You own the files
When you download your site, you get the actual website files. They live on your computer. Open them, edit them, back them up, share them. Yours the same way a document or photo on your computer is yours.
Our philosophy
Your website. Your files. Yours forever.
Most website platforms rent you a site. Stop paying and it disappears. We do things differently. You build it, you download it, you own it. No lock-in. No hostage situation.
The problem
You're renting a website you'll never own.
Platforms like Squarespace, Wix, and GoDaddy make it easy to get started. But here's what they don't advertise: you're paying monthly for something that's never really yours.
Stop paying, lose everything Cancel your Squarespace or Wix subscription and your website goes dark. All your content, your images, your design, gone. The site only exists while you keep paying.
You can't take it with you Try to leave Wix and take your site somewhere else. You can't. Their sites only work inside their system. You'd have to rebuild from scratch with a new provider.
They control your site, not you The platform decides what features you get, how fast your site loads, and what you can change. They can raise prices whenever they want. Your only option is to pay up or start over.
The costs add up quietly $16/month sounds reasonable. But that's $192/year, $960 over five years, nearly $2,000 over ten, for a site you never actually own. And prices go up.
How we're different
Build it. Download it. It's yours.
Our templates give you a real website, actual files on your computer that you own outright. No platform dependency. No lock-in. The site works whether you ever talk to us again or not.
Portable by design
Your site isn't locked to our platform. Buy the template once (or use the free one) and host it wherever you want. Use our hosting for convenience, or take the files and upload them anywhere.
Host it anywhere
Use our $10/month hosting if you want the easy button. Or upload your site to any other hosting service on the planet. The files work everywhere because they are standard web files, not a proprietary format.
Side by side
What you get vs. what they give you.
| Website builders | Our templates | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Access to a site inside their system | Actual website files you download and own |
| If you stop paying | Site disappears | Site still works. It's on your computer. |
| Can you switch hosts? | No. Rebuild from scratch. | Yes. Upload your files anywhere. |
| Who controls your site? | The platform | You |
| Speed | Loads in 3-5 seconds (bloated code) | Loads in under 1 second (clean, lightweight) |
| SEO control | Basic fields they give you | Full control over everything |
| Ongoing cost | $16-49/month forever | $0-199 once. Hosting optional at $10/mo. |
The math
What a website costs over 5 years.
Website builders charge monthly because that's how they make money. Not because it's better for you.
Squarespace / Wix
- Monthly subscription
- $16-33/mo
- Domain (annual)
- $12-20/yr
- Can you leave?
- No
- 5-year cost
- $1,060 - $2,080
Our templates + hosting
- Template (one time)
- $0 - $199
- Hosting (optional)
- $10/mo
- Can you leave?
- Anytime
- 5-year cost
- $0 - $799
With our free template and free self-hosting, it costs you $0. With our premium template and managed hosting, it's still less than two years of Squarespace.
Hosting
But I still need hosting, right?
Yes, a website needs to live somewhere. The difference is that with us, hosting is a choice, not a cage.
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Use our hosting ($10/mo)
Click publish from your template and your site goes live. SSL, CDN, email forwarding, custom domain, uptime monitoring, all included. It's the easy option, and it's $10/month. Cancel anytime. Your files are still yours.
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Or host it yourself (free)
Download your site and upload it to Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, or any web server. It's free on most platforms. We even wrote a step-by-step guide to walk you through it.
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Switch whenever you want
Start with our hosting. Move to your own later. Or the other way around. Your site files are the same either way. Nothing to migrate, nothing to rebuild, nothing to lose.
Our promise
We don't hold your website hostage.
Your files live on your computer Not on our servers, not in our cloud, not behind a login. On your machine. You can back them up, copy them, or email them to someone. They're just files.
No proprietary format Your site isn't locked in a format only we can read. It's standard web files that work in any browser, on any server, with any hosting company in the world.
Cancel hosting and keep your site If you use our hosting and decide to leave, your site doesn't vanish. You already have the files. Upload them somewhere else and you're back online in minutes.
We earn your business by being useful Our hosting is convenient, not mandatory. Our templates save you time, not lock you in. If we're not worth it, you should be free to walk.
FAQ
Questions about ownership.
What do I actually get when I download my site?
A ZIP file containing your complete website: the pages, the styling, your images, and your fonts. You can open the main file in any web browser and see your site. These are the same files that go live when you publish or upload to a host.
Can someone else edit my site later?
Yes. You can make changes yourself using our visual editor anytime. And because the files are standard web files, any web designer or developer in the world can work with them too. You're never stuck waiting on one company.
What happens if Tattoo Studio Pro shuts down?
Your site keeps working. It doesn't depend on us to function. The files on your computer are a complete, standalone website. If we disappeared tomorrow, your site would still load, still look the same, and still work perfectly. That's the whole point of ownership.
Is Squarespace or Wix ever the better choice?
For some businesses, sure. If you need a full online store with inventory management, or you publish blog posts every day and need a CMS, a platform can make sense. But for a tattoo artist or studio that needs a professional site to show their work and get found on Google? You don't need a $30/month platform for that.
Why do you offer hosting if the sites are standalone?
Because getting a site online is still a step that trips people up. Our hosting is a convenience: click publish and you're live. But it's optional. You can host your site anywhere, and your files work exactly the same. We're not selling you access to your own site. We're selling you a shortcut to get it online.
Get started
Get a website you actually own.
Free templates, premium templates, and done-for-you setup. Every option gives you files you own and can take anywhere.
Free portfolio
$0
Single-page portfolio for artists. Build it, download it, host it anywhere.
Get startedPremium templates
$99 - $199
Multi-page sites with visual editors. Buy once, own forever.
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