How the website budget planner works
Starting ranges come from published pricing data. GoodFirms covers freelancers, WebFX covers agencies and online stores, and the builders' own pricing pages cover DIY.123
Extras such as more page types, languages, copywriting, custom design and integrations are my working estimates from projects. They're marked as estimates in the breakdown.
The yearly cost covers hosting, maintenance and updates. The last box checks whether the site pays for itself from new customers.
Questions people ask
How much does a small business website cost?
Most professionally built small business sites cost $5,000 to $15,000, plus $500 to $5,000 a year to keep running.
What makes a website more expensive?
More page types, copywriting, an online store, extra languages, integrations such as booking or a CRM, and custom design.
Is a DIY website really cheap?
The builder plan is, from about $180 a year. The real cost is your time: writing every page, sourcing images and setting up forms and tracking.
Why is there a yearly cost?
Hosting, the domain, plugins or apps, updates and small fixes come back every year. Leaving them out is the most common budgeting mistake.