How Much Does a Website Cost?
Obviously at the web designer we get asked this question all the time. To answer this question is not as simple as you may think. We need to understand what your website needs to achieve. Websites today are more complex than previously and have become more a business tool rather than a brochure style website.
For example:
- Capturing customer information
- Marketing
- Rewarding returning customers
- Selling products
- Display your catalogue
- Surveys
To build a customised website today it is important not only to look good but to be written in a way so search engines can find your website when customers are searching for you. Google is still the number one search engine by far with approximately 88% market share.
For a website development company to give you an idea of costs you will need to provide them with the information they need to understand what you expect your website to achieve.
Your web designer will need to know:
- Who is your target demographic?
- What are your main keywords and keyword phrases?
- What is your industry?
- Who are your customers?
- Where are your customers?
- Why do they need your services or product?
- What is your difference?
- Who are your competitors?
- Do you have a marketing strategy in place?
- Are you a start-up?
- How many years have you been in business?
- Do you have a current website?
- Do you have a budget in mind?
- Do you need to register a domain name?
- Do you have a design brief?
- Do you have a sitemap?
- How many pages?
- How many products?
- What would you like your website to achieve?
- Do you want to capture your customer’s information?
- Do you want to send email news letters?
The more information you can give your web designer the more accurate the quotation will be. Without this information your web designer will not be able to quote properly and you may end up with a website that doesn’t do what you expected therefore it will be useless to you.
At The Web Designer we offer our client’s a web design brief document that is a simple Q&A form that you can fill out helping to build a design brief so that we can offer an accurate quote. If you would like a copy of this document please click here.
If you're after some ballpark figures for a customised website, here's a quick guide:
Brochure style website with custom web design - $1,990 - $4,500
Content Management - Administer web changes yourself via a feature-rich CMS website with custom web design - $4,500 - $14,990+
E-Commerce Shopping Cart Software - Trade online with a feature-rich website with custom web design - $4,995 - $24,990+