People have asked me time and time again, sometimes in an email or a brief phone call, and sometimes through my online contact form, “what is the cost of a typical website?” It’s a legitimate question that we all ask before buying any products or services. And I’d wish I’d have a definite answer. Unfortunately, my typical answer is there’s no such thing as a typical website.
Like cars and many other things, you can buy a brand new economical sedan for under $10,000 or a luxury one over $100,000. It all depends on your needs and wants and of course your budget.
However, here’s the ball-park again for your reference. If your website is a non-ecommerce site [with no shopping cart], doesn’t require a database to hold registered user information, and has about 3-8 pages, the cost would range from $400 – $2,000 or even more. You still have to pay separately for your domain and web hosting services (and the price for a decent economical package is about $100 – $200 per year.
Why the difference?
It all comes down to the time and skills involved in doing your site. If your site is simple, and you are very clear about what you want in terms of content and design layout, you’ll save your designer / developer more time, thus you’ll save yourself money. If you want a more complex website layout, more complex web graphics and functionality, or you want to have follow-up search engine services, you’ll have to pay more.