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What is the Price of Website Development Services?

Published Mon Mar 7

Planning to develop a website, you might have some big dreams. You are planning to have all the shiny design features, complex programming, bells and whistles and plentiful interactive elements. But when you are starting do remember two things: be realistic and set achievable goals.

Initially, your new website isn’t going to surpass any other big names. But it doesn’t mean that you Should not set your goals high. Three main points determine your website success in the future:

• Budget – the higher the budget you have, the more you will spend on features.
• Time – the more time you have, the more work you will put into your website.
• Technical expertise – the more technical expertise you have, the more you can add on or do by yourself.

This means that you need to spend your money and time wisely to get a successful website. This article will guide you on how to spend your money and time wisely for website development.

Before starting to develop a website, ask some questions to yourself.

• What is my actual budget to spend?
• How do I manage my website?
• Which feature do I need right now, and then later?
• Who will handle the technical side of the website?

Once you get the answers to these questions, then you can pick the route to develop the website. There are three ways: a website builder, WordPress, or hiring a professional designer.

If you pick the route of a website builder, it can cost you as low as $6/month. Whereas, WordPress can cost you around $10 to $50 per month. However, hiring a professional designer is the most expensive route with a cost of $10000 and above. We will discuss one by one all three routes in detail, so you can choose the right route for developing your website within your budget, time and technical expertise.

The average cost of developing a website varies from $120 to $150000. It is due to the cost factors behind the total website cost.

• Domain – It is a unique name that comes in the website’s URL. A domain name costs $0.95 to $12/domain.
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate – This certificate protects the website and visitors from the transfer of sensitive data. It cost $0 to $1500/ year.
• Website Hosting – It is a service that enables users to get your website. The cost of website hosting ranges from $24 to $24000 / year
• Style or theme – These are the elements of design that work together to give your website a classy look. The cost of style or theme ranges from $2000 to $15000.
• Responsive Design – It gives the same experience as a website while browsing from any device. It costs from $3000 to $25000.

Features Breakdown	Price
Domain	$0.95 -$12
SSL Certificate	$0 -$1500
Website Hosting.	$24 -$10000
Style or theme	$2000 -$15000
Responsive Design	$3000 -$25000
Website Pages (1 to 250)	$1000 – $10000
CMS	$2000 -$25000
Database Integration	$2000 -$25000

Price of Website Development using a website builder
$5 – $50 / month

Features Breakdown	Included	Price
Subscription	Yes	$5 -$50 / month
SSL Certificate	No	–
Website Hosting	No	–
Style or theme	No	–
Technical Support	No	–
Apps	Yes	$0 -$20+ / month
Domain	Yes	$12 / year

Price of Website Development using a WordPress
$10 – $50 / month with an upfront cost of $30 – $780

Features Breakdown	Included	Price
Subscription	No	–
SSL Certificate	Yes	$0 – $200 / year
Website Hosting	Yes	$2.5 – $50 / month
Style or theme	Yes	$0 – $50+
Technical Support	Optional	$80 – $180 / hour
Apps	Yes	$0 -$100+ / month
Domain	Yes	$12 – $60 / year

Price of Website Development using a Professional web designer
$5000 – $35000 upfront cost

Features Breakdown	Included	Price
Subscription	Yes	$500 – $1000 / year
SSL Certificate	Yes	$0 – $200 / year
Website Hosting	Yes	$2.5 – $50 / month
Style or theme	No	–
Technical Support	Yes	$5000 – $35000 upfront
Apps	No	–
Domain	Yes	$12 – $60 / year

Each website building route offers varying prices and of course different advantages and disadvantages. Mostly, companies partner with freelance or professional web designers to build a website. However, website builders provide an affordable solution to small businesses, start-ups and freelancers.

How Much Does A 5 Page Website Cost?

Website content or website pages are important for your website. That is why designers charge an additional amount for the content, and their rates are scaled by the number of web pages. Also, the product, service and business type influence the page count. For instance, an eCommerce store website with a broader number of product categories requires more pages as compared to a single product category website.
Usually, the web designers or agencies charger for the pages are as follows:

• For 1 – 10 pages – $1,000 – $2,000
• For 10 – 50 pages – $2,000 – $3,000
• For 50 – 150 pages – $3,000 – $6,500
• For 150 – 250 pages – $6,500 – $10,000

How Much Does a Giant Website Cost Which Has Huge Number of Webpages?

Depending upon the business type, the following average cost is incurred for a giant website with a huge number of web pages:

Type of Business	Design Cost	Annual Website Maintenance Costs
Ecommerce Store Website with 100 – 1000 products	$5,000 – $55,000	$15,000 – $30,000
Website Application or Database Driven Website (up to 2000 pages)	$6,000 – $75,000	$30,000 – $60,000

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