So how much does a website cost?
The cost of a website can vary widely depending on a number of factors, such as the complexity of the site, the type of content it will contain, the number of pages it will have, and the amount of custom functionality it will require. Some websites may cost a few hundred dollars to build, while others may cost tens of thousands of dollars or more.
There are several components that can affect the cost of a website, including:
1. Design
The design of the website, including the layout, color scheme, and overall aesthetic, can impact the cost.
2. Content
The amount of content that needs to be created or provided for the website can affect the cost.
3. Functionality
The level of custom functionality required, such as e-commerce, a custom search function, or interactive features, can increase the cost of a website.
4. Maintenance
Ongoing maintenance and updates to the website can also impact the overall cost.
With all that said, however, let’s switch our focus to strictly include only how much a WordPress website would cost.
5. Domain Name
Your domain name is whichever website address you choose, such as kingbogey.com. This is going to typically run you about $10-20/year depending on the options you choose. We use Namecheap for our domain name services.
6. Hosting
We utilize our hosting with a service called Cloudways, which is a dedicated cloud hosting and server solution. We can scale up our server as needed, and right now our server costs are roughly $40/mo (or $480/year)
7. Plugins
We build with Elementor and Unlimited Elements as our standard page builders, which cost $49/year and $39/year respectively. Then we use WP Rocket for caching and PageSpeed optimization, which is $49/year, Imagify for image optimization, which runs about $120/year, and Rank Math Pro for SEO, which costs another $69/year.
Those are the base plugins we use.
So you can basically anticipate that the base cost of a WordPress website is going to run you about $826/year (or about $69/month). And that’s all before you’ve hired anyone to do anything.
Any additional functionality is going to cost you extra, which is why it’s so difficult to give a specific cost for a website without learning more information about the specific requirements of the project. If you have a specific budget in mind, it may be helpful to work with a web designer or developer to determine what is possible within your budget.
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