| A website can be a simple one-page affair hosted on | | | | designers expect the pricing to be around |
| a free server. That would certainly keep website | | | | £750, with an additional £500 in fees |
| development costs down, but don't expect it to do | | | | for a template created from the general design. |
| much for your business. In fact, expect it to actually | | | | Keyword research is necessary to determine which |
| harm your business. Would you trust a company who | | | | keywords will work best for your website. These are |
| presented such a cheap image? | | | | actual keyword phrases that people use to search |
| In general, things have changed for the better with | | | | for what your website offers. You can expect the |
| website development. Costs charged for the average | | | | price for this service to be around £200. |
| website are understood to be necessary these days, | | | | Your website needs copy. This is the words that |
| unlike in the early days of the World Wide Web. Back | | | | visitors will read. Properly structured web copy for a |
| then it was fairly common for a new business to | | | | simple site will cost around £300. You can |
| spend tens of thousands in building their bricks and | | | | expect prices in the region of £200 for search |
| mortar store, but only pennies on their website. | | | | engine optimisation for your simple site. |
| The facts of the matter are simple: if you want a | | | | Websites should never be finalised. They should grow |
| good website design that will significantly increase | | | | over time, evolving as your business does. This |
| your business profile and your business profits, then | | | | means you will need to learn how to add new pages |
| expect website development costs that are | | | | when you want to. Training for this will will incur costs |
| commensurate with the kind of website that can | | | | of around £500. |
| achieve that level of success. Website developers | | | | Adding new pages is not the same as growing your |
| can work magic in creating a highly profitable product | | | | website with a view to making it work towards |
| for you. With this in mind the pricing is actually a | | | | increasing your overall business profits. For training |
| bargain. | | | | and coaching to achieve that expect the pricing to be |
| Even a simple website is likely to have website | | | | around £200. |
| development costs for things you have probably not | | | | With software setup fees around £250 and |
| thought of. For example, it will all start with a needs | | | | quality hosting costing about £200 a year, that |
| analysis. This is a simple meeting where you can | | | | brings the total for simple website development |
| discuss your needs and the website development | | | | costs to £3,300. That would be for an |
| company can tell you what is possible and even | | | | excellent high quality, but a simple and basic, website. |
| advisable. This could cost you around £200. | | | | A more complex website with 100 plus pages would |
| Once your needs are understood and agreed on, the | | | | cost much more. |
| design of the website comes next. This is a very | | | | One final thought: next time you see a company |
| important part of the procedure as it determines the | | | | advertising a brand new fully functional website for |
| look and feel as well as the navigation qualities of the | | | | £199.99, ask yourself what you could possibly |
| website. Properly designed websites can make it | | | | get of any lasting value when the website |
| easier for the pages to rank well in the search | | | | development costs equate to virtual peanuts. |
| engines. | | | | However, you have a choice! |
| Even with simple websites created by professional | | | | |