DIY Websites Are Like Cutting Your Own Hair – You Can, But Should You?

Let’s get real: You can cut your own hair. You can change your own brakes. You can even pull your own tooth if you’re brave (or stubborn) enough. But should you?

That’s the question we ask every time someone tells us they’re “just going to build their own website.”

Look — we get it. Tools like Wix, Squarespace, and drag-and-drop everything make it look easy. But if you’ve ever tried cutting your own bangs with kitchen scissors, you know that “looking easy” and “turning out good” are two very different things.

🪒 The Great DIY Temptation

Building your own website sounds like a good idea:

• It’s cheap (at first).

• You’re in control (until you’re not).

• You can do it on your own schedule (unless you're busy running your actual business).
  

But what happens next is all too common:

• You spend 10 hours picking a font.

• Your “Contact Us” form doesn’t actually send.

• Your cousin’s band’s website starts looking eerily similar to yours.

• And suddenly, your “weekend project” is three months behind, and you’re Googling things like “why is my website just a white screen.”
  

✂️ Haircut Logic Applies Here

You’d probably trust a professional stylist to make you look your best before a job interview or big event. Why? Because how you look sets the tone for how you’re judged.

Same goes for your business online. Your website is often the first — and maybe only — impression someone gets. If it looks like it was made in a rush, or slapped together with duct tape and good intentions, that’s how your business comes across, too.

🧱 What a Pro Actually Brings to the Table

A lot of folks think professional web designers just “make it pretty.” Nah — we go way beyond that. A solid web designer will:

• Build a site that’s mobile-friendly, fast, and secure.

• Optimize for search engines (because being invisible isn’t a great marketing strategy).

• Design with user experience in mind (so customers don’t rage-quit).

• Make it reflect you — not just some generic template that 30 other local businesses are also using.
  

We tailor the site to your business, your audience, and your goals. And we don’t disappear once it’s live.

🪨 Our Stone Age Take

At Stone Age Web, we believe in building real, lasting foundations — not slapping glitter on a template and calling it a day.

We partner with small and mid-sized local businesses who are serious about standing out — not blending in with the crowd. Our clients don’t get handed off to an overseas call center or a robot ticketing system. They get us. Real people, real communication, and real results.

So hey — if you’re the type who’s great at what you do but doesn’t want to wrestle with website code at 2 a.m., call us. We’ll do your website. You do your business.

(And please — put the scissors down.)