Honest comparison
Wix can build anything — which is exactly the problem for a busy therapist. Unlimited choice means unlimited evenings: templates, editors, apps, SEO settings, and a blank page where your 'About' copy should be.
Ground8 removes the choice and the blank page. Here's the honest math on DIY with Wix versus done-for-you with Ground8 — including the cost most comparisons hide: your time.
Wix is powerful and cheap if you love building websites. Ground8 is for therapists who'd rather answer questions for 15 minutes and get a finished, human-reviewed site.
| Criterion | Wix | Ground8 |
|---|---|---|
| Money cost | Low plan fees; premium templates, apps, and domain costs add up quietly. | $57/mo all-inclusive — copy, QA, launch, hosting, support. |
| Time cost | Realistically 20–60 hours across evenings: learning the editor, writing copy, fixing mobile,Basic SEO. | 15 minutes of briefing. The rest happens without you. |
| Copy | The blank page problem: most therapist Wix sites stall at unwritten pages for months. | Drafted from your words, refined by a human for warmth and ethics compliance. |
| Result quality | Ranges from excellent to embarrassing depending on your design instincts and stamina. | Consistent: every site passes human QA for design, SEO, and ethics before launch. |
| Ownership | Your content is portable in theory; Wix sites can't be exported to other hosts in practice. | Files downloadable anytime. Real ownership, no lock-in. |
Wix wins for therapists who genuinely enjoy web design and have evenings to spend. Ground8 wins for everyone else — clinicians who want the outcome (a site that books clients) without acquiring a second profession.
The template is the fast part; the copy is where weekends go to die. Most DIY therapy sites launch months late with placeholder-ish text — or never launch at all.
No — modern Wix handles SEO basics fine. The SEO gap for therapists is content: thin template pages with generic copy don't rank or convert, whatever platform hosts them.
Keep your domain and any copy you like; describe what works in the Ground8 briefing and we'll build the finished version. Many clients arrive half-built.
Most solo therapists need neither on day one — a clear contact path beats a booking system nobody uses. We build what books clients; extras can come later.
Answer a 15-minute briefing in your own words. Our AI drafts your site, a human QA expert refines every line for warmth and ethics compliance, and you approve before launch. $57/mo all-inclusive, no setup — your files downloadable anytime.