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Honest math for trades & service businesses.

One-page breakdowns of what your website and your web agency are really costing you, plus a step-by-step guide to building your own site in an evening. Built for electricians, plumbers, contractors, mechanics, welders, and service-business owners who want the numbers in plain English. Print them, forward them, mark them up — they’re yours.

Website Costs

What Is Your Website Really Costing You?

Sticker prices vs. real-world costs across Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy, a typical web agency, and a custom build. The hidden fees, the upsells, and what you should actually be paying for the result you want.

  • Year-1 and year-3 totals laid out
  • Where the “free” plans bite back
  • Best for: owners on a builder or unsure what they have

Web Agency Retainers

What Are You Paying Your Web Agency For?

A line-item breakdown of a typical small-business web agency retainer. What’s in the contract, what actually gets done in a month, and how to tell the difference between value and busywork.

  • Real hourly rates buried in monthly fees
  • Questions to ask on your next renewal call
  • Best for: anyone paying $200–$500/mo for a site

Build It Yourself

Build Your Own Website — Step-by-Step

The full 7-step playbook for building a real, professional small-business site in an evening — one you actually own. Free hosting, ~$12/year for the domain, no monthly fee, no platform lock-in.

  • The exact tools and the exact prompt to use
  • Domain & deploy in plain English — no jargon
  • Best for: owners who want to take a swing at it themselves first

Numbers compiled from public pricing pages and real client engagements. If you spot something out of date, email tyler@cohoonconsulting.com — these get refreshed.

Want these numbers run on your business?

Book a free 30-minute call. We’ll look at what you’re actually paying today, talk through what you’re trying to accomplish, and figure out what would actually move the needle — whether or not you ever hire me to build anything.