How much does a website cost?

Um, how long is a piece of string!?

Type into Google ‘build a website’ and you’ll get an overwhelming number of results. But when it boils down to it, you only really have 2 options; build your website yourself, or pay someone else to do it for you. I wish I could provide a straight forward answer – but how much it costs varies greatly because it depends on a huge range of factors.

So to help give you an idea of what you’re in for, I’ve broken down the basic pieces involved with any website – I hope this helps!

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Minimum costs

When you break down a website to its basic parts, these are the minimum costs you’ll need to account for. While DIY builders will package this up differently, these are all still required.

How much does it cost with a website builder?

$6 – $80 per month; cheap but beware

Website builders all package up websites differently. Here are some special cost considerations for using a page builder like Wix, Squarespace etc.

*If considering DIY builders like Wix, Squarespace or something else, consider the potential lost income when you spend time working on your site. Since you’ll be learning as you go, it will take you a lot longer than it will a professional. To give yourself a financial figure to work with, take the number of hours you currently work each week, divide by your current average income to work out your ‘hourly rate’. Then multiply that by at least 40 (minimum average number of hours it takes to DIY a simple information-only website)… Use this to weigh your options!