How much does a website cost?

The short version

A simple one page site to launch an idea or a campaign starts from $250. A multi page business website you can update yourself starts from $750. A custom web or mobile app is quoted after a short scoping call, because the range is genuinely wide. Ongoing hosting and edits, if you want us to handle them, start from $49 a month. Those are real starting numbers, not teasers.

Where a project lands inside or above those starting points comes down to a handful of things, and a good studio can tell you which ones apply to you in one conversation.

What drives the price

• How many pages. A one page site and a fifteen page site are different amounts of work. Most small business sites need five to eight real pages.
• Whether you need to edit it yourself. A simple content system that lets you change text and images without a developer adds a little up front and saves a lot later.
• Features that do work. Booking, online ordering, payments, memberships, and calculators are real software, not just pages, so they move the price.
• Who writes the words and takes the photos. If you have copy and images ready, it is faster. If we write and source them, that is included but it is real work.
• How custom the design is. A clean, professional design built on a proven structure costs less than a fully bespoke, one of a kind interface. Both can look excellent.
• Integrations. Connecting your site to the tools you already use, your booking system, your reviews, your Instagram, your point of sale, takes time to wire up correctly.

How a fixed price quote is built

Hourly billing means you carry the risk of the work taking longer, and you get punished for asking questions. A fixed price flips that. Here is how we set it:

• We scope it once, properly. We look at your business, your goals, and the list above, and agree exactly what the site includes.
• We price the whole thing, not the hours. You get one number for the agreed scope. If it takes us longer than expected, that is our problem, not your invoice.
• Changes are quoted before they happen. Something new that falls outside the agreed scope is priced as a small fixed add on, and you approve it before we start. Nothing new ever appears on your bill by surprise.
• Payment is split. Half up front to reserve your build slot, half at launch. If you do not love the first design direction, your deposit is refunded.

Why cheap can be expensive

A twenty dollar a month website builder looks cheaper until you count the cost. You do the work, you fight the templates, the site is slow and hard for Google to read, and you never own it. A one time build that you own outright, that loads fast and ranks, usually pays for itself faster than the subscription that never ends. The right question is not what is the cheapest way to get a website, it is what will bring in customers and still be mine in three years.

How to get your number

The fastest way to a real price is to tell us what you are trying to do. Send your business name, what you sell, and any examples of sites you like. We reply with a plan and a single fixed price within one business day, at no cost. No hourly estimates that balloon, no pressure, just a clear number you can decide on.

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