No Lock-In. No Exit Fee. No Catch.
You own it. That's not a marketing line.
Most web providers in this market keep control of your site. Ember North hands you the code, the files, and the domain, on request, from day one. No asterisks.
Renting vs. Owning
Most websites are rented. This one isn't.
Typical Subscription
You pay. They own it.
Who owns the code?
The provider
Can you take the files elsewhere?
Usually not
Exit fee to leave?
Common
What happens if you stop paying?
Site goes offline
Ember North
You pay once. You own it.
Who owns the code?
You do
Can you take the files elsewhere?
Yes, anytime
Exit fee to leave?
None
What happens if you stop paying?
Nothing. It's already yours.
Subscription providers are real products that work for some people. The difference: stop paying them, the site goes away. Stop paying Ember North, you keep everything.
The Hard Question
What happens if you disappear?
This is the sharpest, fairest criticism of hiring a one-person shop: freelancers vanish, and six months later you can't reach them.
The answer here isn't a promise. It's structural. You get the code and the repo at launch. If Ember North is ever unreachable, your site keeps working exactly as it did the day before, and any developer can open the project and pick it up.
Ownership isn't an anti-agency principle here. It's risk insurance. You never depend on us staying in business.
Why the Price Is What It Is
$499 looks cheap. Here's why it isn't.
No office, no account managers, no sales team, no agency overhead. You talk directly to the person building your site. The build is priced separately from the ongoing service instead of bundled into a permanent relationship. You pay for the website, whether it's looked after afterward is your call.
See the full pricing and the 3-year cost comparison →