Build it yourself or have it made?
Building it yourself is fine if your site can stay simple and you have the time. If you run a business and your time is precious, having it made is almost always smarter.
The short answer
Building your own website can work fine, if you have the time and the appetite for it and your site can stay simple. But if you run a business and your time is precious, it is almost always smarter to have it done for you.
The real difference is not in the build cost, but in your own hours and in everything that comes after: updates, hosting, copy, and whether your site even gets found. Below we lay out honestly when each choice fits you.
When building it yourself is fine
Building your own with Wix, Squarespace or WordPress is genuinely the best call in a few cases. Do you have a hobby project, a temporary campaign or a simple page that just needs to show you exist? Then a ready-made template gets you a long way. And if you enjoy tinkering and have your evenings free, that time is not a loss but a pleasure.
Just be honest with yourself. Those builders look easy in the ads, but in practice you quickly get sucked into the layout, the mobile view that is slightly off, and copy you rewrite five times. For 10 to 40 euro a month you get the tool, but the hours are not included. So choose to build it yourself on purpose, because it suits your situation and not just because it looks cheap.
When you are better off having it done
If you run a business, it all comes down to your time. Every hour you pour into your website is an hour you cannot spend on customers, jobs or your craft. And as an entrepreneur you want a site that looks professional, loads fast and gets found on Google. That last part is a job in itself, and it is exactly where a lot of DIY sites fall short.
Having it done is especially smart if you want to be rid of the whole hassle. No separate hosting bill, no plugin that breaks after an update, no 'I will finish it this weekend' that drags on for six months. You want a site that is right, that you are proud of, and that someone looks after when something goes wrong. What you are really buying then is not a tool, but peace of mind.
Count your own hours
This is the cost almost everyone forgets. Putting together a first website yourself easily takes 20 to 40 hours, and that is optimistic if you have never done it before. Add your own hourly rate on top. At 50 euro an hour, you can easily build up 1,000 to 2,000 euro worth of your own time, and there is not a single line of decent copy on it yet.
And it does not stop there. A website is not a one-off job. Updates come along, your hosting needs paying, you want to tweak something now and then, and copy goes stale. With DIY, you are the one who keeps doing all of that. With a freelancer or agency you often pay 500 to 3,000 euro up front, with maintenance and hosting on top. Add it all up and the cheap choice is suddenly not so cheap.
What it costs at VoidTech
So we have turned it around. At VoidTech you pay one fixed amount per month and everything is included: building, hosting, maintenance and your copy. No separate bills, no surprises. Website Start is €49 a month, Website Growth with fresh content every month is €89 a month, and Website Complete with an online appointment planner and AI customer service is €139 a month. The one-off setup is €195, or €0 if you pay a year up front.
With us you do not have to keep figuring out how everything works. You simply get Nathalie's number for the story and the design, and Patrick handles the tech behind it. And your domain name is registered in your name. If you ever move on, you take everything with you: your site, your copy and your domain. You are not locked into anything; only the first year is fixed, and after that you cancel month to month.
Frequently asked questions
Is Wix or Squarespace bad?
No, not at all. For a simple site or a hobby project they are perfectly good tools. They just end up costing more than they seem once you sink a lot of your own hours into them or your site really has to perform and get found. So choose to build it yourself on purpose, not because it looks cheap.
What does it cost to have my website made?
With us, from €49 a month, with everything included: building, hosting, maintenance and copy. A freelancer or agency often asks 500 to 3,000 euro up front, with hosting and maintenance on top. When building it yourself, always count your own hours, because those costs count just as much.
Am I locked into anything if I have it done?
Only the first year is fixed; after that you cancel month to month. Your domain name is registered in your name, and if you move on you take everything with you: your site, your copy and your domain. So you are never stuck.