Every option has a place. Here’s the honest version.
How HEX Creative Works compares with doing it yourself with AI tools and a typical agency
Question
DIY with AI tools
Typical agency
HEX Creative Works
Upfront cost
Lowest
Varies widely
Written monthly price before we start
Who you talk to
Nobody
Often an account manager
The founder who plans your campaigns
Content made for your business
Templates and AI captions
Usually
Your real work, team and place
Comments and messages answered
Up to you
Often an add-on
Part of the plan
Ads tracked to calls and forms
Rarely
Sometimes
Set up wherever it can be tracked
A person checks every post
No
Usually
Every post, every time
AI images labeled
Up to you
Varies
Always. Never shown as real work
Who owns the accounts
You
Check the contract
You. Pages, ad accounts and files
“Typical agency” varies a lot. Some are excellent. Ask any agency, including us, who checks posts before they go out.
Questions
What people ask before they start.
How much does social media management cost?
It depends on how many platforms, how much content and whether ads are part of it. Every engagement starts with a short look at where you are and a written plan, so you see the monthly price before anything starts.
Which platforms should my business be on?
Usually two or three, not all of them. We pick the ones your buyers actually use, and we tell you which ones to skip.
Do I have to be on camera?
No. Plenty of good content shows the work, the place and the team without the owner. If you like being on camera, we’ll make it easy.
Who owns the accounts and the content?
You do. Your pages, your ad accounts and every file we make stay in your name. We get access as a partner, and you can remove it any time.
Do you use AI?
Yes, to speed up research, ideas and first drafts. A person writes, edits and approves everything that goes out. Any AI-made image is labeled as AI and never shown as real work or real people.
How soon will I see results?
Ads give you real data within a few weeks. Organic growth takes months of steady posting. Nobody honest can promise followers, views or going viral, so we don’t. We promise the work and a straight monthly report.
Can I hire you for just one part?
Yes. Some clients want the strategy and do the posting themselves. Some only want ads or only want content. We’ll build around what you need.
Do you only work with Houston businesses?
We are based in Houston and work with Houston businesses first, but we work with businesses anywhere in the US.
Find out what your social is missing.
Send us your profiles. We’ll look at your posts, your replies and your ads, then tell you plainly what’s worth fixing. If the answer is “not much”, we’ll say that too.