How Much Does a Website Cost?

[Shole]

You can make one from as little as 0$ to az much as 250k $ but the main point is no matter how big or small your budget is you can make a website easily. It all depends what you want to make and offer to people.

 

[DudeThatsErin]

It really depends on what kind of website you are wanting and what you do with the hosting. There are a lot of factors that play into this.

 

[Swazykid4all]

Owning a website isn't that expensive depending on the content you want the site to be used for. An average site can be hitting for $50.

 

[kayode10]

The cost of a website it depends on the functionality of the website is going to provide. Data driven website cost about $1000 to build right from scratch. You can spend less than $200 if you want to do it niche website.

 

[Grandeur]

Creating a website isn't much of a big deal as it used to be before since there are now upgraded softwares that make the coding easy for programmers which is why they now charge less about $70-$120 depending on the site.

 

[Busybee]

You can get your domain and hosting for about 5 to 7 $. Hosting sites such as Godaddy, provides easy website building tools with templates. Use can use them to create your own website. If you need some professional help could reach out to free lancers through websites such as Fiver.

 

[BrolySSJ]

I think that the most important piece of advice to give someone in this regard is to not overlook or skip out on anything because a website is a very delicate business and therefore you have to make sure that you pay and make sure that it is done right, especially for security.

 

[WebKitty]

It depends on your approach. If you do not want to pay for a dedicated server, you will need a host. This can be anywhere from $10 a month to $100+ depending on the size and amount of traffic. You will need to buy your domain as well which you will pay for yearly. You can easily find a lot of options for under $10 a month. Just be sure to get whois privacy.

 

[BrolySSJ]

It depends on your approach. If you do not want to pay for a dedicated server, you will need a host. This can be anywhere from $10 a month to $100+ depending on the size and amount of traffic. You will need to buy your domain as well which you will pay for yearly. You can easily find a lot of options for under $10 a month. Just be sure to get whois privacy.

The traffic is something that is very important that you have to consider when it comes to any website that you are developing because if you do not have enough capabilities in order to handle high traffic volumes then you are going to be limiting yourself in terms of how many people can utilise your website.

 

[WebKitty]

The traffic is something that is very important that you have to consider when it comes to any website that you are developing because if you do not have enough capabilities in order to handle high traffic volumes then you are going to be limiting yourself in terms of how many people can utilise your website.

This is probably why people opt for hosting vs having their own server. In most cases though, a new site will not take on a lot of traffic. It will grow slowly so this will be a non-issue.

 

[MikeHo]

It depends what you want to start, a simple personal blog or website can be ready in just $100-$150 including your hosting and domain fees but more advance cost needs more money to be spent.

 

[opaline]

It really depends on the price of hosting and domain as well are the fees for designers and content creators. However, you can still find cheaper ones especially from new providers

 

[BrolySSJ]

This is probably why people opt for hosting vs having their own server. In most cases though, a new site will not take on a lot of traffic. It will grow slowly so this will be a non-issue.

I think that it is extremely rare to actually see a new website developer at a very rapid rate because people are generally uncertain when it comes to new developments and their forward it does take some time in order to establish that level of confidence.

 

[WebKitty]

I think that it is extremely rare to actually see a new website developer at a very rapid rate because people are generally uncertain when it comes to new developments and their forward it does take some time in order to establish that level of confidence.

Exactly. It is rare. I mean best-case scenario, you will see your traffic start around 100 views/visits a day and double each month. Even then, you won't need anything big to manage that level of traffic.

 

[BrolySSJ]

Exactly. It is rare. I mean best-case scenario, you will see your traffic start around 100 views/visits a day and double each month. Even then, you won't need anything big to manage that level of traffic.

That is actually very good stats in my opinion and i think that if you are seeing this from the start of your website then it is a good sign that it will be very successful.

 

[olivierbush]

What advice would you give to somebody looking to create their own website? Can anyone talk me through the process and how much does it cost to create a website, from scratch? What web hosting and domain registrar could you suggest?

If you are looking to create your own website, specifically how to build a freelance marketplace, you should consider the following tips:
- Define your goals and desired features.
- Choose a platform like WordPress with marketplace plugins, Sharetribe, or consider custom development.
- Plan, design, develop, and test your website.
- Integrate secure payment solutions like Stripe or PayPal.
- Costs vary based on complexity, ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands.
- Consider reputable web hosting providers like Bluehost, SiteGround, or GoDaddy.
Remember to plan carefully, consider your target audience, and seek technical expertise. Best of luck with your website!

 

[Kane]

While creating a website, most of the cost will be involved with hosting. If you go after cheap service, you can keep your expenses minimum. For instance, the average shared hosting price is around $3 per month, so you will be paying $36 just for hosting. However, if you look for hosts that offer services just for $1 per month, your expenses will be kept under $12. If you opt for hosting company that offer free domain, your expenses will also be kept lower.

 

[Dilip]

If you are thinking about starting a website and you are serious about it, do yourselves a favour. Never ever go for a free domain. And if you are planning to use a free web hosting, always make sure that they allow you do take backups.

The best plan of action is a cheap domain from Namecheap or GoDaddy. Their first-year rates are quite affordable.

 

[linux.poet]

It depends on the site you are trying to host. If you are looking to put up a few pages of HTML and CSS, the price is what you pay for your domain name, which is usually about $10-$15 per year. Putting up a simple HTML "Contact Us" form will necessitate a SSL certificate, about $5 these days. You can host that on Vercel or another free web host without much trouble.

Wordpress hosting can be done an some free web hosts, but your site will be slow. It's best to upgrade to a shared hosting account at that point and pay the $2 a month. These days you can get a VPS for $5/month. Dedicated servers run $49 to $126 for rent - unless you convert one of your computers to a web server in your dark basement and pay your ISP for a static IP address. The latter option will necessitate getting a hardcore firewall for a Linux machine to stop hackers from destroying your website by seeding it with spam links and cat emojis, but it could be worth it. Having your own dedicated server means that your web host can't take down your site for violating their terms of service, because you don't have a web host and the terms of service are yours. And hey, you saved about $50 a month.

If that's not enough scalability for you, you can go to Amazon Web Services and pay them based on the number of code operations your site runs a month. For most small sites, this is only a few cents, but it requires a high level of coding knowledge, which costs $500 a semester at your local community college or coding bootcamp. If you don't know what you're doing, you could start an infinite loop or infinite recursion and run up an nightmarishly huge AWS bill.

If you don't know how to code, you're stuck with template websites and their $25/month to $30/month in fees for Wix and Squarespace. If you want a forum and don't know how to code, you're stuck paying the forum software makers to host your site for you, with is $130 a month for Xenforo and $300 a month for Discourse. However, given that a proper web design education costs about $3000 minimum where I live and people are lazy, these businesses are still in business. People are so lazy that they don't want to learn how to install Wordpress and instead pay Wordpress.com $100 a month for something that could be hosted on a free web host for $0.

My recommendation, however, is to learn to code. At the very least learn HTML and CSS and basic PHP and JavaScript. It will save you a lot of money and stress and pain and suffering over the long haul. Switch to a Linux machine for your coding classes to increase your mastery and reduce your stress more. If you want a self-hosted dedicated server, get some cyberesecurity classes under your belt.

Learning cost: $1000 (assuming you paid for 4 classes in web design and bought a laptop for $400 that you installed Linux on)
Ongoing cost: $20-$25/year for domain and SSL certificate renewals, cost of static IP from ISP or hosting fee.
Forum software license (if applicable): $160. (that's for Xenforo)

Forum Budget: $1200 for the first year, minimum.
Blog Budget: $10025 for the first year, minimum.

And that's BEFORE we get to the idea of paid content for your site or hiring a developer. Even if you hire a developer, the learning cost is still there because you need to know what they are doing and what they can and cannot do. This is just the site cost.

It goes without saying that all site owners need a monetization plan. You don't want to monetize too early, but you want to know how you will eventually monetize your users before you even get started so you don't end up wasting money on a site that you can't monetize and that is draining your pocketbook. Make that plan first before you even consider all of the spending options. By understanding the income that you can bring in with your concept, you can avoid choosing web hosting and content creation options that are higher than your potential earnings.

 

[The Raven]

It all depends on person's requirements for their website. Is it just a landing page to advertise their services or it's actually a website who needs to be incorporated with their shop system (they are selling some stuff). If they want simple landing pages, there are many free to be found on internet. All they need is to buy domain and hosting and upload it. If they don't know, find somebody who does. Or maybe technical support may help them with this.

Anyway, if it comes to shops, you still have many web companies who offer web shops (payed) so you only make it with several clicks, with no need to know web coding.