Website costs · Straight answers

How much does a website cost in 2026?

It is the first question almost every potential client asks, and it deserves a real answer. Websites are like cars: a reliable compact SUV and a top-of-the-line electric sedan both get you there, but the way you get there and the impression you leave are very different. Broadly, our websites start at $2,250 and go up to tens of thousands of dollars. Here is what moves the number.

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  • $2,250Small business website, from
  • $3,250Small business online store, from
  • $5,995Custom WordPress design, from
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Base costs

Starting prices for the websites we build most

Fixed starting points for packaged sites. Custom and enterprise work is scoped first so the quote is accurate.

Small business website

Professionally designed template customized with your brand, photography and content on an easy editor. Hosting, SSL and training included.

From$2,250one-time
Fixed quote before work starts
  • Up to 10 pages loaded for you
  • Mobile-responsive design customized to your brand
  • Easy drag-and-drop editor, no HTML needed
  • Contact forms, galleries, blog and maps
  • SSL, hosting and daily backups
  • SEO basics: titles, redirects, sitemap, analytics
  • Training and ongoing support
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Small business online store

Everything in the small business website plus a shopping cart, product catalog and secure checkout for selling products or services online.

From$3,250one-time
Fixed quote before work starts
  • Everything in the small business website
  • Product catalog with options and inventory
  • Secure checkout with Stripe, PayPal or Square
  • Shipping, tax and coupon setup
  • Order notifications and customer accounts
  • Product SEO and Google Shopping feed ready
  • Store training for your staff
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Most requested

Custom WordPress website

A fully custom design built on WordPress by our own designers and developers, with vetted plugins and a maintenance plan that keeps it secure.

From$5,995one-time
Fixed quote before work starts
  • Custom home and interior page design
  • Built on WordPress with vetted, maintained plugins
  • Page builder or block editor your team can use
  • Speed and Core Web Vitals built in
  • SEO migration: redirects, titles, schema
  • Security hardening and monthly updates
  • Launch checklist and training
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Custom and enterprise

Custom programming, web applications, large catalogs, integrations and multi-site platforms. Scoped through Technical Solution Discovery so the quote and timeline are accurate.

Quotedafter discovery
Technical Solution Discovery first
  • Custom web applications and portals
  • Third-party API and CRM integrations
  • Large ecommerce catalogs and B2B pricing
  • Sitefinity, .NET, PHP and custom CMS builds
  • Multi-site and multi-language platforms
  • Hosting, monitoring and SLAs
  • Dedicated project manager
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Prices are starting points and include design, development and launch. Recurring costs (domain, hosting, maintenance) are listed below and itemized in every quote.

What affects the price

Six factors that move a website quote

There is a direct relationship between hours and cost. These are what add or remove hours.

Design: custom or semi-custom

A custom design, like a custom home, costs more because you work directly with the designer on something wholly unique. A semi-custom site starts from a professionally designed template that a full-time designer modifies with your logo, colors, fonts and imagery. It looks unique without the time and money of a true custom design.

Features

Slide shows, galleries, event calendars, shopping carts, member areas. Many features that used to be built separately are now integrated into modern content management systems, but every feature still has to be built, groomed and tested. More features, more hours.

Custom functionality

Custom programming is for sites that must do something out-of-the-box features cannot. It can add more to the cost than any other factor, so we keep the price down with Technical Solution Discovery: documenting the functional requirements in detail so the cost proposal and timeline are accurate.

Third-party integrations

Event registration, CRM, payment processing and similar systems are often cheaper to integrate than to build. But every vendor integrates differently, so some discovery is required before we can quote the work accurately.

Content and page count

Who writes the copy, how many pages there are, how much photography exists and how much needs to be loaded and groomed. A slide show may add an hour; importing a thousand products adds many.

Timeline

A rush schedule costs more than a planned one. Telling us the budget and the deadline early lets us propose the most robust solution that fits both.

Add-ons to budget for

The costs beyond design and development

Some are one-time, some are monthly or yearly. Every one is itemized in our quotes.

ItemHow it is billed
Domain namePer yearDetails
Web hostingPer month or year, from $19.95 a monthDetails
SSL certificateFree with our hosting; premium certificates availableDetails
Website maintenancePer month, sized to the siteDetails
Premium themes and pluginsOne time or per year when a project needs themDetails
SEO and marketingPer month, programs from $405Details

Using a website builder instead?

A builder asks for your domain and lets you drag and drop to your heart's content, for a monthly fee, forever. The downsides: builders do not offer the customization you eventually want, and they cannot be optimized for site speed, SEO and user experience the way a professionally built site can. When you ask "how much does it cost," count what you give up too.

Estimating the price

Our website experts spend the time, at no charge

Estimating a new website is not reading from a menu and adding up the lines. A significant part of our process is defining the features in detail. Adding a slide show may add an hour; adding a shopping cart and importing products adds many. We spend time with you, free, to understand the goals and needs before recommending a direction and a cost.

  • Free consultation to define requirements
  • Written quote with every recurring cost itemized
  • Timeline with milestones, agreed before work starts
  • Technical Solution Discovery for custom programming
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Fixing vs. building new

Sometimes a repair costs more than a rebuild

Every month we get calls to fix WordPress sites abandoned by the developer who built them or hacked because they were never maintained. Most of the time the cost to fix exceeds the cost to build new, properly. A short review tells us which applies to you.

Free website evaluation WordPress rescue and rebuilds
Website cost questions

Frequently asked questions

01Why not just give me a fixed price?

We do, once we know what the site needs. Not all web design is created equal, and a quote without requirements is a guess that either overcharges you or leaves work out. Packaged small business sites have fixed starting prices; custom work is quoted after a free consultation.

02What is the cheapest professional website you build?

The small business website at $2,250: a professional template customized with your brand, up to 10 stock photos, your content loaded, an easy editor, hosting, SSL, redirects, analytics and training. Add a shopping cart and it is $3,250.

03Why do custom WordPress sites start at $5,995?

Because we use WordPress for custom designs built by our own designers and developers, not free or low-cost themes. Most of those were built by amateurs and are rife with inefficient code and security holes. Every month we hear from owners whose site was abandoned or hacked, and fixing it usually costs more than building it right.

04How much does an ecommerce website cost?

A small business online store starts at $3,250. Larger stores with hundreds or thousands of products, B2B pricing, integrations or a custom cart are quoted after discovery. The cost includes design, number of pages and items, functionality, CMS, content, SEO, domain, hosting and maintenance.

05Should I use a website builder instead?

You can, and you will pay monthly for it. Builders do not offer the customization most businesses eventually want, and they cannot be optimized for speed, SEO and user experience the way a professionally built site can. Consider what you give up before deciding that cheaper is cheaper.

06What else should I budget for?

A domain name, hosting, an SSL certificate (free with our hosting), monthly maintenance, and premium themes or plugins if the project needs them. Some are one-time, some are monthly or yearly. We put every recurring cost in the quote so there are no surprises.

Website costs

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