Creating a website can be expensive, but there are ways to keep the costs down. The most important factor is the type of website you want. If you want a simple website with a few pages, it will be cheaper than a website with many features and functions. What are the costs of website development? In this article, we will tell you what costs you should look out for when you have a website built.
Introduction
Every starting entrepreneur nowadays needs a website. Even if you don’t sell anything online, a website gives your business an aura of legitimacy and professionalism. Moreover, website design has made a lot of progress in recent years and there are now many templates and tools that make website creation relatively easy – even for people without technical experience.
However, creating a website can be expensive, depending on the features and functions you need. So what are costs of website development?
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Costs of website development in 2022
First things first, domain name and hosting
When you have a website built by a website builder, he first asks for a domain name and hosting. The domain name is the address of the website on the Internet, for example, www.yourbusiness.com, and hosting is the space on a server where the files of your website are stored.
Agencies often offer a package for start-ups, as some start-ups have little experience with this. A package for hosting and domain name is almost always a monthly fee.
The price for such a package can vary greatly but usually starts at about $10 per month.
At Timbranding, these costs are included in the maintenance package, which starts at $10 per month.
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What does a web designer cost per hour?
When your domain and hosting are arranged, we can look at making a nice professional website. For a beautiful website, we need professional web designers. Most web designers calculate their project based on an hourly wage of $50.
This is however the average, an online marketing agency calculates the cost of a website based on the company. Take a dentist as an example. With a successful website, a dentist can certainly earn more than $100.000 per year. A marketing specialist takes advantage of this and will not ask for $500 for the website, but a different price tag.
You must find a web designer who makes sure you get a responsive website. A responsive website means that the website looks good and works well on all devices, from desktop computers to smartphones. The usability of a website is important for your on-page SEO.
How many hours does it take to build a website?
When building a new website, all kinds of factors play a role in determining the hours. The time it takes to create a website can be calculated using the following formula
(number of pages * hours per page) + (costs for extra functionalities like a blog or webshop, when needed)
So what does a website cost on average? A website that has 8 pages and takes 5 hours to make would cost $2000 for the design alone. Functionalities such as a blog / web shop / portfolio can be $500 to $1500 extra. So the price for making a website can vary a lot, depending on what you want your website to do and how it looks.
Many customers do not want to spend thousands of dollars on a website. That is why at Timbranding we offer functional websites without customisation. Instead of spending 40 hours on a web design, we use a template which saves us a lot of time and therefore money for the client. In this way, we can offer a complete website for a lower price.
With this we spend an estimated 10-50 hours to get functionalities right. A website will then cost around a friendly price of $500 to $2500. This is a nice budget for small companies to have a professional website made.
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What does a simple website cost to create?
What does a simple website cost on average? And what do you understand by “simple”?
A simple website is rather seen as an online business card. This website usually consists of a landing page, contact page, and an about us page.
Like a business card, the only functionality is to contact the company. The website is designed with a company logo, contact information and a short description of what the company does.
Creating a website like this has a one-time cost of $500 to $1000.
A simple website is excellent for most entrepreneurs who want to make a good first impression.
What does a professional custom website cost?
Does your company have a somewhat larger budget and do you want more than a simple website? Then you are often looking at higher costs for a more professional website.
You’re talking about extra functionalities such as a blog, portfolio, subscriptions, social platform etc. The cost of a professional website is difficult to estimate because of the wide range of customer requirements.
The cost of a professional website can be between $1000 and $10,000. Please note that an expensive website also contains $10,000 in hours.
A professional website works well on all devices, is user-friendly and is adapted to the wishes of the customer. The website is also future-proof, so you can keep making changes and additions without problems.,
How much does a website with a webshop cost?
A webshop is a must for every shop nowadays. The online shop is the perfect way to sell products to customers all over the world. But how much does it cost to create a website with a web shop?
The cost of adding a web shop to a website can vary greatly. It depends on the size of the shop, the number of products, and the type of shop system you want. Most shop systems cost $500 to $1000. In addition, you should also take into account the costs for website design and development. These costs depend on the complexity of the website and can vary from $2000 to $5000.
So a webshop usually costs $1500 to $7500,- including the creation of the website. These costs can be so high because of the extra development time that is needed to make a webshop.
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“Do I need to fill in content on my website myself?”
Yes/no. It is up to the client if they want to fill in their own content or if they want the web design agency to do it for them. Usually, an agency will ask the client to provide text and images for the website, but some agencies charge an extra fee for content creation.
Creating website content is a time-consuming process, so many agencies do not include it in the total price of the website. This fee can range from $50 to $200 per hour.
At Timbranding, we always create the website content together with our clients. It is important to us that the client is satisfied with the website and that they have confidence in the regular updating of the website content. For content creation we charge a friendly price of $60 per 1000 words.
How much does it cost to maintain a website?
A website must also be kept up to date constantly. This means that it has to be maintained on a regular basis. The costs of website maintenance depend on the size and complexity of the website.
What is involved in a website maintenance? Website maintenance usually includes the following activities:
Security updates
Performance check
Content updates
Bug fixes
Website maintenance costs can range from $10 to $600 per month. It is important to note that these costs are in addition to the cost of creating a website.
At Timbranding, we offer website maintenance contracts for as little as $10 per month. This includes all the activities mentioned above, and unlimited support from our team of experts. However, this increases based on complexity and hours, things like content completion.
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What CMS is used when creating a website?
A CMS, or content management system, is a platform that allows website owners to update the content of their website.
There are many different CMSs available, and the costs of using a particular CMS can vary greatly. Some CMSs are free to use, while others require a paid subscription.
The most common CMSs are WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. These CMSs are all free to use, but they do have different levels of complexity. WordPress is the easiest CMS to use, while Drupal is the most complex.
Do not underestimate WordPress, due to the large number of plugins available a WordPress website offers the most flexibility for its price. Some plugins are free and others are paid, but the paid plugins are not very expensive. Because of the simplicity of WordPress, you can learn to make your own WordPress website if you have the time.
If you are not sure which CMS to use for your website, talk to your web design agency. They can advise you on the best CMS for your website.
Is search engine optimisation included with a website?
This is pretty much never included in a complete package for a website.
Nonetheless, It is important that the website builder provides a good basis for on-page SEO. This means that the website is coded properly and that the titles, descriptions and keywords are set correctly. For content, it is important that there are no spelling mistakes and that the text is easy to read. Google measures this with the flesch reading ease score.
For Google, it is also important that your website is mobile-friendly, so your website should have a responsive design. So look for a website builder who makes the basics search engine friendly.
However, this is not enough to be easily found. If you want to be found well, we recommend hiring an SEO specialist who can take care of both on-page and off-page SEO.
A large part of SEO is backlinking, this is the process of having other websites link to your website. This can be a difficult and time-consuming task, so not many website builders offer this as part of their service.
If you are interested in search engine optimization, check out our SEO services. We can help you with both on-page and off-page SEO so that you are ranked as high as possible in the search engines.
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What does a good website yield?
A website is an important part of any business, and it should be treated as such. A website must be well designed and deliver the desired results. If a website is not delivering the desired results, then it is time to rethink the design and/or purpose of the website.
A good website delivers website visitors. These website visitors can be converted into website leads by placing a lead capture form on the website. The website leads can then be converted into customers by providing a sales process on the website
The best way to measure the success of a website is by looking at the conversion rate. This is the number of website visitors who become customers divided by the number of website visitors. If the conversion rate is low, then the website is not performing well. In that case, it is time to reconsider the design and/or the purpose of the website.
A good website produces website visitors. website leads. website customers. website sales. And it does so efficiently and cost-effectively.
Where can you get a website created in the first place?
The best way to get a website created is to work with a web design agency. This type of agency has professional designers and developers who can create a custom website for your business.
Timbranding provides both professional and affordable websites for any business. Our website creation process is simple and easy to understand, so you know exactly what is happening at any given time. In addition, we offer a wide range of features and plug-ins that are available.
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What other website services should I look into?
There are many additional services for a website such as SEA, Email marketing and Social media marketing. Search engine optimization is already mentioned in this article.
SEA, or search engine advertising, is the process of paying for ads to be placed at the top of search engines. These ads are then clicked on by website visitors, and this traffic is directed to the advertiser’s website.
Email marketing is the process of sending emails to customers who have signed up to receive them. These emails may contain information about new products, special offers, or just general information about the company
Social media marketing is the process of promoting a company’s website on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, and now Pinterest.
It is better to have these services arranged by one party so that everything is clear. Often online marketing agencies also offer a package for all extra services. So make sure you find a website builder who understands all these services and is willing to offer a package deal.
Final word
However you go about it, make sure that the website is created in a search engine friendly way. This means that the website is well coded, and that the titles, descriptions and keywords are set correctly.
For the content, it is important that there are no spelling mistakes and that the text is easy to read. Google measures this with the Flesch readability score. For Google, it is also important that your website is mobile-friendly, so your website should have a responsive design.
So look for a website builder who makes the basic on-page SEO friendly.
