scratch and it actually shows up on Google now. I've gotten three calls in the first two weeks from people who found me through search. That never happened with my old site. Money well spent."
"Our old website was embarrassing. Design Ad Management audited it for free, told us exactly what was wrong, then fixed everything. The new site is fast, looks great on mobile, and our Google Business ranking actually improved within the first month."
"I was on Wix and getting nothing from it. Switched to DAM and within two weeks I had a site that loaded fast, looked professional, and actually ranked for my service area. The $39/month is nothing compared to what even one extra job brings in."