Cleanings, crowns, root canals, implants, aligners, whitening, emergencies and whatever else you offer, each on its own page with an FAQ block and the booking request.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
A freelancer vs GetDentalWebsite
Hire a freelancer or use a managed dental website service?
The short answer
A skilled freelancer can build an excellent dental website, often with a personal touch and flexible pricing. The risk is continuity: one person's availability, how changes are billed after launch, and who owns the domain, hosting and files if they move on. If you have a trusted freelancer who stays responsive, keep them. If you have been waiting weeks for edits or are unsure who controls your site, a managed service puts turnaround and ownership in writing.
GetDentalWebsite at a glance
- Plans from$137 a month
- Build fee$797, after launch
- Live in7 to 15 days
- Speed target90+ PageSpeed
- Revisions5 a month
- ContractMonth to month
What a good freelancer brings
Direct access to the person building your site, flexible scope and often a lower up-front cost than an agency. Many freelancers do excellent work and care about their clients.
Where practices get stuck
The common problems are not about skill. The freelancer gets busy, changes are billed hourly, the domain or hosting was set up in their name, and nobody else knows how the site works. The site then ages because asking for an edit feels like a project. A managed plan includes monthly revisions with a stated turnaround, the domain in your name and a content export if you leave.
Side by side
Afreelancercomparedwitha managed dental website
Twelve things that decide whether a practice website books patients and stays that way. Where we describe A freelancer, we keep to what is generally true or what the provider documents.
| What matters | A freelancer | GetDentalWebsite |
|---|---|---|
| Speed and Core Web Vitals | Depends on the freelancer's skill and the platform chosen. | Static pages served from Cloudflare, targeting 90+ PageSpeed on every page, re-tested after each change. |
| SEO control | Depends on the freelancer's experience with local and dental SEO. | We handle titles, headings, internal links, location pages and redirects for you, page by page. |
| Schema / JSON-LD | Varies; sometimes skipped. | Organization, LocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage and BreadcrumbList JSON-LD built in; Review markup only for real reviews. |
| AEO and GEO readiness | Varies with the person. | Answer-first copy, FAQ blocks, an llms.txt file and consistent practice details on every page. |
| Hosting and security | Often set up by the freelancer, sometimes in their own account. | Cloudflare hosting, SSL, daily backups, uptime monitoring and security headers included. No database or admin login to attack. |
| Maintenance burden | Changes wait on one person's schedule. | None for the practice. Nobody logs in; we check speed, uptime and updates. |
| Who does the work | One person, often alongside other clients. | We build and run it. You send changes; 5 revisions a month are done within 2 to 5 working days. |
| Content and blog | Usually extra, if offered at all. | 2 researched articles a week (3 on Multi-Location), 2,500 to 3,200 words each, written for patients. |
| Design quality | Can be excellent; depends on the individual. | Designed for your practice type with your photos and colors, then kept current every week. |
| Accessibility and compliance pages | Depends on the freelancer. | Privacy, terms, cookie consent that gates scripts, an accessibility statement and no health information in forms. |
| Cost model | A project fee up front, then hourly or ad-hoc charges for changes. | One monthly fee from $137, plus a $797 build fee invoiced only after launch. AI usage at cost on the AI plans. |
| Lock-in and ownership | Depends on what was agreed; check who holds the domain and hosting logins. | Your domain is in your name and your content is yours, with an export within 14 days if you leave. Month to month. |
Be honest
When A freelancer is the better fit
- You have a freelancer who knows dental sites, responds quickly and charges fairly for changes.
- You want a one-off, highly personal build and will handle upkeep yourself.
- Your domain, hosting and files are all in your own name already.
Where we win
When a managed dental website is the better fit
- You have waited weeks for a simple change.
- You are not sure who holds your domain or hosting logins.
- You want a fixed monthly cost instead of hourly change bills.
- You want articles, speed checks and updates to keep happening without chasing anyone.
Live demo
Compare it on your own practice, not a table
A 30-minute walk-through of the site your practice would get, next to what you have today. Plans from $137 a month, build fee after launch.
Switch or combine
Movingfromafreelancer-builtsite
The first step is making sure you control your own domain.
We help you confirm who holds the domain and ask for transfer or DNS access if needed.
We map every page on the current site and redirect each one at launch.
The new site is built, approved by you and launched on your domain.
Your freelancer can stay involved in other work; there is no conflict with keeping them for other projects.
What you get
Whatamanageddentalwebsiteincludes,by plan
The parts of the package most often compared with a do-it-yourself option. The full list is on the features page.
The website
A page per office with hours, parking, team and map, plus pages for the neighborhoods and nearby towns your patients come from. Multi-Location adds a location hub.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
The carriers you accept, how billing works at your office, and your financing or membership options, in plain words.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
A short request form (reason for visit, carrier, preferred times) that is clearly a request your front desk confirms, with an automatic reply to the patient.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Every request is pushed by API, Zapier or Make into your practice management system where it accepts external requests, and into your CRM in every case, with new patients tagged.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Static pages served from Cloudflare, compressed photos and almost no JavaScript, re-tested after every change.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Readable type sizes, color contrast and large tap targets for patients of every age, built with the WCAG guidelines in mind.
Single Operatory: includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
AI Engine
Answers calls the front desk cannot pick up, handles questions about hours, treatments, insurance and financing, and turns the call into a booking request. Calls are summarised into a PDF: who called, what they wanted, what needs a person.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
A chat on every page that answers practice questions from your own content and collects a booking request with the same fields as the form.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Replies to texts, Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs around the clock and books requests. Anything clinical is handed to a person at the practice.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
We file the US carrier registration for business texting so replies and reminders are not filtered as spam.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: includedMulti-Location: included
Content Engine
Social image posts and short reels in your brand, planned a month ahead and reviewed before they go out.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: not includedMulti-Location: included
Hours, photos, weekly posts and question answers kept current on every profile, each linked to its own location page, plus a review request after the visit.
Single Operatory: not includedFull Practice: not includedMulti-Location: included
Reviews
Whatpracticesdescribeafter switching
We changed our Saturday hours, added a hygienist and swapped the new-patient offer, all in one week, without logging into anything. It was just done.
Priya RamanSamplePractice manager, Family dentistry, two locationsColumbus, OhioWeekly updates on the Full Practice plan Three locations, three sets of hours, three teams, and all of it stays right without anyone here touching a website. We email the change and it is live.
Lauren KesslerSampleOperations lead, Dental group, three locationsNaperville, IllinoisMulti-Location plan with location pages and managed Google Business Profiles We were nervous about moving the site after years on the old one. Every old page was mapped and redirected, and the emergency page finally reads well on a phone.
Hector VillanuevaSamplePractice owner, General and emergency dentistrySan Antonio, TexasRedesign with every old page redirected
Illustrative sample reviews. Names, practices and towns are placeholders that show the kind of outcome clients describe; verified client reviews replace them as practices launch.
Questions about A freelancer and GetDentalWebsite
Is a freelancer cheaper than a managed website?
Often up front. Over time, hourly changes, separate hosting and the cost of an aging site add up. Our plans put the build fee after launch and include monthly revisions, hosting and articles.
Our freelancer registered the domain. What do we do?
Ask them to transfer it to your practice's name or give DNS access. We help with the request and the steps so your email and site keep working.
What happens if our freelancer is unavailable?
With a freelancer, changes usually wait. With us, requests go to a team through the client portal and are done within a stated turnaround.
Can we keep the design our freelancer made?
Yes, as the starting point. We rebuild it on our platform with the dental page structure and connect the booking request.
Do you charge hourly?
No. 5 revisions a month are included, then a flat $20 each.
Who owns the site with you?
The domain is in your name and your content is yours, with an export within 14 days if you leave. The design and code stay ours.
Can a freelancer and your service work together?
Yes. Some practices keep a freelancer for print, photography or other projects while we run the website.
How quickly can we switch?
Live in 7 to 15 days depending on the plan, from the onboarding call.
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Next step
Seeyourpracticesitebefore you decide.
From $137 a month, live in 7 days, and nobody at the practice ever logs into anything.