Agency website hosting
Pitch live sites. Host when they buy.
Agents rebuild outdated local business sites, ship style variants on Novence, and email preview URLs. Business use is allowed on every plan, including Free. Forms and checks included. You sell at your rate — we host the static sites.
What you get
- Business use allowed — client and company sites on Free, Pro, and Scale
- Multi-client projects on Pro (20) or Scale (125)
- Multiple style variants per prospect — client picks one
- Checks before you email a URL — Lighthouse, axe, links
- Novence Forms as the pitch-site inbox
- Cal.com / Snipcart / JSON data files on pitch sites — no WordPress plugins
- Opt-in cookieless traffic on pitch URLs
- Custom domain cutover when the client signs
- CLI, SDKs, MCP, or API — no required dashboard
Pitch to handoff
- Build the pitch — your agent rebuilds the prospect's site as static HTML. Astro works well.
- Deploy variants — two or three styles to one project. Each deploy gets its own preview alias.
- Send live links — email the previews. A Novence form on the pitch site sends leads to your inbox.
- Hand over the domain — when the client signs, attach their domain and send the DNS records.
Migrating a roster of existing WordPress client sites to Astro? See /for-agencies/wordpress-to-astro for the per-client checklist.
Client editing after handoff
Clients do not need a dashboard login or an nv_ key. On Pro and Scale you can opt in owner edit so they update structured lists such as hours, menus, or team from a generated form on their live site. They open /edit (or the path you set), enter a saved email, receive a short-lived code, then edit for a limited session. Off by default. Custom domains included. Details: /site-data#owner-edit.
- Ship content in /data/*.json (hours, menu, team, services). Page JS fetches it same-origin.
- Owner edit covers those named collections only. It is not a full visual page builder.
- Agents can still deploy file changes, or on Pro and Scale use put_site_data for live JSON writes.
- Keep /data files in the project. A later deploy that omits them can wipe live edits.
Plan fit
Free teaches the loop on one site. Pro and Scale are the agency plans — project, domain, and form quotas match multi-client pipelines. See quota math on /examples.
The agency math
Pro ($29/mo) covers about 20 live pitches, or around six clients with three style variants each. Scale ($149/mo) and its 125 projects suit a busy studio. Extra domains are $1 per domain per month beyond what the plan includes.
Everything runs from your agent — CLI, SDK, or MCP — so the pitch-to-handoff loop is prompts, not dashboard clicks. Team seats: 5 per project on Pro, 20 on Scale. Full playbook on /examples.
Agency FAQ
Does Novence allow business use?
Yes. Business use is allowed on every plan, including Free. Client sites and company sites do not need a special license. Free is one live site; Pro and Scale are for a pipeline.
How many client sites can I host?
20 on Pro ($29/mo) and 125 on Scale ($149/mo). Each can have its own custom domain. Extra domains are $1 per domain per month beyond what the plan includes.
Does Novence bill my end clients?
No. You bill clients on your own invoice or Stripe. Novence bills your account for hosting quotas (Free/Pro/Scale). Keep those separate.
Why Pro or Scale for agencies?
Free is one project and one live URL. Pro includes 20 projects, Scale 125, plus per-deploy preview aliases and rollback of the last 5 deploys — enough for multiple clients and style variants without burning a project per mockup.
Can pitch sites collect leads before the client buys?
Yes. Attach Novence Forms on each preview project so contact submissions email the agency while the site is still on *.novence.ai. Bookings and checkout: embed Cal.com, Snipcart, or Stripe Payment Links in the HTML. Menus and hours: ship /data/*.json. See /site-data.
Can clients edit their own content?
Yes, on Pro and Scale. Turn on owner edit and the client updates menus, hours, or team lists from a form on their live site after an email code.
Can I add teammates?
Yes. Pro includes 5 seats per project and Scale 20. Each teammate gets their own key.
Run the playbook
Copy the Claude Code prompt, connect MCP, and start with one local niche.