An agency builds you the site.
And then you keep calling.
Custom development gives you exactly what you asked for. The problem shows up the Tuesday you want to change a price and have to open a ticket.
Anything is possible
If your business needs something that resembles nothing else, custom development is the only path. We are a platform: we have shapes.
Design made for you
A good agency designs from scratch for your brand. That is different from picking among styles, even good ones.
Unusual integrations
If you must connect a legacy internal system, an agency will. So will we, but it is a project, not a checkbox.
The dependency
A custom site is managed the way they left it. Every change they did not anticipate becomes another quote and another wait.
Maintenance is not optional
A custom site needs updating, and if the agency disappears you are left with code nobody knows. Here maintenance is ours and is not billed.
What gets learned gets shared
When one client asks for something and we build it, it enters the platform and everyone gets it. Custom work improves one site: the one that paid.
We are the agency too
We load the content, migrate the old site and train your team. The difference is that the stated goal is for you to stop needing us.
| What you need | PAVMedia | Web agency |
|---|---|---|
| Time to live | A few days. | Weeks or months. |
| Upfront cost | Monthly fee. | Fixed project, large payment. |
| Changing a price or a text | You do it, now. | Ticket, quote, wait. |
| Bespoke design | Configurable styles over your identity. | Yes, from scratch. Their advantage. |
| Maintenance and updates | Included. New features just arrive. | Separate retainer or hourly. |
| If the vendor disappears | The platform continues; your data is yours and exportable. | Custom code with nobody who knows it. |
This comparison describes the usual custom-development model, not any particular agency. There are excellent agencies, and for genuinely unusual needs they are often the better option.
Web agency or a platform like PAVMedia?
An agency makes sense when what you need resembles nothing that exists and you have the budget and time to build it. A platform makes sense when your need resembles other businesses in your industry —a newspaper, a directory, a store, a club— because then you pay once for what already exists and have it running this week.
What happens to my site if I leave PAVMedia?
Your data is yours and leaves with you as an export: content, customers, products, images. The domain was always in your name. There is no lock-in and no exit penalty.