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A Different Way To Get A Website: You Look First, Pay Second, And Hold The Keys

Why did you click our ad and ask to see this? Hopefully, for these five very honest reasons:

1. You do outstanding work, and most of your customers come from referrals. But not steadily enough. Some weeks the phone rings off the hook. Other weeks it doesn't.
2. You've paid somebody before to "get your phone ringing," and you have little to show for it.
3. You're sick of contracts, auto-renewals, and paying for leads that went to three other guys.
4. You'd rather do the work than babysit a website, a login, or an agency.
5. You're tired of marketers who get paid whether or not your phone rings.

If you know in your heart there has to be a better way, we've got something very different to show you. And the best part: you can look at it before you pay a cent.

How To Get A Website You Actually Own, Built Before You Pay, Kept Running For You, With No Contract And No Salesman

Dear Friend and Business Owner:

Are You Paying For Marketing You'll Never Own?

Hi, we're Front Door Sites. We build websites for local service businesses, and we build them before you pay.

If you'd like a website that's actually yours, then reading this letter all the way through is going to be one of the most useful things you do for your business this year.

Maybe you're not much of a reader. Most owners we talk to aren't. Well, THIS is important enough that you just have to read it. So get yourself a coffee, put the phone face down, and give this your full attention. What's in here could save you a lot of money you'd otherwise spend renting things you'll never own.

Have you ever said this to yourself, or to your spouse?

"My work speaks for itself. If I could only get more people to find me, I know they'd keep calling me back."

You know what? We understand exactly how frustrating that is. You know you do the job right. You show up when you say you will. You work long days, run a tight ship, and watch every dollar. If great work was all it took to stay busy, you'd be booked solid. But

Secret #1: Doing Great Work Is Not Enough To Keep Your Phone Ringing

Word of mouth is the best business there is. We'd never tell you otherwise. But it has a hole in it. These days, before your referral picks up the phone, they look you up. As one owner put it: "If that contractor does not have a site of their own then its a non-starter for me."

Even The Best Contractor In Town Can Go From Booked Solid To Sitting By The Phone

Not because the work got worse. Because nothing steady stands behind the referrals. Like it or not, a lot of your business depends on what a person finds in the 30 seconds after they hear your name. You can fight that and stay on the roller coaster, OR you can change it. (If and when you do, you instantly look like a real company next to every competitor in your area who still hasn't.)

Here's something the people who sell you marketing don't want you to think about. Most of them don't care whether it works. Surprised? Reality is, they're selling you a contract, a monthly fee, or a lead. Not results. They get paid whether your phone rings or not.

One contractor put it perfectly: "They lock you in for 6 months as they know after 1-2 months you can already see it is a complete waste of marketing budget."

Knowing that, do you think the person who sold you that stays up at night making sure your phone actually rings?

Absolutely, Positively Not!

If you ever had money left over after paying the bills and spent it on marketing, you probably found it didn't work. The leads went to three other guys. One owner wrote, "I don't care to pay the same price for a lead that I know 10 others are paying for." The website never got changed. Another wrote, "I could not so much as get a picture changed." And the contract renewed itself.

So, disappointed and frustrated, you did what most owners do. You set marketing aside and put all your attention on the work. Showing up on time. Keeping the crew busy. Chasing the supplier. Running out to buy whatever he shorted you. Every cotton-picking day.

Can You Ever Remember A Time In This Business When You Were More Frustrated?

Google crowds you off page one unless you pay. "If you're not the top three on the list, you're really not going to get a lot out of it," one owner said. The lead sites now charge you just to send a customer a message. One owner put it this way: "They're trying to charge me $54 just to send a message to them... I can't afford to send a $54 message."

And the day you finally do get a website, the solicitors start calling. "The Website primarily attracts solicitors trying to sell me their services."

It's not enough that you do honest work for honest money. Why does everybody else get paid whether the job gets done or not? Sometimes doesn't it feel like the only people getting rich off the trades are the ones who never pick up a tool?

But if you let all that consume your time, your energy and your patience, it will wear you down. Your most important job is putting good work in front of good customers, and keeping them coming back. (And we're here to help.)

Let's look on the bright side.....

You've Managed To Survive, Maybe Even Prosper, Up To Now!

But depending on your trade, your town and a host of other factors, sooner or later you hit feast or famine. A crazy week. Then a slow week. Then crazy again. You begin to wonder if it's worth it. You realize you're doing great work and still not getting where you want to be. So let's look at how you might use what you already have, your name and your reputation, to go from "making a living" to "making a great living."

Wouldn't it be fantastic if your name, your reviews and your work all sat somewhere that was truly yours? A place where a new customer or a referral could land and see a real company, with real work, run by someone who obviously knows what he's doing? And where you never felt, for one minute, like you were paying rent on your own reputation?

How could you make this happen? In a few minutes we'll explain exactly how. Here's the short version: we build your website FIRST, before you pay a cent. You look at it on your phone, on your own time. If you like it, it goes live, and you get the keys: your domain, your website, your files. We keep it running for you. No contract. No salesman. Nothing to sign. It's a simple idea. It's just not how most of this business is set up.

But for now, we'd like to talk to you about the harsh, brutal reality of the marketing business. The truth other people in this industry dare not talk about, because it impacts their livelihood. They make all their money selling you a contract, a monthly fee or a lead. That's all they care about. We don't have a hidden agenda. We want you to come out of this owning something.

Now here is the biggest "myth" in small business marketing.

Everything You've Paid For... Was Rented

Think about it.

The agency? They owned the site. Their system. Their account. Their hosting. The day you stop paying, it's gone. One contractor said that when he cancelled, "they discard the website and you can no longer use it." Years of payments. Gone in a day.

The lead site? They own the customer. That homeowner never called you. They filled out a form on somebody else's website. And that lead didn't just go to you. In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ordered HomeAdvisor, one of the biggest lead sites in the country, to pay up to 7.2 million dollars to refund contractors, and to stop misleading them about the quality of its leads. The FTC mailed out more than 110,000 refund checks to home service pros. That's how many people got burned.

And Google? Google gave small businesses a free website. Then on March 5th, 2024, Google switched them all off. By that summer, customers clicking those links got a page that said...

"Page not found."

Three different companies. Same deal. You pay. They own. You stop paying... and you go back to zero.

That's not bad luck. That's the business model.

Owners Everywhere Are Telling The Same Story

Read what owners say, in their own words.

One owner wrote that he gave "$88,000" to a marketing company and "GOT NOTHING IN RETURN." Another wrote he had been locked in for almost 5 months and received 2 calls, "despite being told upfront that my monthly send would yield an estimated 6 calls per month." Another had a collections company chasing him over leads he says he never requested.

These companies make their money from your contract. Your monthly fee. The lead they sold to you and the guy down the street. Not from your jobs. That's why they want you locked in for six months, twelve months, eighteen months. And it's why, when you cancel, they keep the site.

We call this Rented Reputation.

Your name. Your reviews. Your work. Years of doing the job right. And somebody else holds the keys to it, and charges you rent to use it.

That's why it's always feast or famine. With rented marketing, the rent is the only thing keeping the lights on. Miss a payment, end a contract, or have Google change its mind... and the lights go out.

You can't build anything on rented ground.

A Simple Rule That Would Have Saved You Thousands: Never Pay For What You Can't See, And Never Pay For What You Can't Keep

We know that goes against how this business works. Most of it runs the other way around: you sign first, you see it later, and you hope.

So here is our rule, and we want you to hold every company to it, including us. Before you pay anyone for a website, ask two questions. One: can I see the finished work before I pay a cent? Two: if I walk away, do I walk away with it?

If the answer to either one is no, stop in your tracks, and as loud as you can, yell "NO!"

One Definition Of Insanity Is Doing The Same Thing And Expecting A Different Result. There Must Be A Better Way.

There is. It's called owning your own front door. It lets you take advantage of what you already do well, your work and your reputation, and put it somewhere nobody can switch off. No more roller coaster tied to somebody else's contract.

This Is What It's Like To Own Your Front Door

A neighbor tells a friend about you at a barbecue. That friend looks you up before calling. And instead of a dead link, or a lead site that hands him to the next guy, he lands on your site: your name, your real reviews, your real job photos. It looks like a real company, because it is one.

You want to add the new truck, or change your hours for the holiday. You send a text. It's done. You never log in to anything.

A year goes by. You've added a dozen reviews and a hundred job photos. They sit on something you own, not on a lead site or a free tool that can vanish. Renewal dates stop mattering. There isn't a contract to dread.

Somebody emails you promising to put you "at the top of Google." You delete it. You already have the one thing they can't sell you: the keys.

Funny. It wasn't that long ago you were wondering if any of this was worth it......

How do you get there?

There's only one way.

Secret #2: You Must Stop Renting And Start Owning, So You Can Escape The Rent Trap, Keep What You Build, And Have Something That Stays Yours Instead Of Something That Disappears When The Contract Ends

You must make the transition from renter of your reputation to owner of it.

Maybe you think that's a technical job. It isn't. You don't have to learn code, hosting, or design. That's our job. Your job is the one you're already good at.

Here's the thing. Your customers couldn't care less how your website is built, or who hosts it. They care about three things. Is this guy real? Is he any good? Can I check? A website you own, with your real reviews and your real work on it, answers all three.

Websites Are Sold Exactly Backwards!

Here's how it normally goes. You get a call, or a text, or a pitch. You're told what it'll do for you. You sign. Then you see what you bought. And if you don't like it, you've got a contract.

That's the wrong way around. You should see it first. Then decide.

So that's what we do. We call it the Owned Front Door, and it works in three steps.

Step one: we build it first. Before you talk to anybody. Before you pay a cent. We take your business info, your real reviews and your job photos, and we build your finished website. Then we send you a link. You look at it on your phone, on your own time. No salesman. No call. Nobody chasing you.

Step two: if you like it, it goes live, and you get the keys. Your domain, in your name. Your website. Your files. Not ours. Yours.

Step three: we keep it running for you. Hosting. Updates. Changes. New hours? New photos? Text us and it's done. You never log in to anything. That's what the $97 a month covers. Think of it like servicing a truck you own, not paying rent on a truck you'll never own.

And here's the part the rental companies will never give you. No contract. Cancel anytime, online. And if you ever leave, you take the whole thing with you. Your domain. Your site. Your files.

Think about what that means. Nobody can switch it off. Not an agency. Not a lead site. Not Google. Every review you add, every job photo, every year in business stays on something you own. It doesn't reset to zero when a contract ends.

Everyone else rents you a spot and calls it marketing. We hand you the keys.

We Went Through What Owners Are Being Sold. Here's What We Found

We went through what owners say about their agencies, lead sites and free tools, and what the FTC and Google's own help page said. The pattern was the same everywhere: you pay, they own.

The more we looked, the more it came down to one idea: own the front door. Here's what we show you, PLUS:

• How to see your finished website on your phone before you pay a cent
• Why the lead you pay for was never really your customer, and why the FTC mailed out more than 110,000 refund checks over it
• What happened to every small business that relied on Google's free website on March 5, 2024
• The two questions to ask before you pay anyone for a website
• The one thing you must hold in your hands for a website to be truly yours
• Why your own reviews and job photos belong on a site you own, not on someone else's platform
• How to change your hours, add a photo, or add a new truck by sending one text
• Exactly what the $97 a month covers
• Why owning your website is like owning a truck, and renting one is like paying rent on a truck you'll never own
• How to leave with your whole website if you ever cancel
• Why "no contract" is the only honest way to sell a monthly service
• What a referral finds in the 30 seconds after he hears your name

That's Only A Small Sample Of What You'll See When You Look At Your Site

If even one of these ideas saves you from one more rented website or one more wasted lead, it could be worth many times what it costs.

Skeptical? We Can't Blame You.

You've heard every pitch there is. You've been promised things before. So here's the difference. You don't have to believe a word of this letter. You just have to look at the website we've already built for your business. That's the test. If it isn't better than what you have now, you pay nothing and walk away.

Before we explain everything you get, let us answer the most common questions owners ask before they say yes:

"How Much Will This Cost To Get Started?"

That's a fair question. Looking costs nothing. We build your website first and you see it before you pay a cent. If you like it, it's $500 one time to put it live in your name. Then it's $97 a month for hosting, updates and changes. No contract. Cancel anytime, online.

And think of $97 in hours. For most trade owners, that's under two hours of work a month, for a site you never have to touch.

"What If My Cash Flow Is Tight Right Now?"

That's OK. Looking costs nothing, so there's nothing to come up with today. And before you decide, do one thing: add up what you spent last year on leads, directory ads, and websites you don't own. If it's more than $500, you already know where the money's going.

"Will A Website Alone Bring Me Calls?"

Honest answer: not by itself. A website doesn't create demand. What it does is make sure that when a referral looks you up, which they do, they find a real company with real work and real reviews, on a front door you own. We're not going to promise you a number of calls. And we'd be careful of anyone who does. One owner wrote that he was told upfront his monthly spend would bring about 6 calls a month, and in almost 5 months he got 2. Ask any company that promises a number where it came from.

"Will This Work For My Trade?"

It's built for local service businesses: HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical, landscaping, cleaning, pest control and more. The site is built for your trade and your town, from your own reviews and your own photos, so you see YOUR site, not a demo. Service-area pages, tap-to-call buttons and an emergency-service banner are built in where they fit.

"Do I Have To Be Good With Computers?"

No. You never log in to anything. All we need is your name, phone, email, business name and town. We build it from your public business listing. We build it. We run it. You text us when you want a change.

"Why Should I Pay You? Couldn't I Just Build It Myself?"

Of course you could. Plenty of owners do. "I built my own through Wix." It's cheap, and you're in control. Just allow yourself a weekend or two to build it, and a spare hour every time something needs changing. And remember the owner who found his site "had not been updated in 220 days." You're not paying for a website. You're paying to never think about one again, and to own it while you don't.

"Is There A Contract?"

No. Month to month. Cancel online, anytime.

"Do I Own It, Or Do I Lose It If I Stop Paying?"

You own the domain, the site and the files. If you ever leave, you take them with you. That's what the $500 is: the price of the keys.

"Will This Just Bring More Telemarketers?"

We can't stop other companies from calling any business that has a website. But we'll never be one of them. No salesman will ever call you from us. The whole thing runs online.

"Is This Just Another Random Text From Some Guy?"

Fair. You've had plenty. Here's who we are: Front Door Sites, a website company for local service businesses. Don't take our word for it. Look at the work.

"Word Of Mouth Is Enough For Me."

It's the best business there is, and we hope it stays that way. But your referrals look you up before they call. This is where they check you out.

"Do You Guarantee This?"

Absolutely. We guarantee it in three ways. But first, something important.

A Word About "Free Previews"

You're going to see more and more companies offering a free look at a website. Good. It's about time. But a free look is only the start. Before you say yes to anyone, including us, hold them to the same questions. Do I own it? Is there a contract? Can I take it with me? And is there a real company behind it that you can check? If a company dodges any of those, you've just learned what you needed to know.

Guarantee #1: See it first. Pay nothing if you don't like it. We build your website before you pay a cent. You look at it on your own time. If you don't like it, you owe nothing and nobody calls you. Period. You are the sole judge and jury.

Guarantee #2: No contract. Month to month. Cancel anytime, online. No notes from your mother. No fine print. No "we'll call to discuss."

Guarantee #3: You keep the keys. Your domain, your website and your files are yours. If you ever leave, you take the whole thing with you. Nothing gets discarded.

Ask yourself: would we put our name on a guarantee like that if we didn't believe you'd like what we build? That's why the first step costs you nothing.

When you join, you're not alone either. Need a change? Text us.

Here's What You Get

We want you to have a clear idea of exactly what's included. Here's the list:

1. YOUR FINISHED WEBSITE, BUILT BEFORE YOU PAY. Made from your business info, your real reviews and your job photos. You see it on your phone first.
2. YOUR OWN DOMAIN, IN YOUR NAME. Not ours. Not rented.
3. YOUR REVIEWS AND YOUR WORK, FRONT AND CENTER. The proof a neighbor wants to see before picking up the phone.
4. HOSTING, HANDLED. You never think about servers, renewals or logins.
5. UPDATES AND CHANGES BY TEXT. New hours, new photos, new truck. Text us and it's done.
6. BUILT FOR YOUR TRADE AND YOUR TOWN. Not a cookie-cutter template.
7. YOUR FILES, YOURS TO TAKE. If you ever leave, everything goes with you.
8. NO CONTRACT. Cancel online, anytime.

"OK, How Do I Get My Website?"

It's simple. There's nothing to sign and nobody to call.

1. Click the button below and tell us about your business. It takes about a minute: your name, phone, email, business name and town.
2. We build your website. It costs you nothing.
3. We send you a link. You look at it on your phone, on your own time.
4. If you like it, it goes live on your own domain for $500, and the $97 a month keeps it running.
5. If you don't, you owe nothing. Walk away.

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"So How Much Does This Darned Thing Cost Anyway?"

Looking costs nothing. If you like what we built, it's $500 one time to put it live in your name, and $97 a month to keep it running. No contract. Cancel anytime, online.

Now let us point out something. Add up what you've paid in the last few years for sites and leads you don't own. You can easily spend more than $500 in a single year on leads that went to three other guys, and never know why. Here's how it stacks up:

The real comparison isn't the price. It's what you're left holding when the money stops. With a rental, you're left with nothing. With this, you're left with a website that's yours.

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What Do You Have To Lose?

Seriously. Nothing. You see the website before you pay a cent. If you don't like it, you owe nothing. There's no contract, so there's nothing to get stuck in. And if you do say yes, you keep everything, even if you leave.

What Do You Have To Gain?

A website that's yours. Your name, your reviews and your work sitting on something nobody can switch off. A front door a referral can walk through and see a real company. No more rent on your own reputation. No more contract renewals. No more waking up to "Page not found." You literally have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

Final Thoughts

We know $500 and $97 a month is a decision for a lot of owners. Maybe it is for you. We understand. You've been burned before, and you've earned your skepticism. That's exactly why we do it backwards: you look first.

Friend, you do good work, and you should be very well paid for it. Right now, the reputation you've spent years building sits on somebody else's land, and every month they can raise the rent, change the rules, or switch it off. You can keep paying rent. Or you can look at a website that's already built, decide for yourself, and for the first time own your front door.

Stop trying to build on rented ground. Look at what we built. Then decide.

It's a decision we think you'll be very glad you made.

Sincerely,

The team at Front Door Sites

P.S. Looking costs nothing. We build your website first, you see it on your phone, and you pay only if you like it. No contract. No salesman.

P.P.S. Remember the two questions. Can I see it before I pay? Can I walk away with it? Ask every company you deal with, including us.

P.P.P.S. Already have a website? See ours next to yours, then decide.

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