| Factor | Hiring In-House | Pixelish Manage |
|---|---|---|
| Annual cost | £35,000+ | £4,680 |
| Recruitment costs | £3,000 - £5,000 | £0 |
| Time to start | 2-3 months | Same week |
| Experience level | Junior developer | Senior team |
| Skill coverage | One skill set | Dev, design & strategy |
| Holiday cover | You're stuck | Team coverage |
| If they leave | Start again | Seamless continuity |
| Management overhead | Your problem | We manage ourselves |
| Commitment | Permanent contract | Cancel anytime |
No fixed term. Pay monthly and cancel anytime with 30 days' notice - no awkward conversations, no holding anything back. If you'd rather pay annually, we'll knock 10% off.
Same day, usually within a few hours during business hours. Emergencies get priority. We're not a faceless agency with a ticket queue.
Anything that requires us to actually build or change something. Content updates, new features, design tweaks, bug fixes. Admin and communication don't count against your hours.
No, hours reset each month. It's worth thinking about which plan suits your typical workload rather than banking hours you might not use. Not sure? Start on Starter and upgrade if you find you're running out regularly.
Yes, with 30 days notice. Need more hours one month? You can buy additional from £55/hour without changing plans.
That's fine. There's a one-time onboarding fee of £250 to audit your site, migrate it to our hosting, and get everything set up properly.
Senior developers and designers with 12+ years of WordPress experience. Not juniors learning on your project. Not offshore teams you can't reach. The same people you speak to are the ones doing the work
Care Plans are maintenance-only: updates, backups, and security. Manage includes all that, plus development hours, so we actually make changes and build things for you.
