Do you think you have to break the piggy bank for creating a website for your business? A website may NOT always cost a fortune, but there are also cases when it can cost quite a lot. Here are some things that can influence the price of a website.
The price of a website differs depending on what you want your site to contain. It is a huge difference between a site that only has a company presentation page and a complex site with various functionalities and integrations. There is also a very big price difference between a site made on a platform like WordPress or Shopify and one written with code from 0.
You can choose to work with an agency or a freelancer. The price of a freelancer may be lower, but most do not provide an invoice and may disappear if the situation gets complicated. It does not mean that freelancers are not serious, it just means that there is a higher risk of not finishing the project, since there is no contract between the companies. Almost everyone who owns a web design agency started as a freelancer.
As in most service-providing industries, Large companies have higher costs, so the prices of services are also higher. An agency with 2-3 employees can afford to have lower prices than an agency with 20-30 employees. The location of the agency must also be taken into account. A company based on the outskirts of Botosani can afford to have lower prices than one based in the center of Bucharest. Also, an agency that works remotely can have lower prices than one with a physical office.
Before signing a service contract with an agency or freelancer, you must make sure that everything is clear and you will know from the start what you are going to get. Below are some things to look out for:
Always make sure you know from the beginning everything that is included in the price. Read carefully what each agency/freelancer offers and if there are any unclear things, clarify them. Look at number of pages/products included in the price and what functionalities do you have?
Clarify with the agency/freelancer if there will be extra costs for the number of pages or for optimizing the site. Also check if graphic editing or indexing is included in the price. These are some standard things that everyone should offer, included in the price.
One year of experience in creating websites is enough to be able to trust that freelancer/agency. In this field it doesn't matter if you have 2 years of experience or 20. A 16 year old can know more about creating a website than a 40-50 year old. In this field age doesn't matter and neither do decades of experience. The only things that matter are seriousness, portfolio and customer reviews. To check If the presented works are really the work of the freelancer/agency, you should look at the bottom of the site, where there should be a link to their site. 1 in 10-15 clients ask the designer not to link to their personal site. If most of the presented sites are without a link to their personal site, it means that they are actually sites that he/she did not make.
After seeing what things influence the price of a website, it's time to find out how much a website should cost. Below are some decent prices for the Romanian market.
For a presentation site the price should be between 300 and 800 euros, depending on the complexity and number of pages. For example, for a very simple presentation site with a maximum of 3 pages, the price must not exceed 400 euros, with optimization and indexing included. For sites with more pages and more complex requirements, the price may be maximum 800 eurosEverything that exceeds this amount is just an exaggeration that cannot be justified and is not in line with the Romanian market in 2024. Also, everything that is much below 300 euros must be raised. suspicions and it is essential to check if there is a serious person/company behind this offer.
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Prices for create an online store are usually twice as high as the prices of presentation sites. An online store is more complex and requires more time to create. The prices of online stores start from 500 euros and depending on the number of products and complexity it can reach up to 2000 euros or even over.
The price for websites written with code from 0, starts from minimum 1000 euros and depending on the complexity they can reach several tens of thousands. Also, website applications can start from a few thousand and can reach tens or hundreds of thousands.
It is important to have a person to take care of your website maintenance. A decent website maintenance price, starts from 50 euros and can reach up to 2-300 euros, in the case of online stores. Our price for website maintenance starts at 200 lei/month and can increase depending on your needs.
In conclusion, the price of a website differs depending on its functionalities and the platform it is made on. For a presentation website made in WordPress you don't have to pay more than 600 euros.
Check always check who is going to make your website. If it's a freelancer, see if they have reviews on freelancing platforms, and if it's a company, check if they have reviews on Google/Facebook and if they have a LLC without any problems.
At BRO Media we try to keep prices as decent as possible and in the limits of the Romanian marketAlso, in most cases, we try not to have extra costs, and if there are any, you will find out about them before the collaboration begins. You can contact anytime, to discuss more details about your project.
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