How much does Zorva Labs cost?

$57 per month, all-in. That includes the custom website build (no setup fee), domain registration with DNS management, Zorva Edge hosting, SSL, daily backups, uptime monitoring, and monthly content changes. Larger custom work is billed at $33/hour, always quoted upfront.

Does Zorva Labs handle SEO and AI search optimization?

Yes — every site we build comes with on-page SEO and AI search optimization (AIO, AEO, GEO) baked in. That covers schema markup, llms.txt, structured FAQs, conversational headings, and the entity graph that ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity rely on. Zorva Grow adds high-authority backlinks as a $257/month add-on.

Is the website really free?

Yes. We design and build your custom 3-page website at no upfront cost — it's bundled into the $57/month plan. As long as you stay subscribed, your site is live and maintained.

How long does it take to launch a website?

Most websites are live within 7 days. We request your content on day 1, send a preview by day 4, and launch after your approval.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes — no contracts, cancel from your Stripe portal anytime. We do ask for a 90-day minimum after launch to cover the initial build cost.

Why not just use Wix, Squarespace, or WordPress?

Those builders look cheap but cost more once you add apps, plugins, hosting, and your own time to build. Wix Business with apps runs $72/mo. WordPress with hosting and plugins runs $60/mo plus your time. And the sites are template-driven, hard to customize, and don't get optimized for AI search engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity. Plus, you have to build it yourself or pay a developer.

What kind of website changes are included?

Text edits, photo swaps, hours and price updates, contact info changes, small layout tweaks, and any change under 15 minutes — all included. Larger projects like new pages, redesigns, or integrations are quoted at $33/hour.

Where is Zorva Labs based?

Zorva Labs is based in Nashville, Tennessee. We serve small businesses across the United States and Canada.

Yes. You own your domain, the source code, the design, your logo, your content, and your brand. If you ever leave Zorva Labs, you take everything with you intact — no rebuild required. Unlike Wix, Squarespace, or most agencies, there's no vendor lock-in.

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Zorva Labs vs WordPress

Open-source CMS · powers ~43% of the web · $0 software + hosting + plugins + maintenance

WordPress dominates the web because it's free, open, and infinitely extensible. The catch: 'free' on WordPress means you pay in plugins, hosting, security updates, theme licenses, and 3-am uptime calls. Most small-business WordPress sites quietly cost $100–$300/mo to keep running. Here's the side-by-side.

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Where WordPress wins

Open-source — no platform lock-in
Enormous ecosystem (60k+ plugins, infinite themes)
Battle-tested for blogs, news sites, multi-author content
Tons of developers who can edit it

Where Zorva wins

No plugins to update, no security patches to chase, no 3-am calls
Hand-coded Next.js — faster + more secure by design
$57/mo flat, fully managed (vs $100–300/mo realistic on WordPress when you include hosting + plugins + maintenance + security)
All 38 SEO checks pass by default — no Yoast/RankMath plugin needed
Edge-hosted on Cloudflare — beats every shared-host WP install
Direct human edits within 24 hours

Honestly — pick WordPress if:

WordPress is the right pick if you need a complex CMS for many editors, a membership site, LMS, or anything outside the standard small-business marketing site. For a small business that just wants to be found on Google and convert, WordPress is overkill — and the maintenance burden becomes a tax.

Side-by-side feature comparison

Feature

WordPress

Zorva Labs

Software cost
$0 (open-source)
Included
Realistic monthly all-in
$100–$300+ (host + plugins + maint + security)
$57/mo all-in
Maintenance burden
Plugin + core + theme updates weekly
Zero — we handle it
Security risk
Major attack surface (most-hacked CMS)
Static site — no PHP, no DB, no attack surface
Performance default
Slow without aggressive tuning
Cloudflare edge hosting. Sub-second TTFB worldwide. 95+ PageSpeed scores by default.
SEO defaults
Requires Yoast/RankMath + schema plugin + caching plugin
All 38 SEO/AEO/AIO/GEO checks pass by default. Schema graph + llms.txt + AI-crawler permissions baked in.
Complexity for content
Strong — Gutenberg/Classic editor
We handle edits for you
Multi-author / membership
Excellent — WordPress strong suit
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FAQs about WordPress vs Zorva

Can you migrate my WordPress content to a Zorva build?

Yes. We export your posts, pages, and assets, then rebuild them in the new hand-coded site. URL structure is preserved with 301 redirects so your existing rankings transfer.

Is WordPress really that insecure?

WordPress core is fine. The risk is the plugin ecosystem — every additional plugin is another attack vector, and most sites run 15+ plugins. Static hand-coded sites have no PHP runtime, no database, no admin login to attack.

What about a blog?

We build the blog the same way — hand-coded posts. For small businesses that publish 1–4 posts/month, this is faster and cheaper than maintaining a WordPress install just for the blog feature.

Ready to move off WordPress?

We migrate businesses from WordPress every week. Free mockup in 3 days, live in 7. $57/mo all-in, cancel anytime, take everything with you if you ever leave.

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