How much does a website cost?
The best way to answer this question is to think about buying a new car. The more bells and whistles (chrome rims, 4-wheel drive, spoiler, flames painted on the side) you want on the car the more it costs.
Same goes for web design – the more bells and whistles (Flash movies, CMS, dynamic pages, fancy navigation menus) the more the site costs.
I try to first extract from the client what the basic needs are: homepage, about us, products, services, contact us.
These are what I call the ‘Fab 5’ – the foundational pages of a website. These type of sites aren’t normally that expensive, maybe $500 – $750. But then when you start adding Flash, more pages, the ability for the client to update the site themselves (CMS), etc., the bill starts going up.
Another factor of course is how much the web design firm charges per hour, per page, per mockup, etc. I know one guy who is very good who charges $500 just for the mockup. I know some companies where you can get an entire ‘Fab 5’ site for $500. But then again, just like everything else, you get what you pay for.
So, how much does a website cost?
1. Will depend on the web design firm’s standard charging rates – not everyone charges the same.
2. If you want to pay for what you need as compared to what you want.
3. Do you want all the bells and whistles or will a basic ‘Fab 5’ suffice?
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