I’ve never seen that guidance. In the past, I think it was probably recommended by support in two situations-
- If you do not want to bill clients yourself for hosting
- If your clients need direct access to Localization features, which were not accessible in the legacy editor
For me I’ve always had all client sites hosted in my Agency workspace and most other Agencies I know do the same. I haven’t seen stats but I suspect Freelancers might prefer the client-owned-workspace hosting arrangement, just as a safety.
However it really doesn’t matter. The cost is the same in either setup- the client only needs a Starter workspace + Site plan either way, and you only need your Agency / Freelancer workspace. The capabilities are very similar, but slightly different since the client owns their own workspace and has a full designer account. Could be good, could be risky, depending on the client.
I think you might be missing a key feature- the point of Freelancer / Agency guest invites is that anyone in any workspace - including a free Starter workspace - can invite you in with full access since you have a Freelancer / Agency account.
There is no cost to them at all for that. For you, it’s just your normal Freelancer / Agency workspace. It’s very powerful.
If you look at the pricing, it’s exactly the opposite.
- Workspace seats are now half price for editor / reviewer / marketer roles.
- There is no limit to the number of seats you can purchase- no forced upgrade to the next workspace plan level, and no forced workspace upgrade to Enterprise when you need more than 9 users. Seats are totally independent now, which gives you much cheaper workspace plan options.
- All site owners now get 3 full client seats with full designer access, without paying for any designer seats.
Webflow’s given more capabilities to everyone, and protected the entry point pricing so it’s the same as before. Now costs are better tied to utilization- you pay for additional seats, and for advanced features ( Analyze, Optimize ). I much prefer this approach since those features are there if a client needs them- but otherwise I’m not paying anything for features I don’t use.
Very nice.
This might help with your quesitons on seats.