Guide
How much does a small business website cost?
It depends on who builds it and what it needs. Here are the parts, and typical ranges.
The parts you pay for
- A domain name (yourbusiness.com): typically around $10 to $20 a year from a registrar. Optional at first if your builder gives you a free address.
- Hosting and security: where the website lives, and the https connection. Website builders include it; on your own you pay a host.
- The design and the words: your time with a builder, or a designer’s and copywriter’s fees.
- Upkeep: updates, backups and changes over time.
Typical ways to get one
- Do it yourself with a template builder: a monthly subscription, plus your time writing and arranging every page.
- An AI website builder: a similar monthly subscription, and the writing and design are done for you in minutes. Digitally Boosted is $12 a month billed yearly, or $15 month to month.
- A freelancer or agency: often hundreds to thousands of dollars to build, and sometimes a monthly fee for hosting and changes.
Costs people forget
- Price rises at renewal: check what you’ll pay in year two.
- Paid add-ons for things like forms, security or removing ads.
- Your time: an evening is fine, three weekends is a real cost.
How to keep it simple
Start with what customers need: what you do, where, how to reach you, and why you. You can add pages, a shop or your own domain later.
Questions
Free plans can work for testing, but often show ads or limit your own domain. Check what happens when you outgrow them.
Hosting, security, backups, the editor, contact forms and AI writing are in every plan. See pricing.
Start with a free trial, no card needed. Starter is $12 a month billed yearly, or $15 month to month; Business is $24 or $29. Sales tax is added where it applies. See pricing.
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