How much does a website cost?
Having played an active role in website design and development over the last fifteen years one question arises more than most the question of website cost. The question of cost can be divided into segments that contribute to the overall cost base, for those in a hurry the above website costs are based upon our average website cost structure based upon average development work we have completed in the last few years.
For a more detailed breakdown of the cost of a new website consider the following
- Media company’s overheads
- Media company’s location
- Type of website
- Size of website
- Bolt ons like CMS
- Social media development
- Search engine optimisation (CMS)
- Time to completion
- Textual copy
- Hosting
The starting factors in website design and development costs begin with the media companies overheads such as office rent, salaries and bills. Dependant upon how many new websites the media company turns over in a month an apportionment of the cost will go towards paying the overheads.
The days of simple html and css websites are long gone and most sites now are developed using server side scripts utilising PHP or .NET, the larger or more complex websites are often built upon a stack or framework such as Drupal, WordPress or another popular CMS.
When considering the costs of a new website it is important to consider your return on your investment most well thought out websites optimised for search engines should return your initial out lay in cost and continue delivering new business to you in turn raising your profit.
The above pricing divided into a simple presentation site a more complex multi-page site and an e-commerce website are typical costs with new development and we would like to discuss in more detail how we can take your business forward and raise your profit from Internet sales so please contact us for more information and we can prepare a proposal to suit your business.
