What is the True Cost of a Cheap Website Builder for Your Business?

I get it. €10/month for a website sounds amazing. Drag, drop, publish. No technical skills needed. What could go wrong?

I'll tell you what: everything.

I've worked with dozens of businesses who started with cheap website builders. Six months later, they're calling me because their €10/month solution has cost them thousands in lost opportunities, and they need to rebuild from scratch.

Let me show you the real math.

The Promise vs. The Reality

Website builders market themselves perfectly. "Professional results for €10/month!" "No coding required!" "Launch in minutes!"

What they don't tell you:

• Your site will look like everyone else's (same templates, same limitations)
• Performance will be terrible (slow load times kill conversions)
• SEO will be basic at best (you'll struggle to rank)
• You'll hit limitations fast (then need to upgrade or rebuild)

I've seen businesses spend €120/year on a builder, then pay €3,000 to rebuild 6 months later because they "outgrew" it. That's not €10/month—that's €3,120 in the first year.

The Hidden Costs Nobody Talks About

1. Your Time (Which Has Value)

"DIY" means you're doing the work. That's fine if you have unlimited time, but most business owners don't. I've seen founders spend 40+ hours building a website that still looks unprofessional.

Your time is worth something. If you're spending 40 hours on a website instead of growing your business, that's opportunity cost. At even €50/hour, that's €2,000 in lost productivity.

2. Premium Features (The Upgrade Trap)

The €10/month plan is a teaser. Want e-commerce? That's €30/month. Want to remove their branding? That's €20/month. Want better SEO? That's another upgrade.

Before you know it, your €10/month website costs €60/month, and you're still limited by their platform.

3. Performance Penalties

Cheap builders produce slow websites. I've tested them. Average load time: 4-6 seconds. That's terrible. Google penalizes slow sites. Users bounce from slow sites. Your conversions suffer.

A one-second delay can reduce conversions by 7%. If your site takes 5 seconds to load, you're losing 35% of potential customers before they even see your content.

4. The Migration Cost

When you finally realize you need something better, you have to rebuild. Your content, your design, your SEO—none of it transfers. You're starting over.

I've seen businesses pay:

• €120 for the builder (year 1)
• €3,000 to rebuild (when they outgrow it)
• Total: €3,120 for what should have been one website

The Real Math: Cheap vs. Professional

Let me break down the actual costs:

Cheap Builder Route:

• Year 1: €120 (builder) + 40 hours of your time (€2,000 value) = €2,120
• Year 2: You realize you need to rebuild = €3,000
• Total 2 Years: €5,120 + frustration + lost opportunities

Professional Route (TEDECA):

• Year 1: €479,99 (annual plan, everything included)
• Year 2: €479,99 (hosting, updates, support included)
• Total 2 Years: €959,98 + professional results + no headaches

The "cheap" option costs 5x more. And you get worse results.

What You Actually Get with TEDECA

For €49,99/month (or €479,99/year), you get:

Fully custom design - Not a template. Something that actually represents your brand.

Optimized performance - We build fast sites. Sub-1-second load times. That's not optional—it's standard.

SEO-friendly structure - Built-in from day one. Proper meta tags, structured data, sitemaps. The basics that builders skip.

Scalable architecture - Your site grows with your business. No migration needed.

Professional support - When something breaks, we fix it. When you need an update, we do it. It's included.

No upgrade traps - What you see is what you get. No "premium features" hidden behind paywalls.

The Opportunity Cost

Here's what cheap builders really cost you:

Lost sales - Slow performance drives customers away. If your site takes 5 seconds to load, 35% of visitors leave before seeing your content.

Limited SEO - Template sites struggle to rank. You'll be competing with thousands of sites that look exactly like yours.

Brand limitations - Generic templates prevent you from standing out. You look like everyone else.

Time investment - Hours you could spend growing your business, spent fighting with a website builder.

When Cheap Builders Make Sense (Hint: Almost Never)

I'll be honest: cheap builders work for one thing: personal blogs or hobby sites. If you're building something for fun, go for it.

But if you're running a business? If you need to generate leads? If you need to compete? You need something better.

The Smart Investment

Your website is often the first impression customers have of your business. A cheap builder makes you look... cheap.

A professional website makes you look professional. It builds trust. It converts visitors into customers. It works 24/7 while you sleep.

€49,99/month isn't expensive—it's an investment. And it's cheaper than the "cheap" option when you factor in time, opportunity cost, and the inevitable rebuild.

The Bottom Line

The true cost of a cheap website builder isn't €10/month. It's:

• The monthly fee
• Your time (which has value)
• Premium upgrades (when you hit limitations)
• Lost opportunities (from poor performance)
• The rebuild cost (when you outgrow it)

Add it all up, and "cheap" becomes expensive fast.

For businesses serious about growth, investing in a professional website from TEDECA delivers better value, better results, and better ROI. The math is clear: professional beats cheap every time.

Ready to stop paying the "cheap" tax? Get your fixed-price quote in 24 hours and let's build something that actually works.