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DKnapp Design vs hiring a freelancer
A freelancer is one designer or developer you hire directly, by the hour or by the project, who builds to your brief. The median web developer and digital designer earned $47.85 an hour in May 2025. DKnapp Design builds yours free to see in about 20 minutes, checked by a designer, from $99 a month.
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Who does each one suit?
A freelancer
Owners who want one person to work with closely on a site, and who can brief, review and manage the project.
DKnapp Design
Owners who want a finished site or app without managing a project, and someone on the other end of an email for changes.
How do they compare?
| DKnapp Design | A freelancer | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price | Free to see. $99 a month for a website, or $1,499 once to own it; apps from $99 a month | Their hourly rate or a project fee, agreed with them |
| Time to live | ||
| Time to live | Built in about 20 minutes (an app about 15), live within 48 hours of choosing a plan | Set by the scope and the freelancer’s availability |
| Who designs it | ||
| Who designs it | We build it from your business; a designer checks every build before you see it | The freelancer, to your brief |
| Who maintains it | ||
| Who maintains it | We do: hosting, SSL and changes whenever you email are in the monthly price | The freelancer, if you agree it; otherwise you |
| Who owns it | ||
| Who owns it | Your domain is registered in your name; pay $1,499 once and the files are yours too | As your agreement says; ask for the domain and files in your name |
A freelancer’s column is from their own pages where they state it, read on the dates below. Plans change, so check their site for current prices.
When should you choose a freelancer?
Choose a freelancer when
- You want one person who knows your business to work with over time.
- Your project needs something specific a standard site does not do.
- You are happy to write the brief, review drafts and manage the schedule.
Choose DKnapp Design when
- You want to see a finished site before you pay anything.
- You want hosting, SSL and changes in one monthly price, with no hourly bills.
- You do not want to depend on one person’s availability.
What does a freelancer earn?
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the median pay of web developers and digital designers at $47.85 an hour (May 2025). A freelancer sets their own rate.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Web Developers and Digital Designers, Occupational Outlook Handbook, read
Questions
- Is DKnapp Design cheaper than a freelancer?
- For a standard small business site, seeing yours is free and going live is $99 a month, with hosting and changes included. A freelancer bills their time: the median web developer and digital designer earned $47.85 an hour in May 2025, according to the BLS.
- Who makes changes after a freelancer finishes?
- Whoever your agreement says: the freelancer, or you. With DKnapp Design, changes are part of the monthly price: you email, we make them.
See yours before you decide
Free to see, no card. A designer checks it before you do.