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Choose between a template, a build and a plan
The one question that decides it is who edits the site in month three, and the answer points at exactly one of the three lanes.
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A template is a finished site you buy outright and install yourself. A custom build is designed around your business and handed to you finished. A plan is the AI Site Builder: we host it and you change it by typing what you want.
The question that decides it#
If you are unsure, the difference that matters is who edits it in month three.
- You have a developer, or you are one - a template. You get the source and you run it.
- Nobody in the business touches code - a plan. You type the change and it publishes.
- You want a design nobody else can buy - a custom build. It is drawn for you and it is not resold.
Buy a template if#
The marketplace suits one specific kind of buyer.
- You want it today. The download link is emailed as soon as your payment settles.
- You are comfortable at a command line. It is a code project, not a drag and drop editor.
- You do not mind a shared design. The licence is non-exclusive, so another business can buy the same template.
- You want to host it yourself. No plan is required and none is implied.
Commission a build if#
A build is the answer when the site has to be yours alone.
- The design must be exclusive to you. A build is drawn for your business and not sold again.
- The scope is unusual. Anything the builder will not do is a build question, not a plan question.
- You want it handed over finished. You approve a live preview, not a mockup.
- You want it hosted afterwards. A build includes the first two months of hosting.
Start a plan if#
The plan is the lane for a site that keeps changing.
- The site changes often. Text and photo edits are free and unlimited.
- You want no maintenance. Hosting, SSL and updates are ours.
- You want to type, not click. Describe the change in plain English and approve what it drafts.
- You want it looked after. If a site we host breaks, email us and it is ours to fix.
You can hold more than one#
The three are not exclusive.
- A template plus a plan - buy the template, then let us host and edit it.
- A build plus a plan - the build is yours outright, the plan keeps it hosted and editable.
- Neither renews the other. Cancelling a plan never touches what you own.
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Not covered here? The FAQ answers what it costs and what you own, and [email protected] reaches a person.