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How Much Does it Cost to Build a Website?
By Robert Campbell on Friday, February 5th, 2010
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Recently asked on how much it costs to build a 75 page website on what I will call Subject A, I thought this might be a good time to explain a way to calculate this. Possibly even, on how not to calculate this.
I get this question repeatedly, “How much does it cost to build a basic website?” My answer? It’s $10 plus my hourly rate if you want anything extra on the site. Example of $10 website without extras. Anyone want one?
It’s All About the Plan
Most of my clients first come to me wanting a website. I’m the guy they were told about, they tell me they need a website, and I ruin their day because I can’t give them a quote or a website until we really know what we are talking about. They are forced to go back and rethink their initial plan.
Have you ever asked a webmaster how much, and they say I don’t know?
The client wants to say “I have a website!”, and webmasters want to say “Now here is a website that will do something for you.”
Before getting a website know exactly why you want it, and if you are doing this for business, how it will be profitable. Building a website for a business should not come out of your marketing budget! Marketing the website should. Think sales, think improved employee performance (intranets), and stop thinking money pit. Websites without a well defined plan are money/time pits.
Brainstorm potentials beyond your initial plan. Do you want your web visitors to know your business hours and specials. That’s great. I can give them that information with my $10 website. How about getting their email so you can notify these highly qualified leads about a promotion you plan on having. How about getting them to print out a coupon from your website. How about getting them to book an appointment right now! The ideas are endless.
Do you have a website already? What does it DO now?
You Don’t Want a Website
When you go to the person that will be designing your website, don’t say “I want a website.”
Say, I want a website, AND I want it to do this, this, and THIS! Your clearly defined plan with well thought out ideas, beyond just having an about us page, will inspire your webmaster. It will be easy for them to give you a quote, at least a rough one if put on the spot, and it will be easier for you to make smart business like decisions on what is important for your site.
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I agree, but it’s like my coders asking me for a “spec” for some new software I want created… I can’t write a “spec”, and most newbies don’t know what they want from a “website”.
Love the $10 website BTW.
Guy.
awesome article, hahahahahahah i love $10 website to…..thanks for share with us dude
It’s depends on the website what features we need in our site i mean u want to make it in Java, .Net Etc Cost higher
I believe the question many people of how much it costs to own a site is quite vague. A website can cost as less as 10-20 dollars to be built (not counting free websites etc.) and can cost as high as 10K to build. It depends upon the necessity of the person and how well he wants to build it. I also agree that many people just get websites as a fashion you might say though it might not be needed. Anyways great post.
I also agree that many people just get websites as a fashion you might say though it might not be needed. Anyways great post
One should really analyze whether you business really needs a website or not. Most of the people just go by the trend that since everyone has a website they too need to have it to be with the current trend but it is not true. But yeah the 10$ was a great one. Love this article for that.
If that is a corporate website for sure it will cost more. But blog templates is okay with me. That is what i do with me Cebu Real estate website.
great article. Thanks!