The Cost of a Website

It’s time to talk about it!

How much?

No one wants to answer this question.

There are 1000 ways to create websites. There are billions of different website productions.
So, to answer this question, we will have to simplify the matter a little.

3 solutions

Choose the most suitable :

• You have no money and you want to make your site yourself with a « Wix » type site builder
• You have a small budget and you call on a freelancer
• You have a budget from 10,000 euros and you want to call on a web agency.

Solution 1

How much does it cost to create a site with a site builder?

The entry level at Wix, with your domain name and without advertising, is 12€ / month. And it goes up to 52€ / month.
And you can still pay some options to upgrade your site.

Over 3 years, you will therefore pay between 432 and 1872 euros, or even a little more.

Be careful, because sometimes there are hidden fees
Wix also offers to use additional web design services if you don’t have the head to produce design. And that is of course an additional cost.
You have other platforms that offer this kind of services and prices (Squarespace, Webflow, Web.com….)

The solution is interesting if:

• You have a small budget
• You are ok to have limited page templates in terms of customization
• You are ok to have simplified options
• You are ok for your site not to really belong to you (wix is a proprietary CMS, you cannot move your site to another host)
• This is your first site and you are looking for a first experience
• You are ready to invest your time

Solution 2

How much does a site with a professional freelance provider cost?

We will take a somewhat wide range and we will say between 1 000 and 20 000 euros. But it could also be more…

Honestly, that’s the best solution.

At 1000 euros, you will not have an e-commerce site, At 1000 euros, you will have a page created from a page template. With the right options to optimize your site.
But you will certainly still have part of the job to do.

For higher budgets

Below 3000 euros, you can do a nice job, create a design that speaks to your users, start working on SEO, provide good personalized support on a site that will be created with a WordPress page builder such as Elementor or Divi .
Above 3000 euros, you can do the same job, but with a personalized integration. This will allow you to have a better optimized, better referenced, lighter site…

Solution 3

I have a lot of money and I want to work with an agency.

It is a good solution if:

• you have a substantial budget (above 20 000€)
• you need to use many different skills

Conclusion

It’s obvious but when you have a lot of money your project will be more complete. The important thing is to do a good needs assessment.