My Webby vs Wix for a UK Trade Business

We build websites for local businesses across the UK using AI, and we're often asked how that stacks up against doing it yourself on Wix. If you're a plumber, electrician, roofer or builder weighing up my webby vs wix, the honest answer is that they're two different jobs. Wix hands you the tools. We do the work and hand you the site.

The real difference is who does the building

Wix is a website builder. You sign up, pick a template, and then you're the one dragging boxes around, writing the words, choosing the photos, setting up the contact form and working out why the phone number looks wrong on a mobile. The software is capable. The time it takes is yours.

With My Webby, you tell us about the business and we build the site. You don't learn an editor, you don't sit up at eleven at night fighting with a header, and you don't end up with a half-finished homepage that's been "nearly done" since March. /how-it-works/ walks through the steps end to end so you can see exactly what we need from you and what we do with it.

That's the honest trade-off. Wix gives you full hands-on control and expects you to use it. We take the building off your plate.

When Wix makes sense

We'd rather be straight about this. If you enjoy fiddling with design, have spare evenings, and want to be the person who changes every word on the site the moment you think of it, a builder like Wix suits that. Plenty of people get a site live that way and are happy with it.

It also suits you if the site is a side project rather than something the business depends on for enquiries. If nothing much rides on it, the time cost matters less.

When My Webby makes more sense

Most trades we speak to are on the tools all day. The last thing they want after a boiler swap or a full rewire is to open a laptop and learn a drag-and-drop editor. If that's you, paying someone to build it is the shorter route.

It also makes sense if you've already tried. A lot of our enquiries come from people with a Wix account, a template half-filled, and a nagging feeling they should get round to it. Nothing wrong with the tool — there just wasn't time.

What happens when you need a change

This is the question that comes up most. On Wix you log in and change it yourself, which is quick if you know your way around and slow if you don't.

With us, you ask and we do it. New service added, van number changed, a job photo you want on the homepage — you send it over. /website-changes/ sets out how changes work and what to expect, so you're not guessing before you sign up.

Getting found locally

A site on its own doesn't bring work in. Getting found when someone types "emergency plumber" plus your town is a separate piece of work — the pages need to say where you cover, the business details need to line up, and the service pages need to exist in the first place.

Local SEO is one of the things we handle. On Wix, the platform gives you the fields and settings, but deciding what goes in them and building the pages around them is down to you or whoever you hire.

Cost and what you're actually paying for

Wix charges for the platform. You pay a subscription and you get the software. If you want someone else to build the site on it, that's an extra cost on top, usually a designer or agency.

What we charge covers the build and the ongoing work, not just the tools. Our /pricing/ page sets out the numbers plainly, and if you want to understand what drives website costs generally before you compare anything, /how-much-does-a-website-cost/ goes through it.

Comparing them properly means comparing like for like: Wix subscription plus your hours, against ours with the hours included.

Deciding between the two

Ask yourself one question. Will you actually sit down and build it?

If the answer is yes and you'll enjoy it, Wix is a reasonable route. If the answer is "probably not" or "I've been meaning to for ages", that's your answer too. A site that exists beats a better site that never gets finished.

It's worth looking at what's involved rather than guessing. Our /features/ page lists what's included in a build, and /how-we-compare/ puts us next to the other options people look at, not just Wix. If you work in a specific trade, we've written pages for /plumbers/, /electricians/ and plenty of others showing what a site for that trade usually needs.

Talk it through with My Webby

If you're still weighing it up, tell us about your business and we'll tell you honestly what we'd build. Get in touch through /contact/ or pick a time on /book-a-meeting/ and we'll go through it with you.