How much does it cost to build a Website?
Whether you are doing business online or offline, in today’s digital world you need to have a digital address and it’s just to have a website. If you’re looking to launch a brand-new website or redesign your existing site, your business needs to consider some web design and development costs.
So while considering a web presence establishment, first and probably the most troublesome question that comes to your mind is not how to build a website but how much will it cost.
The cost of developing a website is very subjective and there is no clear-cut cost blueprint for website development. The costs are often one-time expenses, meaning it costs more to launch a website than maintain one. Even though developed more than thousands of websites, no one can give a generic answer to that question.
Why don’t have a fixed price quote?
- Lack of Industrial Standards: The way one person or company develops a project may be completely different from others. The web development service is rather new and lacks uniformity. There are multiple languages or frameworks that can be used to develop a website such as PHP, WordPress, Angular, Magento, Laravel, etc. The more options to reach a single desired outcome makes it even more complex in pricing.
- Complexity in Planning: Implementing a single feature in the website could take up anywhere from an hour to a hundred depending on the complexity and inputs needed. If you want users of the website to be able to publish their own content, there could be a hundred details that may be needed. Does content need approval to be published? Do you want to establish checks for plagiarism? Do you wish to include images? If images can be uploaded, what is the maximum size per image for website creation? And all features will need details. It is advised to, therefore, find an experienced and trusted team that takes these decisions for you in your company’s best interest. The prices vary accordingly. So there’s no magic bullet when it comes to how to build a website.
- Continuous Time & Effort: Website development is not a linear process, its a continuous process which requires time and effort of the developing team. The time & effort is most important for the quality delivery of the process. The timing will depend on complexity and size of the job and response time for a few key areas during the project.
- Varied Quotes: Getting quotes for a new development can be confusing and price will need to be a factor. The cost of development varies wildly across the spectrum. The quotes given by the small companies and big corporate giants for the same web project can vary upon on the expertise of the company, the preferred platforms, the team size and even their location. Web development in the US/UK can cost 3-4 times more than that in India with the same level of quality of work.
- Pricing Model: There are different type of pricing model available in the industry, Fixed or Hourly based. Some companies give a fixed quote, while most of the companies are shifting to an hour-based pricing model. The fixed price model did not account that some websites that seemed simple may take up months. The hourly model accounts for the far too valuable manpower and their time.
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