How Much Should You Spend on a Web Site?
Written by Jason Phillips Monday, 04 May 2009 20:09
For people who went through hiring a web designer to build their website, they can attest to that decent web design is a pricey process. Of course, there are full web design packages out there that sell well below $100 but that necessarily doesn't guarantee that the website owner will get a good deal in return. This extremely low pay discourages quality web designers to undertake such projects, thus giving space to wannabes and unskilled individuals to do the job. On the other hand, corporations and high net worth individuals are willing to pay lofty sums of money to get a state of the art websites that stand out from the crowd.
For newcomers to the website building space, the expected budget for a good looking website with decent features ranges from $1000 to $2000. The more functionality you desire for your website, the more the budget will be. For example, a website with a reasonable shopping cart and multiple e-payment systems would cost around $2000 or even more. Of course, all this should be viewed in the context of value-for-money. You should calculate in advance the expected returns on your investment to determine if this or that option is viable or not.
Another important point to consider is not to try to save money by exploiting or underpaying web designers all you will end up with is a low quality product. This often leads to low quality output in terms of functionality and appearance. Not to mention that you will have to pay other service providers down the road to fix the problems arising from making poor decisions. A piece of advice, pay your web designer accordingly to have peace of mind and a stunning website, too.
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