Summary Of Costs For A Website

A website may be cheaper than you expect there are various aspects of a website you don’t see that make up crucial aspects but this page is perfect to help you see what’s on offer and see what makes up a website and to see your options regarding website creation.

This page will help you see our pipeline for creating websites and see various pros and cons of different options for website creation and finally we will see how to help your website grow and develop.

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Creation Pipeline

Step 1 Consultation

Have a one-to-one consultation with one of our fantastic team members and we will advise you on how best to proceed based on your requirements, we’ll talk you through how we can help whilst still ensuring you’re in control the whole time.

Step 3 Iterations & Refinement

We will then present to you our concepts & designs and receive feedback from you and revise and reiterate your website this process will repeat however many times it takes to ensure you get the right website for you.

Step 2 Initial Concepts

Our team will then compile an initial design for your website complacent with your brief ensuring we adhere to the highest standards from beginning to end.

Step 4 Results

Once you are 100% happy with the final product it’s time to implement it, we will support you every step of the way with great post-launch support and ensure a smooth deployment of your new website.

Your Options

Overview

There is a diverse array of choices to consider when constructing and styling a website. These options differ significantly in terms of cost, design quality, and the degree of client involvement needed. It’s helpful to think of these choices on a spectrum: generally, the more you invest, the higher the quality of the design and the less involvement required from the client, and conversely, lower costs tend to mean more client participation and potentially lesser quality.

See below your various options when it comes to getting a website created. Your options generally range from the lower end with options like website builders and generally DIY website services all the way to professional agencies who specialise in website creation just waiting to take on your contract.

Website Builders

Pros

This option is very obviously the cheapest option available to you you don’t have to pay any external people you are designing the website on your own the only cost is your time, if you are on a strict budget or a new startup this is a very easy option to take.

Template site tools are able to freely make changes and you are only answering to yourself so if you need to change something or make an adjustment you can quickly and effectively.

Simplicity, most tools now are easy to pick up and use this is very beneficial to you if you want total control over everything to do with your website, no qualifications needed just quick and easy websites if you have the skills.

Cons

The main obvious drawback is the time it takes to create a website if you are a small business or a new startup you don’t want to waste your time building a website you have to weigh up the time it takes to build a site vs the way that time could be spent elsewhere.

Template sites can be somewhat rigid which can have an impact on what you can achieve with them if you don’t have in-depth knowledge of HTML or CSS you could be put in a spot where you have an idea but lack the skills to visualize it on the website.

One key feature you would possibly lack if you built your website using a website builder is the SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) it could be much harder to help your website grow and improve when using building programs.

Finally, when using a builder program you don’t actually own the site you create you don’t own your own domain and this effectively means you don’t own your own website when using other options such as agencies or freelancers you effectively own your own website something which is not possible with website builders.

Offshore

Pros

Probably the best advantage for using offshore services is the cost-effective nature of them there is an abundance of offshore developers so the price of commissioning them is ultimately very competitive, you can effectively lower costs and still get your website.

The other key advantage is the time saved as you yourself are not creating the website it frees us your valuable time to attend to other tasks you have to do and makes sure your time is spent as effectively as possible.

Cons

One of the two biggest downsides when using offshore services is the language barrier, its crucial for your developer to be able to understand and articulate what you want for your website, and with a language barrier in place, this can become extremely difficult and can lead to miscommunication and overall the slowing of your project.

The second big disadvantage of using an offshore service is the element of risk involved in using an unverified freelancer they may cut corners or complete things incorrectly this can be somewhat counteracted if you are able to view their portfolio of work and verify them before but the risk will always be there.

Freelancers

Pros

This option is cheaper than hiring an agency.

Freelancers are often available more often due to more flexible working hours this is due in part to the various methods of communication they employ such as freelancing sites.

Freelancers are flexible they tend to be more responsive as they need the work and they need to make sure you the client is happy.

Cons

A freelancer’s skillset will typically be less than that of a fully staffed agency ofter will a website you will need both a website designer to conceptualize the website and a website developer to create and manage the website this can be more costly.

Depending on the level of the freelancer the costs may be abnormally high paying an hourly rate may end up being higher than that of a fixed price of an agency.

Just like with offshore freelancers there is a risk involved you don’t know the quality of who you have hired until you have hired them this will always be a risk no matter who you hire for your job.

Just like its a pro the availability of the freelancer is also a con you may have a good freelancer what is good for what you need but if their availability suddenly drops you are left in the dark with no one bale to help you service or create your website.

Agencies

Pros

Specialist team of experts each with their own specialty and area of expertise, you’ll be given a project manager to help make sure you are in the loop every step of the way and then every aspect of your website from creation to SEO will be handled by a specialist.

Your time will be saved and you can rest easy that everyone will be working their hardest to ensure your website will be the best it can possibly be your time is valuable and this will ensure it’s spent doing things that really matter.

The website you receive at the end will be of the best quality you can rest assured that an agency will make sure you are happy with the end product as their reputation depends on it.

You will receive ongoing and post-launch support giving you the peace of mind to be sure your website will always be operational and the best it can be.

Due to having a large workforce/team, agencies can almost always take on the work ensuring you can have things done within the given deadlines.

Cons

There is one main disadvantage; they’re expensive. Highly skilled specialists working together to create the best possible end-product based on a given brief comes with a price. Do factor into this the time saving, reduced risk, and high quality. Agencies can work in a very hands-off manner, with a project manager overseeing your project, ensuring a quality end product with multiple team members working to limit risk and to deliver within given timeframes.

Often the turnaround times are longer as creating a bespoke, high-quality end product takes time, even for multiple team members.

Check Out Our Portfolio

Press the button below to see just some of the work we have completed already for clients, maybe its time to add your job to that list.

Associated Costs

Monthly Costs

Hosting – Websites are hosted usually on a monthly costs basis without a host your website will not be accessible. Hosting costs can range anywhere from completely free to £500pcm but for a regular efficient host, you can expect to pay around £10 – £20pcm whereas a premium managed service could set you back around £200pcm.

SEO – Once you have your website it would be ideal for it to actually be marketed to potential customers that’s where SEO services come in you want to rank well on search engines and make the best use of social media all of these fall under the banner of SEO services.

Plugins – Some plugins needed to maintain your website change on a monthly basis you should factor this in when creating your website alternatively these costs are already covered with an agency like us.

Social Media Marketing – Depending on the amount of time you have to dedicate to it, you may require someone to manage and update your social media accounts, and integrate these with your website.

Yearly Costs

Domain – In order to set up a website, you’ll need a domain, which comes with a yearly fee. A domain is registered for a minimum term of one year, which should cost you somewhere between £5-20. Alternatively, you may wish to purchase a high-end domain from its existing owner. This can cost a great deal more, depending on the domain in question. In fact, one of our clients recently purchased one in the region of £10,000.

SSL Certificate – In order for your site to appear as HTTPS, you need an SSL Certificate. HTTPS is now a requirement for all websites, without one Google will not rank your site well and you will receive browser security warnings. In order to have this enabled you need, as a minimum, a domain validation SSL Certificate. This comes with a yearly fee of around £50.00

General Costs

Content Licenses – if you have images or videos on your website that you have not created yourself your going to need a license to use those images, an individual stock image can range from £1 – £250 depending on the image and where you are purchasing the license from as part of our website builds we ensure all of the content on the site is licensed and able to be used by your business.

Copywriting – Your website is going to need fresh content and it may be useful to you to have someone else write it for you such as regular blog posts as seen on our website this is one of the services we offer to create and maintain content on your website.

Payment Processing Fees – This one only applies if your site is an e-commerce site but if it is you’ll have to consider this. For example, if you’re using Paypal at the checkout, they will take 3% of all payments that are processed through your account. If someone purchases a product for £100, you will actually receive £97, whilst PayPal receives £3.00.

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So you have your website wireframe and all the basic pages built now its time to populate all of those pages with content whether that’s content you provide us or content you want one of our specialist content writers to create. We will ensure every word, image, and video on every page of your website will be perfectly placed and meet your expectations.

When it comes to content post-launch of your site we can constantly update your site with the most up to date information and alongside this write and curate blog posts for your site to help it grow and improve through SEO rankings just take a look at some of our blogs and see what type of content we can produce for your website.

Promotion

You’re unlikely to see SEO or online marketing as an associated cost on most articles about the cost of a website, but it’s an incredibly important thing to consider. After all, what’s the point of a website without an online presence?

SEO

Technical optimisation of your website to appear in search engine results and submission to Google.

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation and it is a great way to ensure your business is always in the eyes of potential customers. Our SEO service includes everything you need to gain a better understanding of where you are, where you would like to go, and how you get there. We recognise that every website is different, that’s why our SEO plans are tailored to your business specifically.

Put simply, SEO is all about modifying your website so it appeals to each search engine, so when someone makes a search including a keyword for your website (for example: ‘Plumbers near me’ for a plumbing company.) your website will be rated in higher ranks and positions resulting in more exposure of your business to potential clients.

SEO Services

PPC & Paid Search

Specializing in the oldest form of PPC advertising – text ads – our team has over 10 years of paid search experience and can help you regardless of the size of your campaign or your budget. Our experienced PPC team has worked with everyone over the years, from global brands to local businesses, implementing innovative, practical strategies that deliver results.

We work hard to get to know you and your business, using sophisticated techniques to create fully optimized campaigns to get your business in front of the right people. With transparent, meaningful reporting we work closely with you – hand in glove.

PPC Services

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Summary Of Costs For A Website

Creation Pipeline

Step 1 Consultation

Step 3 Iterations & Refinement

Step 2 Initial Concepts

Step 4 Results

Your Options

Overview

Website Builders

Pros

Cons

Offshore

Pros

Cons

Freelancers

Pros

Cons

Agencies

Pros

Cons

Check Out Our Portfolio

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Associated Costs

Monthly Costs

Yearly Costs

General Costs

Content

Promotion

SEO

PPC & Paid Search

Out of this world websites.