Webflow need to make it less complex to understand. This is so confusing site plan workspace plan. Thank you Sam you make it simple to understand.

Would be good to get another video like this for advice on Spline memberships too since that is now the default for integrating 3D.

Thanks mate that clears that up for the most part! So if i chose a developer plan and transfered a completed site over to a client, they would then have to choose a relevant hosting pay monthly plan that matches the complexity of the site created? Or is the code just able to be exported to any ftp hosting company?

helpful vid, could you explain what are the differences for In House Teams and Freelancers and Agencies

Thank you for making this video. I'm curious about this flow>>>>. Develop the site in webflow / export into a separate hosting service like godaddy / need to make edits later on . What would be best here? Should I keep a unhosted version on webflow and export the site each time there is an edit?

question: If I have the AGENCY plan with my agency, but beside the clients sites I want to run 2 own websites for myself: Do I need then 2 site plans? or are there any site plans "included" in the agency plan?

So as a freelancer if I have the freelancer plan, can I then make a website for my client and transfer it over to them and all they need is to have a site plan? If they have the free starter workspace is that enough for them to "collaborate" with me so that I can transfer the site across to them? or would they need a paid workspace plan to allow me to transfer it over? Thanks!

@sam-harrison

5 ай бұрын

Yeah you’ve got it. Their free workspace with a hosting plan + your freelancer plan allows you to send over the project when you’re done and they can add you as a guest on their workspace should you need to continue working on it 👍🏻

Hey Sam, so I'm a dev that works across a few platforms, primarily Shopify, Squarespace, etc. These don't charge developers a monthly fee to maintain an account or while developing projects. Is the expectation from Webflow that developers need to pay a monthly Freelancer plan (or above) with them to maintain an account, even when not actively building/working on sites? As you mentioned, I have 2 or 3 test sites saved also. Once I hand off my client site, if I want to be available for support - I need to be paying an ongoing monthly Webflow subscription? Feature-wise I used the cms for this project as well as embedded JS code, and while not currently using ecommerce, I began with a template that is built for it as the client indicated they may want it in the future - so it does have ecommerce pages setup in it. Do you know are they going to have to pay for an ecommerce plan - even though they may not use those features in the first 6-12 months?

@n1troz_

20 күн бұрын

You can upgrade it after

If I’m starting my agency and using web flow to build my own site should I sign up as an agency and build my site that way or buy an individual site plan and make my agency account separately?

@lalgonultas

3 ай бұрын

Me too. I hired an indian freelancer on Upwork. 40 usd only he will make all website. I just bought domain.

@lalgonultas

3 ай бұрын

You can buy any of them

So For example if i do 2 projects for client in a month free developer plane is enough for me and does it have all features ?

@Frickspace

2 ай бұрын

You cannot export the code in the free version.

Can i host all of my clients websites on a webflow plan? This way i can charge them the hosting and they dont have to worry about buying themselves a plan to host their website

@raeeshendricks7954

26 күн бұрын

did you figure this out ?

@sam-harrison

26 күн бұрын

You can host their sites on your account if you have a freelancer or agency workspace. But I really don’t recommend that. Your clients need to own their own website which technically they won’t if you’re hosting it for them on your account. You can create the site on your account and then transfer the site over to there’s. You’ll still be able to make changes for them.

@n1troz_

20 күн бұрын

@@sam-harrisonthey have to manually depublish / un publish manually right ? I can’t just upload to custom domain ( their domain right)

Hey Sam, thank you for clarifying the pricing. I just want to clarify one more thing. Do we need to have both Site plan and Workspace plan? Does Workspace plan include everything in Site plan? And if I am a freelancer, I would pay for workspace plan and my client will pay for the site plan, is that how this pricing works? Thanks.

@sam-harrison

5 ай бұрын

Hey dude, so your client needs a site plan (when the site is ready) because a site plan is basically hosting with access to the builder. A freelancer or agency workspace plan is for the developer so no you don’t need hosting. These plans allow you to store the site in your account and then when ready you can transfer the site over to the clients hosting. Theoretically you could make the website for the client straight away on the clients hosting but that means they have access straight away. So the developer workspace plans allow you a level of control and if you’re regularly making webflow websites for clients you’ll want at least the freelancer plan 👍🏻

@innerinsights224

5 ай бұрын

You can purchase a freelancer subscription, and then just send it off to the domain that your client has bought. There's no real reason to burdon a client on having a webflow subscription of any sort unless they value webflow and maintaining the site on their own.

@sam-harrison

5 ай бұрын

@@innerinsights224 I'm not sure what you mean dude but the client should always be in control and own their own hosting plan in my opinion. If the freelancer ever disappears or gets hit by a bus, the client has no way of accessing their own website otherwise.

@innerinsights224

5 ай бұрын

@@sam-harrison well a lot of the small businesses or individuals here would be happy just having the code. Why would you make a client pay for Webflow subscriptions if you can export the code and upload the files to their hosting service of choice. I the freelancer can then import the code back into my own account if they need changes. A lot of people here in south south Africa just do once off deals. So In the end I save the client money if they can have a site hosted with the exported code without them paying for Webflow, I feel like this is where the Freelander plan comes in. Instead of the client having to have their own plan to import and export.

@sam-harrison

5 ай бұрын

@@innerinsights224 Ah so you mean for sites that don’t use the CMS? It’s just you lose CMS capability if you export away. But yeah for just static sites exporting makes sense.

Please correct me if I'm mistaken - if I'm making a webflow site for a client and I'm about to transfer the project to their account, they're going to need a workspace plan subscription AND a site plan subscription?

@sam-harrison

10 күн бұрын

No not necessarily. They will only need a site plan not a workspace plan. The only time they’d also need a workspace plan would be if they needed lots of additional designer seats. However if you want to continue working on their site after transfer, you’ll need a minimum of the freelancer workspace in order to be able to be allowed as a guest on their basic site plan account.

so I have to purchase two plans one for my portfolio and contact us page and another one for freelance projects?

@sam-harrison

5 ай бұрын

If the website is yours you’ll need a hosting plan which also gives you builder access. But if you’re building websites for clients, it’s best to also have a workspace plan so you can build the site on your account until you’re ready to transfer it. This allows you control over the project until it’s done and a workspace plan allows you access to clients sites if you’re doing ongoing work for them. The alternative is to just build the site on their hosting plan straight away but I prefer to retain ownership until the site is done and I’ve been paid which is why having a workspace plan is useful.

@Huge04

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏@@sam-harrison

@cleetorres226

3 ай бұрын

​@@sam-harrison They should have made the Freelancer plan including 1 website plan (for yourself) + workspace

Do you always let your clients pay for hosting? I know Webflow used to offer client billing which could allow you to make a small margin on top of the hosting each month but they have recently stopped the service.

@sam-harrison

3 ай бұрын

Hey dude, yes always. Clients should always maintain ownership of their site in case we get by a bus haha.

Can you resell hosting as a service using Webflow

@MTI696

Ай бұрын

i think, yes.. you can sell your site to a client and tell him the hosting price and then they will pay to you, and you will use your account to host their site. 5 dollars/mounth it's okay

Hello Sam, I need your help with webflow pricing

Does this mean that as a freelancer, if I decide to use webflow then my clients have to use webflow too? Meaning I can't build on webflow and then send it to them to host it?

@sam-harrison

19 күн бұрын

Sorry I’m not quite sure what you mean. You can make the website for your client on your “freelancer” account and then send it to your clients hosting plan.

@olaifeolawore2471

19 күн бұрын

@@sam-harrison even if their hosting plan is not on webflow?

@sam-harrison

19 күн бұрын

To use Webflow’s features you have to host with Webflow. It’s an all in one solution. You can export your site away however if you want to, but obviously you won’t be able to use the Webflow CMS.

@olaifeolawore2471

19 күн бұрын

@sam-harrison alright, this makes sense. Thank you.

@sam-harrison

19 күн бұрын

@@olaifeolawore2471 No worries 👍

Too expensive for me. Seems like a good place to learn on, But they don't allow exporting of code for other hosting companies that you may well have taken out previously. Code yourself then you in full control.

Yeah, this is a huge problem. Because If you are a freelancer, building unlimited sites for clients is going to get very expensive per seat. These are all the types of things that make it hard for freelancers to make real money Later on down the road.

@sam-harrison

5 ай бұрын

If your clients are hosting their own site though, you can get guest access for free as long as you have a workspace account 👍🏻

@thetruthwillnevergovoided4344

5 ай бұрын

@sam-harrison That's still easier said than done. How do we know that other users or clients want to give you access Just because you're a workspace member?

@sam-harrison

5 ай бұрын

What I do is develop the site on my account and only when it’s done and I’ve been paid do I transfer it to their hosting account. Then if they want ongoing work doing they have no choice but to grant access if they want the work doing.

@cleetorres226

3 ай бұрын

​@@thetruthwillnevergovoided4344 well...., if you got the client and made the project, they will give you access unless they no longer want to work with you?

this came out 3 days ago? Why has the entire pricing schema already changed again? This video is deprecated.

@sam-harrison

5 ай бұрын

I don’t think it has dude. Just make sure you’re looking at either the monthly or yearly options when comparing.

This is an absolute catastrophe for people needing their own cms and who work on a couple of small website projects as freeelancers. I am starting to think webflow is becoming adobe

@sam-harrison

2 ай бұрын

Whilst Webflow won’t say this, the reality is that Webflow isn’t really tailored towards very small businesses or side projects. It’s better suited to clients that have some kind of marketing budget. If price is a major limiting factor Bricks builder + Wordpress is a great alternative.

I feel that webflow is tl expensive

@sam-harrison

Ай бұрын

Depends on your clients dude. One man businesses maybe, but companies with a marketing budget won’t feel that way.

@boggan6846

Ай бұрын

​@@sam-harrisonthats true bro. Maybe the change is in that mind game changer. Then the opportunities webflow offers are incredible.

Does any of this affect the functionality of the software itself? Can it even export code?? I am so confused.