XproWeb Server Website Design Packages and Pricing

How Much Should a Website Cost?

Determining how much a website should cost is one of the most frequently asked but rarely answered questions in the web world. Even now, with millions of websites online, there exists no magic formula for calculating either the cost of a new website or the cost of a redesign.

Website Components and Costs

With a historical perspective in place, it is important to examine each of the components that go into determining how much a website should cost. On average, the following figures can be applied to estimating the cost of a website:

  • Service: Domain Name
    Cost: £10 to £25/year
  • Service: Hosting
    Cost: £75 to £2500 a year (depending on traffic, website features and server side resources)
  • Service: Web design and graphics development time
    Cost: 60 to 150 hours (based on our experience for a 12 page website)
  • Service: Website Maintenance and Enhancements
    Cost: £25 to £2500 a month (depending on number of updates and services required)

So the cost of a website can be as varied as the content which one can find on the Web; we have a number of different pricing strategies to suit most customers' needs; if you are interested in finding out more please feel free to call us on 0800 612 8769.

To answer completely the question "How much should a website cost" it is also useful to review a few sample web design and web site development projects.

Basic Web Site Cost:: To get you up and running our basic site will give you a web presence.  This will enable other people to begin to find you on the web. The basic site consists of a single page which can contain the information on it that you want plus a simple contact form.  The template can be customised in colour and can include a logo and other images.

  • 1 to 2 Web pages
  • Custom graphics
  • Stock photos
  • No flash animation
  • Web forms sending to email accounts

Project duration: 2 to 5 days (not assuming consistent 8-hour days)
Website cost range: £25 per month with no initial cost.

Informational or Small Business Web Site Cost:: A standard site has a choice of layout from our template catalogue that can be customised in its colour (menus, fonts etc) and logo, or a bespoke design is created and a template is built based on that design. Sites typically have a landing page (homepage), other pages and a ‘contact us’ page (form, address, map image etc).

  • 4 to 10 Web pages
  • Custom graphics
  • Stock photos
  • Little or no flash animation
  • Web forms sending to email accounts

Project duration: 10 to 30 days (not assuming consistent 8-hour days)
Website cost range: £295 to £695 set up and then £51 to £253 per month.

Corporate Web Site Cost:: 100 or more employees

  • 25 to 100 Web pages
  • Heavy use of flash animation
  • High quality design work on all Web pages
  • Content management system
  • Extra components: Intranet, calendars, web site search

Project duration: 30 to 90 days
Website cost range: £5,000 to £25,000 set up and then £253+ per month.

Ecommerce Web Site Cost::

  • 100 to 1000+ products
  • Shopping cart
  • Payment gateway integration
  • Product descriptions and images
  • Sales tax and shipping calculation
  • Customer and administrative control panel

Project duration: 30 to 90 days
Website cost range: £5,000 to £25,000 set up and then £253+ per month.

All prices exclusive of VAT.
*All hosted websites are subject to a monthly maintenance package.