Not tied to any builder. You get the site’s files, and they run anywhere.
What’s different
The differences that matter
I built client sites on Weebly for years before moving them off it (here’s why I left), so I’ve been on both sides of this one.
Weebly costs less in cash. You pay in time.
Weebly Professional is $20 a month, billed month to month. My plan is $95 a month. If you only count cash, Weebly wins, and it isn’t close.
What the Weebly price doesn’t include is anyone doing the work. You choose the theme, write every page, fill in the SEO fields and remember to click Publish. Some owners enjoy that. If you’d rather spend those hours on your business, that’s what my price pays for.
Weebly
$20 a month, and you do the work.
$95 a month, and I do the work.
Weebly isn’t going away tomorrow, but it isn’t where Square is investing
None of that means your US site stops working. It means its owner is steering new customers elsewhere, which is worth knowing before you spend another weekend on it.
Weebly
Still supported, while new sites are steered to Square Online.
Plain files that don’t depend on any builder’s roadmap.
The SEO tools are there. Filling them in is the job.
The catch is that every field is yours to fill in, page by page, and keep up to date. On my plan, on-page SEO is done for you at launch and on every new page after that.
Weebly
Good SEO tools, and you fill in every field.
On-page SEO done for you, on every page.
Leaving Weebly means a rebuild, not an export
Weebly’s site archive is a backup, not a working site: it can’t be imported anywhere, blog and store pages aren’t in it, and forms and slideshows “may not work correctly” outside Weebly. Store items, orders and form entries do export to spreadsheets. Blog posts get copied over by hand.
So whoever you move to, the site gets rebuilt. What matters is keeping what Google already knows. Weebly page addresses end in .html, and each one needs a permanent redirect to its new address. That redirect map is part of every switch I do.
Weebly
A backup ZIP. Blog and store pages stay behind.
Every old page redirected to its new address.
Stores, forms and bookings
If you sell products, Weebly makes it cheap to start: every plan includes a shopping cart, and inventory syncs with Square if you use it in a shop. I build online stores too, custom to your products, but they’re quoted separately, not part of the $95 plan.
If you enjoy editing your own site, the Weebly column isn’t a cost, it’s the fun part. That’s a fine reason to stay.
Complaints
What Weebly customers complain about
Every platform gets complaints. These three come up again and again in public reviews and on Square’s own community forum, each linked to where it comes from, with Weebly’s side where it has one.
Before you sign up:Make sure you can log in, and know which email your account uses, before you need help. Weebly’s contact page links a recovery form if you can’t.
RWL took our existing Weebly website and built us a new site in a matter of days, our search engine ranking has improved in a matter of weeks and we're very happy with Patrick's services.
The goal: nobody who finds you today hits a dead end tomorrow. Here’s the order I do it in.
1
Find out what’s working
Before touching anything, I look at which pages bring in your visitors and leads. With your Search Console access, I protect those first.
2
Save everything Weebly will give you
Download the site archive as a backup and export your form entries, store items and orders. Blog posts don’t export, so I copy them over by hand.
3
Keep your domain where it is, if you like
You don’t have to transfer your domain. If Weebly registered it, you can leave it there and point it at the new site. To move it, Weebly gives you a transfer code, though not within 60 days of registering.
4
Protect your email
If your business email came through Weebly, it depends on DNS records Weebly set up. I copy every record before anything changes, so mail keeps arriving.
5
Redirect every old page
Each old .html address gets a permanent (301) redirect to its new page, and your business name, address and phone stay exactly the same.
6
Rebuild forms and bookings, then test them
Contact forms are rebuilt and tested end to end, and bookings move to the plan’s built-in calendar booking. A store gets its own quote.
7
Review, launch, then cancel Weebly
You review the new site before it goes live. Once it’s live and the forms, email and redirects check out, you cancel Weebly. Don’t cancel the service that holds your domain until the domain is sorted.
Pricing
Everything in one plan
No build fee, no contract, no upsells. Here’s every feature the monthly price covers.
The Everything Plan
One plan, because you should not have to study a comparison table to buy a website. Every feature below is included from day one.
$95/month
$0 to build. No contract. Cancel anytime.
Your website is yours from day one.
A site built for you, not from a template
Imagine what you could accomplish with more than just a Home, About and Contact page.
Built for speed
Hand-coded and served from data centers around the world, not a page builder dragging its own weight around. Fast on any phone, on any connection.
Custom illustrations
No junky stock photos or cookie cutter icons here.
Copywriting
Great copywriting is the difference between a website that sells and one that doesn't.
On-page SEO
Essentially this means making it as easy as possible for Google and AI to find you.
Custom lead forms
Forms that actually convert visitors into leads.
Easy analytics
Plain, simple, straightforward, valuable analytics anyone can read.
100's of local SEO pages
Local SEO requires hyper-local intent targeting. Almost every service-based business needs this!
Blog
Blogs are awesome if they are used authentically. The age of purely info-based content is over.
Social media integration
We can integrate your social media content directly into your website. Strategically, of course. We don't want visitors getting distracted!
Automated reviews management
Automatically add new reviews from review platforms (Google, Yelp, etc) directly into your website.
Online calendar bookings
Let visitors book meetings, sessions and appointments directly through your site.
Email newsletter integration
Email newsletters help turn your visitors into subscribers.
Automated legal policies
Your Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions are generated by a specialist legal-policy service and update automatically as privacy laws change. Included, with nothing for you to maintain.
CRM integrations
We connect your forms to the CRM you already use: HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho and most other software that connects with outside apps. A custom system gets its own scope.
Advanced integrations
Automations that send each new lead to the right person, log it in your spreadsheets and handle the follow-up.
Hosting
Not all hosting is created equal. If you want the Taco Bell of web hosting, Bluehost is waiting for you.
Unlimited Updates
Changes to hours, photos, text and services are included. Routine edits have a 72-hour target; larger requests get an agreed scope and completion date.
1-on-1 VIP support, direct with Patrick
No call centers, no offshoring, just your friendly neighborhood Patrick. Based in North America, native English speaker, and fluent in Spanish if that is easier for you.
Not as a working copy. Weebly’s archive can’t be imported anywhere as a live site, and it leaves out blog and store pages. I rebuild the site, reuse your text and photos, and redirect every old page.
Will I lose my Google rankings if I leave Weebly?
Nobody can promise rankings won’t move at all. What protects them: every old .html page gets a permanent (301) redirect, your business name, address and phone stay identical, and I submit the new sitemap and watch Search Console after launch.
Do I have to move my domain away from Weebly?
No. You can keep the domain registered at Weebly and point it at the new site. Transferring it is optional.
What about my Weebly store?
I can rebuild it. I build online stores, custom to your products, and they’re quoted separately from the $95 plan. Tell me what you sell and I’ll give you a price before anything starts.
Can I still edit the site myself?
The simple things, yes. You can edit blog posts and FAQs yourself. New pages, layout and design changes, you send to me by text or email, and they’re included.
Isn’t $95 a month a lot more than Weebly?
In cash, yes. Weebly Professional is $20 a month. The difference pays for someone else doing the design, writing, SEO and changes. If you enjoy doing those yourself, Weebly is the better deal.
Weebly Professional plan 
Weebly 
+100 business owners like you 
Patrick
Weebly Do it yourself 
Price What the monthly bill says 
Building the site Pages, layout, photos 
Writing the words Headlines, pages, calls to action 
Changes after launch New photo, new price, new page 
Who you talk to When you need something 
SEO Getting found on Google 
Hosting Keeping the site online 
If you leave What you walk away with 
Online store Selling products on the site 
Where it’s heading The platform’s future 
Weebly 
Domain yourname.com 
Business email you@yourname.com 
Weebly $20 Plus your time. 
Chris Broomfield Co-Owner of Post Press Systems · Google review 
