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Wix-vs-Owned Decision Worksheet.
Find out what your Wix plan actually costs over 3 years, your personalized migration order if you go owned, and the 6 specific gotchas every Wix owner hits in the first two weeks.
Back to The VaultA solo business owner on the wrong Wix plan paid $400 last year and is paying $1,100 on May 5th this year. Same thing is hitting therapists, coaches, trainers, photographers, and freelance agencies. That is the May renewal wave Wix announced in March 2026, and it is hitting every annual renewal in May, June, and July.
This worksheet will not tell you "Wix is bad." It will tell you whether the math works for your specific plan, your renewal date, and how your business is set up. If staying on Wix is cheaper for the next 3 years, the worksheet says so.
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What another year on Wix actually costs you
The price of staying is not your renewal bill.
What is actually involved (and why it is worth handling once)
6 things that usually break a DIY migration. Each one becomes a fix when handled right.
Doing this once, properly, ends 4 to 12 years of compounding Wix lock-in. Each bonus below is something the audit handles end-to-end so you do not have to think about it.
Bonus 01
SEO Continuity Audit
Every old Wix URL gets a redirect to its new path. Google sees one continuous site, not a relaunch.
Skip it: lose 30-60% of organic traffic for weeks
Bonus 02
Form + Lead-Capture Migration
Every form rebuilt on the platform you already use (Jotform, Tally, Typeform, your CRM). Compliance-aware by default.
Skip it: lead capture stops working when DNS flips
Bonus 03
Booking Continuity
Calendly, Acuity, your scheduler. Booking stays live across the cutover. Clients never see a broken page.
Skip it: a Tuesday with no new bookings
Bonus 04
Image Migration + Optimize
Every Wix-CDN image downloaded, optimized, and re-hosted on your domain. Faster pages, no broken visuals.
Skip it: 80-200 broken image links
Bonus 05
Domain Custody Transfer
Domain moved off Wix to a real registrar in your name. You own the asset, not your hosting bill.
Skip it: 60-day transfer lock + temp URL
Bonus 06
Privacy-Safe Migration Plan
A privacy-aware audit of every page that touches user data. No surprise exposure, no audit-time findings. HIPAA-grade for healthcare, GDPR-grade for EU traffic, FTC-grade for everyone else.
Skip it: legal + compliance risk
What 12 months from now looks like
A site you actually own, that ranks for what you do, that does not get more expensive every May.
- Your Wix renewal email arrives in May 2027 and you delete it without opening.
- A new prospect searches what you do in your city. Your site is on the first screen, not page 3.
- You change your booking link in your dashboard at 9:14 PM and it is live by 9:15.
- Your contact form drops straight into your CRM, not into a Wix inbox you forget to check.
- You can edit any page on your site without paying anyone or learning anything new.
- Your domain, your design files, and your content are yours. If you fire your designer in 2028, the site keeps running.
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What people on Wix are saying about it on Reddit
My Wix renewal jumped from under $400 last year to $1,100 this May. I called support twice and they kept saying the new plan structure includes more features.
r/therapists · 2026-04
I do not even use most of what they bundle. I needed five pages and a contact form. They are charging me for a CRM I do not log into.
r/therapists · 2026-04
My designer disappeared. I cannot edit my own site. I do not know who owns my domain. I am paying Wix every month for the privilege.
r/therapists · 2026-03