Carrd is a brilliant, inexpensive way to make a one-page site yourself. When your business needs more — multiple pages, custom design, real copy and SEO — DesignSnipe's team designs and builds it for you.
Custom builds from $1,000Optional Website Care, $500/moDIY templates from $50
Eight rows. Honest both ways — Carrd is dramatically cheaper, and for a personal link page it's the right call.
| Feature | DesignSnipe studio | Carrd |
|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | Stronger here: Our team: design, copy, build | You: pick a template and fill it in |
| Pricing | One-time build from $1,000 | Stronger here: $19–$49 / year per site, recurring |
| Design quality | Stronger here: Custom design for your business | Minimalist single-page templates |
| Page count | Stronger here: 5 to unlimited pages, by tier | 1 page per site (Carrd's whole model) |
| Copywriting | Stronger here: Written for you | None: you write everything |
| Simplicity | You review and approve | Famously simple, no learning curve |
| SEO + ongoing upkeep | Stronger here: SEO foundations included · Website Care at $500/mo | DIY |
| Best fit | Small businesses that need a real website | Personal links, single-purpose pages |
marks the stronger option for that row. Unmarked rows are a draw or depend on what you need.
Carrd costs $19–$49 a year, and nothing we sell comes close to that — a custom build is a real project with a team behind it. The trade is effort: on Carrd you design, write and maintain a single page yourself. If you want to stay DIY but start from something more complete, a template from our shop is the budget option.
One-time build prices. Hosting, SEO and updates are optional, bundled in one Website Care plan at $500/mo, or host it yourself. Rather do it yourself? Templates are $50–$100 one-time.
If you need a personal link page or a simple one-pager, Carrd is excellent value and you should use it. DesignSnipe is for when you need a real business website — multiple pages, custom design, copy written for your customers, SEO foundations — and you don't want to build it yourself.
Yes — our template shop. Ready-made templates are $50–$100 one-time; you customize and host them yourself. It's still DIY, but you start from a more complete, multi-section design.
Our Launch tier ($1,000) is up to 5 pages with custom design, copywriting done for you, a contact/quote form, mobile optimization and on-page SEO foundations, typically delivered in about two weeks.
Yes. Send us your current Carrd link in the project form and we'll use it as a starting point for content and brand, then design and build a multi-page site around it.
No. The build is a one-time price. Website Care (hosting, security, updates and SEO in one plan) is $500/mo and optional — you can host the site yourself instead.
Tell us about your business and we'll scope a custom site designed, written and built by our team.