What does a new website cost?

What does a website cost?

Guideline costs for your website designed by Mandy (2024)

Basic Website Design Indicative Cost

Domain and Hosting – £350 – £500

Advanced Website Indicative cost

Design, Domain, Hosting, E-commerce or CRM integration – £500 – £3000

The cost of creating a new website can vary widely depending on various factors, including the complexity of the site, its features and functionality, the platform or technology used, design requirements, and the development team’s location and expertise. Here are some key factors that can influence the cost:

Costs of Creating a New Website?

Type of Website? (simple information, e-commerce, custom web application) This can significantly impact the cost of your website
Custom Designs are more expensive than pre-made templates
Functionality e.g. e-commerce features will be more expensive
Payment gateways add costs
Hosting and Domain are ongoing costs e.g. usually yearly in order to keep your Domain/URL (e.g. google.co.uk or pepsi.co.uk and where you website is hosted
SEO and Marketing require considerable time and will add costs
Maintenance and Updates are essential to keep your website accurate, engaging and rated by search engines e.g. google

Which Development Platform do I use?

WordPress.org

9 excellent reasons why I use wordpress.org?

Flexibility and Customization
Open Source
Plugins
Themes
Community Support
Scaleable – suitable for large and small businesses
SEO friendly
User-Friendly interface – when I hand you over your new website, it will be easier for you to use
Cost effective – wordpress.org is free, although you will still have the costs of hosting, domain registration, themes, plugins and maintenance