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Is your web designer actually legit?

Cheap web-design offers hide a pattern. Run any agency you're considering through this checklist — tick everything that's true of them. The more that light up, the more caution that low price is really asking for.

Web designer legitimacy checklist

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Paste the website of a designer or agency you're considering. We'll check its domain age and public on-page signals, give you an honest read, and pre-fill the checklist below.

Automated and informational only. It reads publicly available signals, can be incomplete or inaccurate, and is not a background check, a statement of fact about any business, or legal advice — and never a claim that a company is fraudulent or illegitimate. Always do your own due diligence. Terms

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// tick each item true of the agency you're vetting

01 Who they are
02 How they price
03 What you actually get

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The transparent alternative

How Stack Studios is different

We'll be straight with you: we're a newer studio, and an honest tool like this one will say so. That's exactly the point — instead of asking you to just trust us, we put the things that actually protect you in writing:

A real, named person — you work directly with the person building your site, not a call center.
Transparent flat pricing — the quote is the price. No fake countdown, no "call to unlock."
You own everything — your domain, hosting, and source code are yours, in writing, from day one.
Genuinely custom, built here — designed for your business, not a template with your logo dropped in.
Clear terms & timelines — what you get, when, and what it costs — all on paper before we start.
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