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WHY ARE WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT PRICES SO DIFFERENT?Lost when choosing a contractor? Some ask for thousands of dollars, others for hundreds, and there are even developers who will do it for a few dollars. That is normal. Let us work out why.
To begin with, take a little time to find out what development technologies exist and in which cases they are applied, and also learn what affects pricing and how much it costs to maintain a web resource after launch.
Most often, large businesses set a broader task for the website than simply presenting the company. Such corporate websites may include a catalogue or a full online store, integration with various third-party services (CRM, 1C, PBX, analytics systems and much more). The development cost is quite high because of the exclusive design and the use of complex custom solutions.
Usually the task of a corporate website for a small business is to present the company. Complex solutions are used extremely rarely — goals are normally achieved through simple but proven technologies that do not require serious financial investment.
A corporate website is not necessarily a huge portal. If the task is to develop a project that will be remembered, it is enough to create a few pages with a wow effect. Such a website will let you stand out against competitors and is guaranteed to impress users.
A corporate website can not only present the company but also sell goods and services. And it is not necessary to build an online store — you can get by with simpler solutions such as a showcase, a catalogue or separate pages. Put simply, such a website will work in two directions at once: increasing brand awareness and improving commercial performance.
A corporate website can not only present the company but also sell goods and services. And it is not necessary to build an online store — you can get by with simpler solutions such as a showcase, a catalogue or separate pages. Put simply, such a website will work in two directions at once: increasing brand awareness and improving commercial performance.
The basic components of a corporate website:
- Design — page layouts and the graphic elements on them, which are "brought to life" at the front-end and programming stage.
- Content — what fills the website pages: images, texts, videos.
- CMS (engine) — the content management system used to add pages and their content, to "build" the website structure, and so on.
- Hosting — the virtual space where the website is placed, which makes the web resource available to users.
- Domain — the address by which users find the website on the internet.
All these components are connected: remove one of them and the corporate website turns out to be completely useless.
The cost of website development is formed differently than in other fields. Every web studio sets its own price, so when monitoring offers it is easy to notice that companies value the same work differently: some charge $1,000, others — $10,000. Why is that? The price is largely determined by:
- The scale of the company: companies with a loud name cost more.
- Internal quality standards: some put development on a conveyor and make websites cheaply, while others constantly raise the requirements for the final result and do not take cheap orders.
- The qualification of specialists: a good developer is expensive — the more professional the team, the more the studio earns.
- Mandatory expenses: office rent, bills, advertising and so on.
These factors can have a direct impact on the cost of creating a corporate website. Therefore it is extremely important to take them into account when choosing a contractor.
Most corporate websites require minimal spending after launch. Usually the support budget for a web project consists of the following expenses:
- Hosting. Good shared hosting will cost at least $5/month. In rare cases a dedicated server may be needed, which costs about $500/month. To choose the optimal type of hosting and tariff plan, it is recommended to start from the number of visitors per day: for example, if a web project has up to 1,000 users a day, you can safely choose hosting for $5-20.
- Domain name. In most cases a domain costs up to $10 a year, but in some domain zones the name can be significantly more expensive.
- Website monitoring. Specialised services track the operability of the web resource and "catch" errors on it. The price varies from $5 to $50 a month depending on the volume of checks.
- Website upgrade. A corporate website needs constant upgrading, because only then will it meet the modern requirements of search engines, browsers and devices. It is best to order web project updates from the studio that developed it. The price of the service starts at $100 and increases depending on the volume of planned work.
Conclusion: having made a corporate website "turnkey", its maintenance will cost $11-80 a month, and if you add modernisation services, technical, SEO and content support to that price, the average bill will rise to $200+.
