How much does a website cost?

Please note that price information in this article was based on data from 2014, and may now be outdated. 

How much does a website cost? Why do the prices vary so much? The cost of a website depends on a lot of factors, from individual rates of different web developers and designers to the specific requirements of the website. Here’s a quick look at the factors that determine the cost of a website.

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The basics

Web Hosting costs vary depending on how much bandwidth you need, the level of reliability, support, and security provided, and any special hosting requirements by your website.

Web Design prices depend on how unique you want your website to look. If you have something really specific in mind and want your website designed from scratch, you will definitely have to pay a lot more.

Web Development translates your approved design to a functional website. This is also an essential part of website building that adds to the cost of your website.

Content makes up most of your website and includes informative text, photos, forms, and so on. Usually, adding more pages to your website increases its total cost as well.

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The add-ons

Maintenance costs depend on how much of it is needed by your website. If your website is mostly static and you only have to add or update content every now and then, maintenance fee is minimal. If your website needs to be updated often and with major changes, you’ll have to cough up more dollars.

Content Management Systems (CMS) are for those who want to personally implement simple updates to their website. With a CMS, you can lessen maintenance fees since you won’t have to contact your web developer for any changes to your website. However, this also means that the upfront price of your website will be at least double of what you’d pay for a passive or mostly static website.

Marketing, SEO, and Professional Copywriting are great tools to maximise the reach and effectiveness of your website, but they also cost a lot.

Other functionalities such as e-commerce, newsletters, blogs, responsive design, and other typical business add-ons definitely hike up the cost of a website. These functionalities not only involve more design, development, content, and maintenance, they also need better and more expensive hosting.

 

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Determiningyourwebsite’s costs

If you just want your business to have a home on the web so potential clients can find you online or to make your business look more reputable, a basic website is all you need. This will usually cost $800 – $2000 a year depending on your website’s specifications and the actual rate of your web designer and developer.

For a simple website with CMS, expect to shell out $2000 – $6000 per year. Marketing, SEO, and professional copywriting can add about $5000 to $10000 more to your total website costs. An e-commerce website with full functionality can cost up to $15000 plus other miscellaneous fees!

According to a recent study by GE, 81% of consumers research online before buying a product or booking a service. With this in mind, it’s easy to see why it’s very important to invest on a website. The more money you put into your website, the more unique and functional it is. However, for most small or start-up businesses, spending thousands of dollars per year on a website is just not a viable option.

At ServiceSeeking.com.au, we can build you a website and help you establish your online presence for an affordable price. For a fixed rate of $24.95/month, we can develop a website for your business complete with hosting, content, and web design. This adds up to only $299 a year — much less than what others charge for a basic website, and you get plenty more features!

On top of this, you also receive free website maintenance, so you won’t have to worry about additional costs when you need to add content or update your website unlike with other web development choices.

Our basic website is also a step up from the typical static website. The content depends on you, so apart from a description of your business and a list of the services you offer, you can add a portfolio, a testimonial page, a qualifications page, pricing information, and so on. You can also allow them to contact you easily for inquiries and quote requests through a form on your website.