How much will a website cost me?
The costs of having a website varies from free to thousands of dollars. Below is a table listing most of the costs of having a website. The table is divided into three main options.
The first option is having a promotional website using an ISP as the host. This option is typically the most popular for the average business, because it is inexpensive and offers a lot of flexibility.
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Product/Service |
Promotional Website using an ISP as Host |
Hosting Your Own Promotional Website |
Having An E-Commerce Website* |
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Domain Name registration |
Free to $35/year (some Hosts pay or defray costs) |
$35/year |
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ISP Hosting |
Free to $20-$50/month |
$40/month plus depending on features and size of website |
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Website Development Software |
If needed, one-time costs of $100-$1,000 |
$100-$1,000 |
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Web Designers |
If needed, $50-$125/hour with complete packages ranging from $300 to thousands |
$50-$125/hour |
$50-$125/hour |
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Web Software Training |
Free / $50-$250 |
Free / $50-$250 |
Free / $50-$1,000 |
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Equipment for a web server |
$5,000 - $100,000+ |
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Shopping cart software |
Usually part of the ISP services. However, if purchased could cost $500-$3,000 |
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Merchant Account |
2%-4% of each transaction. Set-up fee $50-$200 |
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Website usage tracking software |
Usually part of the ISP services. However, if purchased could cost $100-$1,000 |
* These costs are in addition to the costs of setting up an informational website.
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