Why does a mybitness website cost £799?
A direct, complete answer — because you deserve one before you spend anything.
Industry benchmarks place basic informational websites at £12,000–£20,000 when built by a full-service web agency. mybitness charges £799. That is not a typo, and it is not a race to the bottom. Here is exactly what accounts for the difference.
1. You are not paying for agency overhead
A traditional web agency at £12,000–£20,000 is covering the cost of a full team: a business development manager who sold you the project, an account manager who coordinates between you and the team, a project manager who runs the internal process, a designer, a developer, and often a junior who handles revisions. Each of those people has a salary, a desk, and a share of the office lease.
The work that goes on your website — the design, the copy, the technical build — might represent 30–40% of what you pay. The rest is overhead. mybitness has none of that overhead. One person quotes the work, builds the site, writes the copy, sets up your Google profile, and answers the phone. The saving is structural, not a quality shortcut.
2. We build on a modern, efficient framework
Every mybitness site is built on Astro — a modern static-site framework that generates clean HTML files. Unlike WordPress (which rebuilds pages on every server request from a database) or Wix (which loads a full platform layer before your content appears), Astro sites load almost instantly because there is nothing to process on the server. The file is already built.
This architecture also means there are no plugins to update, no database to secure, and no attack surface for the automated attacks that compromise WordPress sites daily. The technical quality is higher, not lower — and the build process is more efficient because the foundation is right from the start.
3. The scope is defined and honest
The £799 package covers a specific, clearly defined scope: up to six pages, copywriting included, local SEO setup, Google Business Profile creation, and delivery in 14 days. This is the exact scope that a local service business — a plumber, an accountant, an electrician, a cleaning company — needs to compete effectively in local Google search.
It does not include bespoke e-commerce platforms, custom booking systems, members-only portals, complex API integrations, or multi-stakeholder brand strategy workshops. Those projects are larger, take longer, and cost more — at mybitness or anywhere else. We will tell you on the first call if your project needs something beyond this scope, and we will not try to squeeze a complex brief into a simple package.
4. We specialise in one type of client
Generalist agencies quote widely, learn on the job across many different project types, and price accordingly. mybitness builds websites for one type of client: local service businesses and professional practices in the West Midlands that need to generate enquiries from Google.
We have done this enough times to know exactly what a plumber's website needs, what an accountant's site needs to say to convert a new client, and what technical setup is required to compete in local search. That depth of pattern-matching makes the build faster and the result more reliable — not because shortcuts are taken, but because the right decisions are already known.
What £799 is not
A cheap template with your name on it
Every mybitness site is designed from scratch for your business. The starting point is your brief, not a pre-built layout.
A race to the lowest possible quality
The sites we build consistently score 90+ on Google PageSpeed Insights. That is better than most agency-built sites at five times the price.
A price that hides future charges
The £799 covers the build. Hosting and ongoing growth services are available at £79.99/month — optional, stated clearly, no lock-in.
Right for every project
If you need a custom e-commerce platform, a web application, or a 50-page site with complex integrations, £799 is not the right budget for your project — and we will tell you that.
The direct comparison
mybitness is not competing with £15,000 agency builds. It is competing with these alternatives — the ones a local West Midlands business owner is actually choosing between:
| Option | Cost | Google setup | You own it |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIY (Wix/Squarespace) | £12–£35/month forever | Partial — you do it | No |
| Generic freelancer | £300–£800 | Rarely included | Usually |
| Yell / LocaliQ | £150–£400/month forever | Not really | No |
| mybitness | £799 once + £79.99/month optional | Yes — fully included | Yes — completely |
| Full web agency | £12,000–£20,000+ | Sometimes | Yes |
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