A small business website builder that keeps working after launch.
askotter builds the site and hosts it on your own domain. You ask for a change by text, a person checks it, and it publishes when you say yes.
What is the best website builder for a small business?
It depends on whether you want software to operate or a site someone keeps running for you. Wix, Squarespace and GoDaddy are DIY builders, so every edit and every SEO decision after launch is your time. askotter builds the site, hosts it on your domain, runs the SEO and takes change requests by text, with a person reviewing each change.
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It costs $99/mo self-managed or $600/mo managed.
- Price
- $99/mo self-managed, compute-metered above that base. $600/mo managed by askotter. $1,000/mo managed with Google and Meta ads.
- Who owns it
- Your domain and content from day one. The site transfers to you after six months on a managed plan.
- Not for
- Owners who want software they operate alone, online stores needing cart and checkout, or custom web applications.
From a sentence to a live site, in days.
You describe it, or point at what exists
A sentence is enough for a first draft the same day. Website migration from an old site is included.
You review it on a preview link
Your current site stays live until you approve. Hosting and SSL come with the plan.
Then you edit it by text
Text the change, get a preview, reply yes. See how you manage your website by text.
Sample sites by trade, built the way yours would be.
184 working sample sites across 23 trades, eight designs each, with booking, prices and local SEO built in. Open any one and click through every page.
What you are choosing between.
The difference is who does the work every month after the site is up.
| Attribute | askotter | Wix / Squarespace / GoDaddy |
|---|---|---|
| Who builds it | askotter builds the first version from a description or from your existing site. | You build it from a template, or pay a partner separately. |
| Who edits it later | You send a text. A person checks the change before it publishes. | You log in and edit it yourself, whenever you find the time. |
| Monthly SEO | Included in every plan: keyword work, technical fixes, content, reporting. The monthly loop. | Built-in SEO tools. The work itself is yours, or a paid add-on. |
| AI search visibility | Included, and reported monthly by prompt. | Not offered as a service. |
| Human review | A person reviews every change before it goes live. | No review step. What you publish is what ships. |
| Price | $99/mo self-managed, $600/mo managed. Hosting included. | Roughly $20-$50/mo for the software. Your own hours are the rest of the cost. |
| Who owns the site | Your domain and content from day one. The site transfers to you after six months on a managed plan. | Yours, though exporting a Wix site to another host is notoriously awkward. |
If your monthly website work fits in an hour and you enjoy it, a DIY builder is cheaper. Longer versions: askotter vs Wix and askotter vs GoDaddy.
Two ways to run it.
You drive the builder and ship the changes Whiskers suggests. The platform does the analysis.
| Self-managed$99/moWebsite, SEO and the platform. Compute-based after that. | |
|---|---|
| Website and SEO | |
| AI web builder, unlimited edits | Included |
| Your site hosted on your own domain | Included |
| SEO: keywords, on-page, schema, rank tracking | Included |
| AI content recommendations, ready to publish | Included |
| Answer engine optimization | Included |
| askotter dashboard and change log | Included |
| Paid channels | |
| Google Ads + Meta Ads, connected and tracked | Add per channel |
| AI bidding and budget recommendations | With each channel |
| True ROAS against your real revenue | With each channel |
| How it runs | |
| Who ships each change | You |
| A person reviews every change before it ships | Not included |
| Ad accounts | Yours, you keep them |
| What moves the price | The compute you use |
| Cancel anytime | Included |
| Sign up for the free 14-day trial | |
The $99/mo covers your website and SEO on the platform. After that the price is compute-based. Ask Whiskers to run more analysis, or to watch more ad channels for you, and the bill scales with how much you use.
No setup fee. Ad spend is billed to you by Google and Meta.
Want a person to run it for you?
Our team builds and runs it. A person reviews every AI recommendation before it ships.
| What is included | PopularManaged SEO$600/moWe build it and run the SEO. | Managed + Ads$1,000/moEverything in Managed SEO, plus Google Ads and Meta Ads run by our team. |
|---|---|---|
| Website and SEO | ||
| We build and host your website | Included | Included |
| Monthly SEO, done for you | Included | Included |
| Content written, reviewed and published | Included | Included |
| Answer engine optimization, run for you | Included | Included |
| One site refresh per year | Included | Included |
| askotter dashboard and change log | Included | Included |
| Paid channels | ||
| Google Ads + Meta Ads management | Not included | Included |
| Monthly performance reviews | Not included | Included |
| Ad budget | Not needed | Under $10K/mo |
| How it runs | ||
| Who ships each change | Our team | Our team |
| A person reviews every change before it ships | Included | Included |
| Email marketing waterfall | Setup | Fully managed |
| Strategy calls | Not included | Monthly |
| Website is yours after six months | Included | Included |
| Get a free proposal | Get a free proposal | |
No setup fee. Cancel anytime. Ad spend is billed to you by Google and Meta.
Want to talk it through first? Book a 20-minute demo
Prefer to run it yourself?
Rather never touch the site? A done-for-you website is the managed plan with the build handled too. Client results are on the methodology page, spread included.
Questions about the builder
Is askotter a website builder I can use myself?
How long does the first site take?
Who owns the website?
Do I need separate hosting?
What happens if I do not like a change?
Start with a free build.
First draft the same day. Free for 14 days, no card required.
Self-managed is $99/mo and scales with the compute you use. Our team runs it from $600/mo.