A good custom website could easily cost $2000 (on the low end). Making changes could still require a freelance designer and developer to help you continually update your site (additional $$$).

Yet, for only a few dollars each month, Alxenterprise could give you almost everything you’d ever want at less than 1% of the cost.

Not to mention, you can easily login yourself and change copy, upload images, or add new pages within seconds (all without calling for tech support).

 

How Much Does a Website Cost

How much does a website cost? Is there such a thing as a website cost blueprint?

These are probably some of the first questions for anyone who considers establishing their own web presence.

A lot of people open up their own sites. There are currently billions of websites in existence and the number is growing daily.

Since having your own website has become a very common thing, you would think that it would be easy to answer the question of how much does a website cost. It turns out that the exact numbers are very hard to come by.

The price of each website is individual. It depends on a lot of factors. To give you a better understanding of what to expect we will try to help you create a website cost blueprint for yourself.

In this piece we’ll:

  • Determine how much a website would cost and give you rough outlines for common options.
  • Discuss the costs of the different website components in detail. That way, you can pick and choose options according to your own requirements and budget.
  • Try to give you a clear idea about what kind of price to expect for the website you have in mind.

Let’s get cracking!

What Does the Cost of a Website Consist of?

website cost factorsAs a first step let’s look at everything that costs money when creating your own website and how that translates into final costs in different scenarios.

Website Cost Factors

While the price of a website is highly individual, some things are universal in every website creation process and determine the cost of a website:

  • Type of website — Websites are not made equally. The price is depends highly on the type of site you are building. A simple blog is easier to set up than an online shop, a small business website has fewer pages than an enterprise site.
  • Domain&Hosting — Every web presence needs a home and an address you can reach. In terms of websites, that’s a server and a web domain. You can either get those yourself or acquire them as part of a website service from Alex Website Service.
  • Basic technology — All websites are powered by some kind of software in the background. This can be pure HTML or PHP files, a content management system like WordPress or something else. Depending on your choice, costs will differ.
    • Components — The basic technology is not everything. Depending on what functionality you need, you might need additional plugins, apps or third-party services, many of which will cost money.
    • Setup/Design/Development — Building a website is not just about acquiring the parts, they also need to be assembled. You can do that yourself or hire someone else to do it. If you do the latter, you will have to pay for that.
    • Maintenance — Additionally, it’s not just enough to build a website, you also need to keep it running. Ongoing maintenance (including marketing) is also a part of your website cost blueprint.

    As you can imagine, for many of the factors above, you can either invest money to have someone do those for you or the time to learn to take care of those yourself. Depending on your capabilities, this will also change the final cost of a website. Alex Website Service offers a one on one for each client to make sure you get just what you want.