How much does it cost to build a website

The most common question we always get is - How much will it cost for you to built us a website? I have been answering that question for coming years now. Maybe I can help you as I am a Graphic Designer and have worked around the world with some of the big names in the industry.

You are trying to get a quote for a new website for your app development company so you Google some terms you think will hit the mark.

Then you begin making the phone calls. Now if you are in the early days of planning your website & you do not have some kind of brief to give to the web design business on the other end of the phone you are working to get a lot of changes in costs requested for your new site.

What you get quoted is dependent on the way every web designer takes when developing a website. The amount of time & attention to detail that goes on a website is greatly affected by how much time & energy you is ready to put into the project as well as your budget. Let's have an idea about the cost to build a website from some leading mobile app & web development companies and then we will go in deep.

Cost to build a website from top web development companies:

1) TCS:

Employee Strength: 2000+

Hourly rate: $250

Cost to build a website: $30,000 to $100,000

2) Hyperlink Infosystem:

Employee Strength: 80+

Hourly rate: $25

Cost to build a website: $6,000 to $50,000

3) Human Made:

Employee Strength: 40+

Hourly rate: $150

Cost to build a website: $25,000 to $90,000

4) Zensar Technologies:

Employee Strength: 700+

Hourly rate: $170

Cost to build a website: $25,000 to $80,000

5) Infosys:

Employee Strength: 2500+

Hourly rate: $270

Cost to build a website: $40,000 to $130,000

The different phases of website design

• Planning Phase
• Design Phase -graphic design
• Development Phase - converting the design into a webpage
• Adding Content

Finding a good web design company or freelance is not actually much of a trouble. The actual concern for most business owners or individuals looking for a site design is mostly always you select it – cost. An app developer is a great choice if you have no time on your hands, a good budget & you never really want to get your hands messy with some HTML or CSS code or even CMS installation.

According to data that we have gathered over some time, the following is a breakdown of the normal costs of building a website at various levels:

Basic website: $900 – $2000

A simple, small company website where you can talk about your services as well as add a contact page through which your clients can contact you. The website normally does not run on a CMS, making it a little harder to update or manage.

Blogs may also fall in this category. While not static in nature, the result of time taken to set up a blog is almost little while further resources required to set it in action are also minimal.

Small business site with CMS integration: $3500 – $10000

A small to a common business website requires a CMS to run everything easily. But at a higher cost, though a much more custom work may go in this example: e-commerce integration, social media features, custom design components and much more. Most corporate websites would fall in this category.

Advanced: $15000 – $100000

Anyone developing a website within this cost range is likely looking for a custom coded web system with numbers of powerful features. There are many development hours going in such a project, that should include two or more app developers working on it together. Developing your own social network app to compete with the likes of Pinterest, for example, would cost you this much.

Developing website with WordPress:

WordPress is actually useful to a beginner as it is an advanced web developer. If you have zero to minimal coding skills & would rather not re-invent the wheel working to figure out how websites work so you can code up your & learn. Just to be clear, let’s see the variety of websites this software can easily build, and those that it would struggle to:

WordPress is perfect for:

1. Blogs: individual & company blogs

2. Magazine or Newspaper sites

3. Corporate & portfolio websites

4. Small corner community sites

5. Small to medium e-commerce store fronts

6. Classified advertisement sites & city directories

7. Basic-intermediate forums

So how much does it cost to make a website with WordPress, you sure be asking.

Well first things first, WordPress is free & open-source, just like its counterparts Drupal & Joomla. You do not require a course to learn how to work with WordPress.

All you need is some primary knowledge on how to install it on your server and after how to add plugins, themes, and some content also. But the best themes and plugins cost money. of course, there is a domain name and hosting to pay for. Check out our web hosting reviews.

• Domain name: $10 to15 a year
• Hosting fees: $50 to $100 a year for shared hosting
• Premium theme: $50
• 1 premium plugin: $20

And that's all. Looking at it again, the price is going to be simply under $200 on the high side, frequently attributable to the hosting fee. Keep in mind that the equal hosting fees are still relevant when you hire a web developer.