I'll Just Build it Myself This Weekend.

Famous last words of an agent who is about to lose $20,000 in billable hours.

It starts innocently. You want to save money. You want control.

So you open a template builder.

Then you spend 4 hours figuring out DNS settings.

Then 10 hours fighting with mobile responsiveness.

Then another week trying to make the colors match your logo.

Here is the brutal math:

If your time as a producer is worth $500/hour, that "free" website just cost you a fortune.

And the worst part?

It still looks homemade.

It still signals "Amateur" to a client who wants to see "Expert."

You cannot be the CEO and the Janitor at the same time.

Every minute you spend fixing pixels is a minute you are not negotiating a deal.

Outsource the engine.

Drive the car.