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Steps to Getting a Website: Step 2 – Set Aside a Budget

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2. Set Aside a Budget

This can be the most tricky part of getting a website. I will try to simplify it as much as I can, but based on the unique needs of every business, the price structure for a website can vary from a few dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. Remember the cliché, “You get what you pay for”? Well that still holds true in the world of web design and development.

There are many web design packages out there ranging from a do-it-yourself $10/mo. Website to fine crafted, search engine friendly, user friendly interactive online web store costing $50,000. We will leave the $50,000 websites to the large corporations for now. But for the small businesses and start-ups, look to spend $350 to $3000 or more for a website. These figures are based on how many pages a website will have, how many images placed in the website, if the website is using a website template or a custom design, the addition of custom web applications or JavaScript, flash, etc.

The majority of web design companies require a 10% to 50% down payment to start the project. Then there are continued cost for the web hosting and domain name which can range from $50 to $400 a year. There will more than likely be a need for updates and additions to the websites, so there will need to be money for that. You are looking at $35 per hour for simple updates to $1000 for complete website redesigns.

If you are a small business looking for a simple informational website that consists of a home page, a services page, and a contact page that doesn’t have any flash, javascript or databases, you are looking at spending about $350 to $600. Askew Media Web Design will do this for your business for $350 with a web template of your choice from Askew Media or you may purchase one from another template website such as Template Monster. They have a huge selection of web templates to choose from. Once a template is chosen and you have given us the content, Askew Media will have your website up and running in 3 – 5 business days.

One thing you must remember about making this purchase: this is not just a cost. Having a website will help to increase productivity and profits for your company. The long term benefits will pay for the costs of having a website.