Web agency, Wix, WordPress or BeeVitrine: how to build your business website without getting it wrong?
Four ways to get your business online: a classic website builder, a provider, social media alone, or the BeeVitrine form. Here is what each one really asks of you, in time, money and technical work.
No payment method to build · You see your site before you pay.
What you do, and what is done for you
How the site gets built
- BeeVitrine
- You fill in a form and add your photos
- Wix, WordPress (site editors)
- You place blocks with the mouse (drag and drop)
- Web agency or freelancer
- Meetings, quotes, then back-and-forth
- Facebook page only
- You fill in a profile
Time it takes
- BeeVitrine
- About 5 minutes
- Wix, WordPress (site editors)
- Often several evenings or weekends
- Web agency or freelancer
- Several weeks of waiting
- Facebook page only
- A few hours, then a little every day
Who writes the copy?
- BeeVitrine
- BeeVitrine, for your industry
- Wix, WordPress (site editors)
- You, facing a blank page
- Web agency or freelancer
- You, or the agency, often at extra cost
- Facebook page only
- You, post after post
Changing the design
- BeeVitrine
- A new layout in one click, or one section from a catalog
- Wix, WordPress (site editors)
- By hand, block by block
- Web agency or freelancer
- A request to the provider, often billed
- Facebook page only
- Not possible: the layout belongs to the network
Hosting and security
- BeeVitrine
- Included
- Wix, WordPress (site editors)
- Included with Wix; rented and maintained separately for WordPress
- Web agency or freelancer
- Often billed again every year
- Facebook page only
- Handled by the social network
Visible on Google
- BeeVitrine
- Set up for Google: structured data, sitemap
- Wix, WordPress (site editors)
- Possible, if you set it up yourself
- Web agency or freelancer
- Depends on the agency’s work
- Facebook page only
- Barely: your information gets lost
Changing a price or opening hours
- BeeVitrine
- From your workspace, on your phone, at no cost
- Wix, WordPress (site editors)
- In the editor, ideally on a computer
- Web agency or freelancer
- You write to the provider, and sometimes pay
- Facebook page only
- A new post, quickly buried in the feed
Upfront cost
- BeeVitrine
- Nothing: building is free
- Wix, WordPress (site editors)
- Depends on the plan, templates and plugins
- Web agency or freelancer
- A quote, paid before going live
- Facebook page only
- Free
Once live
- BeeVitrine
- $9.99 per month, all included
- Wix, WordPress (site editors)
- A subscription, plus the add-ons you pick
- Web agency or freelancer
- Maintenance and edits, per the contract
- Facebook page only
- Free, but hard to find when people search for you on Google
Why “building it yourself” often ends with a site that never gets finished
Wix, WordPress and Squarespace are great tools for designers and tech enthusiasts. For a shop owner, a contractor or a small business manager, they hide three traps.
- 01
Drag and drop
You get a template, then it is up to you to move the boxes, pick the fonts and set the spacing. A photo moved on a computer can shift the page on a phone.
- 02
The copy is up to you
A beautiful empty template does nothing if you do not know what to write. Many sites stay half-filled after two Sundays in front of a blank page.
- 03
The technical side always comes back
With WordPress, you rent hosting, install plugins and run security updates, hoping nothing breaks.
The BeeVitrine difference: no drag and drop, no blank page
- You answer the questions for your industry and add your photos.
- The copy is written for you, for your business and your city.
- Do not like a version? One click gives another layout, or you change the form of a single section (gallery, pricing, top of page) from a catalog. The site stays aligned on phones.
A team’s work, without paying upfront or waiting
Handing your site to an agency or a freelance developer has one upside: you never touch the technical side. For a local business, it also has a cost.
- 01
Paying before you see it
The quote is paid, in full or in part, before you know whether you will like the site.
- 02
Weeks of back-and-forth
Send the copy, wait for the mockup, ask for a fix, wait again.
- 03
You are not in charge of your own site
Your summer hours change, a price goes up: you write to the provider, wait until they are free, and sometimes pay for the edit.
The BeeVitrine difference: ready today, edited by you
- You see your site before paying anything: building and edits are free.
- Your site comes out of the engine in minutes, not weeks.
- A price changes? You open your workspace on your phone, fix it, and the site is up to date, at no cost.
You do not need to know how to talk to a robot to present your business
New tools build a site from an instruction written to an AI, a “prompt”. Type “make me an auto shop website”: you get a generic site that may list services you do not offer, which you then have to fix in an editor.
The BeeVitrine difference: a questionnaire for your industry
- A restaurant gives its cuisine, hours and specialties.
- An auto shop or a plumber gives the brands they know, their emergency calls and their service area.
- A clinic or practice gives its specialties and the insurance it accepts.
- The site only says about your business what you told it: no made-up figures or reviews.
Facebook and WhatsApp are your allies, not your storefront
Many businesses think a Facebook page and a WhatsApp number are enough.
- 01
Google reads websites first
When a customer types “plumber” and their neighborhood, or “restaurant” and their city, Google looks for pages that answer: your services, your hours, your address. A feed of posts does that poorly.
- 02
Your information disappears
The hours and prices you posted three weeks ago are buried under newer posts.
The BeeVitrine difference: the bridge between Google and your WhatsApp
- BeeVitrine does not replace your WhatsApp, it brings it customers: people find you on Google, read your prices and hours without bothering you, then tap the site’s WhatsApp button to order or book.
When should you not choose BeeVitrine?
BeeVitrine does one thing: websites for local shops, contractors, schools, clinics and small businesses. It is not for everyone.
Want to sell thousands of products online, with a cart and inventory?
Use a dedicated e-commerce platform, like Shopify or WooCommerce.
Want a custom app with a complex customer area?
Work with a software development agency.
Want customers in your city to find you on Google, see your services, photos, prices and hours, and message you on WhatsApp in one tap, without touching code or design?
Then BeeVitrine was built for you.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between BeeVitrine and Wix or WordPress?
- Wix and WordPress ask you to place blocks with the mouse, write your own copy and handle the technical side. BeeVitrine generates the complete website from a form made for your industry and your photos. You change the layout in one click or a section’s form from a catalog, and hosting, security and Google setup are included.
- Why choose BeeVitrine over a web agency?
- With an agency, you pay a quote before seeing the site, you wait several weeks, and every edit goes through them. With BeeVitrine, building is free and takes a few minutes, you only pay when you go live ($9.99 per month, all included), and you change your own prices, photos and hours at no cost.
The detailed comparisons
See for yourself: build your site for free, in a few minutes.
Answer the questions for your industry, add your photos, change the style as many times as you like. Until you click “Publish”, you pay nothing.
No payment method to build · No commitment · $9.99 per month, all included, when you go live.