what can a company expect to pay for a new website?

Question

what can a company expect to pay for a new website?

Answer 1

The cost are numerous and do have variances are determined with identifying how your business needs to operate online. The first step is to decide what the purpose of the website is.

A) For brand recognition/company namesake online.

B) To produce income from online sales.



Brand recognition websites are usually graphic rich domains of 5 to 10 web pages only. These information web sites are quickly designed and are relatively inexpensive depending on the detail of graphics required. Estimate $60 per web page should get you close.



A web site that will produce revenue from online sales requires much more precision in development than simple graphics and domain name. The entire spectrum of online marketing is won and lost in the selection of domain name, web page design and development, and the structure of all elements of hosting company, merchant account, gateway provider, and keyword marketing. At best, an estimate can be provided after a 10 to 20 minute interview (what are the company's requirements?). A sloppy estimate could hardly be provided at all. A range of $1,200 to $120,000 could be considered. Give me a call for a more accurate quote is the best advice.



Of perhaps even more importance for the revenue producing web site than determining the costs of production is, what will determine the ROI breakeven and how fast will the web site become profitable. A web designer that is not fully committed to the profitability of the web site development is not what a business should be looking for. In addition to cost of site development:

How will the web site best be marketed?

How is the web site designed to facilitate advertising and sales?

What methods are used to ensure the web site complies with all Search Engine and Directory requirements?

How will the hosting company prevent competitors from gaining access to proprietary information and customer data?

What elements can the design include to facilitate future sales and repeat business?

Answer 2

What you'll pay really depends on what you want. Web sites for small businesses can cost anywhere from $500 to $50,000 depending on the features and "bells and whistles" you want. If you are new at this, I recommend getting some professionaly consulting so you can make an informed decision rather than being ripped off.

Answer 3

This is like "how much does a house cost?" It varies greatly.



Simple 1 to 5 page websites can be created for very cheap using online tools (some hosting providers, like godaddy.com or the Microsoft Business tools site have online tools that you can create your own). You might get by for under $100.



Web designers in our area charge $35-$50/hour. You can have a real nice custom site built for 10-50 hours.



I have seen sites that get designed by committee cost as much as $15,000 for a 100 page site.



And I have seen custom eCommerce sites that cost $30,000.



Some major sites can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to build and load with content.



And back in the dot-com era, sites were built for millions.



So different prices for different goals. Tell me your budget, and I'll tell you what you can get for that!