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    Considering Scorpion? Here's how FirmFront differs.

    Scorpion is one of the largest names in legal marketing, and firms considering them are usually shopping for the whole package: a website, ad management, and an account team. That's a real service — it's just a different product than a website, at a very different price. Here's the structural comparison, so you can decide which model fits your firm.

    A typical Scorpion engagement runs $2,000–$5,000/month. FirmFront is $699/month flat — three months, then month to month, and your domain stays yours either way.

    Scorpion is a full-service legal marketing agency; typical engagements bundle a proprietary website with ad management and marketing services.

    How we differ

    Different business models

    A typical Scorpion engagement is an agency retainer: the website comes bundled with ad management, marketing strategy, and an account team. FirmFront is a website company — you buy a product, not a retainer. Your site, hosting, SEO, edits, intake chat, and reporting are the whole deal, and your ad budget stays wherever it performs best.

    What the price buys

    A typical full-service plan's retainer pays for people: account managers, campaign staff, strategy calls. FirmFront's flat $699/month is possible because the recurring work — technical SEO, publishing, reporting — is done by the system, not billed by the hour. If you're not using the agency services, you're still paying agency prices for the website underneath them.

    Contracts and ownership

    Typical Scorpion engagements run on annual or longer contracts, and the site is typically built on a proprietary platform — leaving usually means rebuilding. FirmFront asks for a three-month commitment, then goes month to month, and your domain stays yours whether you stay or go.

    How changes happen

    Design and content changes at a typical agency go through your account team. On FirmFront, you edit the text and photos on your site yourself, or type a change in plain English — no ticket queue.

    Side by side

    • FirmFront: included.Typical Scorpion: not included.Flat monthly price ($699)
    • FirmFront: included.Typical Scorpion: not included.Three-month commitment, then month to month
    • FirmFront: included.Typical Scorpion: not included.Edit the text and photos on your site yourself, any time
    • FirmFront: included.Typical Scorpion: not included.AI edits: type a change in plain English
    • FirmFront: included.Typical Scorpion: not included.24/7 intake chat that captures leads while you sleep
    • FirmFront: included.Typical Scorpion: not included.Your domain stays yours
    • FirmFront: included.Typical Scorpion: included.Monthly traffic & lead reports
    • FirmFront: included.Typical Scorpion: included.Hosting, SSL, and technical SEO included

    "Typical" reflects commonly published terms for Scorpion plans — your specific agreement may differ; check your contract.

    Contract terms worth reading twice

    • Typical Scorpion engagements run on annual (or longer) contracts.
    • The website is typically built on Scorpion's proprietary platform — leaving usually means rebuilding.
    • Design changes typically go through an account team rather than a self-serve editor.

    When Scorpion might still be the right call

    If you want one agency running large ad budgets, intake staffing, and marketing strategy under one roof — and the retainer that comes with that — a full-service agency model can fit. FirmFront is the opposite bet: own your site, pay a flat fee, keep your ad budget wherever it performs.

    See the difference on your own site

    Run the free report — every number measured live, nothing invented. Your domain stays yours whether you stay or go.

    Last updated 2026-07-20. FirmFront is not affiliated with Scorpion.