It depends on what you want. Searching online, you'll see prices ranging from as little as $995 for a starter website to tens of thousands of dollars for a large site with all the bells and whistles.

A few years ago a prospective client was referred to us after being quoted a price of $90,000 by a competing web development firm. We sat down with this prospective client and determined we could develop their site for a fraction of that amount. Obviously they hired us, and they got exactly what they wanted--but for WAY less than $90k.

Most of the sites we develop for clients are less than $10,000 ... often between $3,000-6,000. Every so often we do larger projects like the one mentioned above. But the majority of sites we develop are well within the range of what most small businesses can afford.

Two things >> volume and customization.

Volume is simply the # of pages on your site. All things being equal, a 10-page website is going to be less expensive than a 95-page site.

Customization can mean ...

Custom content. Do you already have written content for your site or does it need to be developed?
Custom design. Do you want a highly unique or unusual layout for your site that requires re-engineering the underlying site structure?
Custom images and graphics. Do your images and graphics require specialized Photoshop effects, above and beyond standard cropping and resizing?
Custom programming . Does your site require integration and rigorous testing with a 3rd-party application like a shopping cart or client scheduling system?
It's fine if you want a high degree of customization. Just understand that it increases the cost of your project.

Building a website is a lot like building a house. There are multiple, well-defined steps. Here’s how our website development process works:

Discovery. What media and assets do you currently have for your new site? What’s missing and still needs to be gathered or created?
Design. In the design phase we draft the blueprint (i.e. mockup) for your new website so you can see what it will look like before it’s actually built. This is where you request changes or modifications to your site's design.
Develop. At this point your work is done. We now take the blueprint from the previous step and actually develop and code your site.
Launch. Once your site is built and thoroughly tested, it’s time to go live on the internet.
Start to finish, our website projects typically take 30-60 days. If it takes longer than this, it’s usually due to a delay in our client getting us the media (ad copy, images, videos, etc) we need to build their site.

For additional information, get a free copy of Mark Brinker’s book, “The Modern Website Makeover”. (Note: The information in Mark’s book is valid for website redesigns as well as brand new website construction.)

A CMS allows you to add, remove or update content on your website without high level technical training. WordPress is an example of a CMS.

Think of WordPress as the “operating system” of your website, just like a desktop PC uses Windows or an iPhone uses iOS. WordPress is the platform we use exclusively to build websites. It’s used on millions of sites worldwide.