{"id":2755,"date":"2021-05-27T11:26:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T11:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsecura.com\/wordpress_site\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2023-06-15T05:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:42:41","slug":"how-much-does-website-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsecura.com\/?p=2755","title":{"rendered":"HOW MUCH DOES A WEBSITE COSTS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most accurate answer to the question of, \u201cHow much does a website cost?\u201d would be that \u2026 \u201cit depends.\u201d But, what does it actually depend on? By the end of this post, we promise that you\u2019ll know exactly what contributes to how much does a website cost, plus what sort of website you can expect for your budget, no matter what that might be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, how much does a website cost, on the average? This comes down to a couple of key elements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cost Of Your Domain Name And Hosting,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cost Of The Technology\/Software Used To Build The Website (Including The Cost Of The Features),\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cost Of The Design,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cost Of Hiring Someone To Build The Website.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interesting thing here is that those four \u201ccards,\u201d if you will, can be played basically independently. Which means that you can minimize the cost of one of them while maximizing the others. Or even minimize all of them, which will give you a super-affordable website as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the average, though, experience shows that a website can cost you anything from $100 to even $10,000 or more. Here\u2019s how it all plays out:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Domain Name And Hosting Cost<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A domain name is your website\u2019s address on the web, you probably already know that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A custom domain name \u2013 one where you can choose the actual words that make up the domain \u2013 will cost you around $11-$13 per year if you opt for a classic .com, .net or .org. If you want something fancier, like .store, or .design, it can be $30 a year or more. ITsecura offers multiple options with domains and you can choose what fits your budget and purpose<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsecura.com\/web-hosting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web hosting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (aka. a web server) is where your website is stored and from where it\u2019s served to the people who try to visit it. Your website can\u2019t exist without a web server. The cheapest solutions are around $4-$6 a month and depending on your needs can go up to $30+. Though, this is not necessary if you\u2019re just starting out with a new website. ITsecura \u2013 offers secure and reliable hosting accounts for as little as $3.95 per month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0How much does a website cost \u2013 subtotal:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Domain name: $11 \/ year\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hosting: $4 \/ mo = $48 \/ year\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Together: $59 \/ year\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>2. Technology Cost (Including Website Features)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not more than 5-7 years ago, the cost of website technology\/software itself was a huge contributor to the overall equation of how much does a website cost. Basically, whatever feature you wanted to have on your site, needed to be either bought as a pre-made script or custom-built by a web developer \u2013 and those are expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These days, however, we can use what\u2019s called a CMS (Content Management System). The great thing about those is that most of the classic, standard website features are available right out the gate in the CMS itself. I\u2019m talking about things like the ability to edit and publish content on your own, upload images, feature user comments, integrate the site with social media, optimize it for the search engines, and much more. With something like WordPress \u2013 the most popular CMS of them all, (this website is built with Drupal CMS which is more advanced but also requires more technical skills) \u2013 you get all of the features listed in the previous paragraph for free. Yes, free! It is only once you start getting into the advanced stuff such as e-commerce, credit card processing, user membership panels, etc., some tools start coming with a price tag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much does a website cost \u2013 subtotal: Basic website features: $0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Design Cost<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll talk about the cost of hiring a designer later on, but for now, let\u2019s assume that you\u2019ll just use a design template that you\u2019ve found on the web. Many of such templates are free and simple to use, such as drag&amp;drop SitePad website building software, also ITsecura provides help with installation and fine-tuning of templates and themes for WordPress. Templates and themes that do require a payment are usually less than $40 a piece anyway. The decision whether to go with a free or premium template can be a tough one, but it basically comes down to the quality of the final design that you consider good enough. To get something more polished, optimized and functional, you simply might have to pay for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much does a website cost \u2013 subtotal:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Premium design template: $40\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alternatively, a free design template<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Hiring A Designer\/Developer Or An Agency?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what\u2019s going to contribute to the bulk of your final website bill, provided that you actually decide to hire anyone (you don\u2019t have to). In all honesty, hiring someone to build the website for you has always been the traditional way of \u201cbecoming a website owner.\u201d However, this is really not needed anymore. With tools like WordPress + a good design template, you can build a great-looking and functional website all on your own, without ever spending a dime on a \u201crock-star designer\u201d or \u201cninja designer\u201d or whatever they call themselves these days. Of course, if you have more money than time then hiring someone can be a good idea. But if it\u2019s the other way around, you really shouldn\u2019t be afraid to start building a website on your own. If you still think that hiring a pro is indeed going to be the better solution, here are the costs you can expect: First off, you need to decide whether you\u2019re going to be working with a sole freelancer or an agency\/firm. You can find freelancers on a site like Upwork.com. Depending on the person you choose for the task, you\u2019ll end up paying $30-$100 per hour. That\u2019s quite a spread, I know, but it\u2019s just how the market works. A simple website project \u2013 one where you get a classic set of features and a nice design on top, but nothing flashy \u2013 can take anything from 15-30 hours to get done. This comes down to anything from $450 to $3000 in total. Working with an agency is a whole other thing. First, you\u2019ll probably get to interact with a number of people as the project progresses. You might talk to someone about the goals, another person about the design, and so on. In the end, you\u2019re more likely to end up with a quality result, but it comes with a price \u2013 sometimes to the tune of even 10 fold. It turns out that you will easily find rates in the range of $100-$500 \/ h, or even more. The lowest quotes (for the whole website) you might be able to get is about $3000, and all the way up to $30,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you decide to work with an agency, keep the following in mind \u2026 just to stay safe:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If they\u2019re trying to bill you per number of pages, you\u2019re most likely getting scammed, or at least taken advantage of.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you have to pay extra for mobile-friendly design, they\u2019re trying to extort more money from you. The mobile-friendly design is a standard these days, and it shouldn\u2019t be paid extra.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subtotal if working with a freelancer: \u2022 \u2026 Averaging things out: $50 \/ h * 25 h = $1250<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subtotal if working with an agency: \u2022 \u2026 Averaging things out: $5000 for the whole project<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How Much Does A Website Cost In Total?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see going through the numbers above, the answer to how much does a website cost can be all over the place! If you opt for a total DIY (Do It Yourself) approach, you can get a site for as low as $59 (annually \u2013 just your domain and hosting cost). And if you go all out, you can spend tens of thousands of dollars. Here\u2019s a cut-out-and-keep reference sheet:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of website you can get for sub $500<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your own custom domain name and hosting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress as the engine running your site.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free plugins for SEO, contact forms, Google Analytics, and other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free or premium design template.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must do everything yourself \u2013 including getting the hosting and domain, installing WordPress, picking a design template and installing it, doing all the other setup steps involved. With the help of Do-It-Yoeself Starter Bundles from ITsecura you shouldn\u2019t be afraid to take matters into your own hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of website you can get for $1000<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom domain, hosting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site built on WordPress.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free and premium plugins.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free or premium template with some modifications to match your requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A freelancer helping you get the website running. Though, don\u2019t expect any fancy modifications or upgrades. What you\u2019re essentially paying for is to have someone do the dirty work for you. But if you wanted to, you could do those things yourself with enough time on your hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of website you can get for $5000<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom domain, hosting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site built on WordPress or some other CMS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tailor-made features, either custom-built or implemented through plugins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An online store if you need one (to sell products directly from your website).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A tailor-made, original design \u2013 something that will be in tune with your brand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either an experienced freelancer building the whole thing or an agency. You can also expect to be able to suggest a couple of revisions to fine-tune the website. In many cases, they will also take care of setting up the hosting and the domain on your behalf.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As always, please feel free to leave comments or ask questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most accurate answer to the question of, \u201cHow much does a website cost?\u201d would be that \u2026 \u201cit depends.\u201d But, what does it actually depend on? By the end of this post, we promise that you\u2019ll know exactly what contributes to how much does a website cost, plus what sort of website you can expect for your budget, no matter what that might be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, how much does a website cost, on the average? This comes down to a couple of key elements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cost Of Your Domain Name And Hosting,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cost Of The Technology\/Software Used To Build The Website (Including The Cost Of The Features),\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cost Of The Design,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cost Of Hiring Someone To Build The Website.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interesting thing here is that those four \u201ccards,\u201d if you will, can be played basically independently. Which means that you can minimize the cost of one of them while maximizing the others. Or even minimize all of them, which will give you a super-affordable website as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the average, though, experience shows that a website can cost you anything from $100 to even $10,000 or more. Here\u2019s how it all plays out:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. Domain Name And Hosting Cost<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A domain name is your website\u2019s address on the web, you probably already know that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A custom domain name \u2013 one where you can choose the actual words that make up the domain \u2013 will cost you around $11-$13 per year if you opt for a classic .com, .net or .org. If you want something fancier, like .store, or .design, it can be $30 a year or more. ITsecura offers multiple options with domains and you can choose what fits your budget and purpose<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsecura.com\/web-hosting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web hosting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (aka. a web server) is where your website is stored and from where it\u2019s served to the people who try to visit it. Your website can\u2019t exist without a web server. The cheapest solutions are around $4-$6 a month and depending on your needs can go up to $30+. Though, this is not necessary if you\u2019re just starting out with a new website. ITsecura \u2013 offers secure and reliable hosting accounts for as little as $3.95 per month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0How much does a website cost \u2013 subtotal:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Domain name: $11 \/ year\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hosting: $4 \/ mo = $48 \/ year\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Together: $59 \/ year\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>2. Technology Cost (Including Website Features)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not more than 5-7 years ago, the cost of website technology\/software itself was a huge contributor to the overall equation of how much does a website cost. Basically, whatever feature you wanted to have on your site, needed to be either bought as a pre-made script or custom-built by a web developer \u2013 and those are expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These days, however, we can use what\u2019s called a CMS (Content Management System). The great thing about those is that most of the classic, standard website features are available right out the gate in the CMS itself. I\u2019m talking about things like the ability to edit and publish content on your own, upload images, feature user comments, integrate the site with social media, optimize it for the search engines, and much more. With something like WordPress \u2013 the most popular CMS of them all, (this website is built with Drupal CMS which is more advanced but also requires more technical skills) \u2013 you get all of the features listed in the previous paragraph for free. Yes, free! It is only once you start getting into the advanced stuff such as e-commerce, credit card processing, user membership panels, etc., some tools start coming with a price tag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much does a website cost \u2013 subtotal: Basic website features: $0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Design Cost<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll talk about the cost of hiring a designer later on, but for now, let\u2019s assume that you\u2019ll just use a design template that you\u2019ve found on the web. Many of such templates are free and simple to use, such as drag&amp;drop SitePad website building software, also ITsecura provides help with installation and fine-tuning of templates and themes for WordPress. Templates and themes that do require a payment are usually less than $40 a piece anyway. The decision whether to go with a free or premium template can be a tough one, but it basically comes down to the quality of the final design that you consider good enough. To get something more polished, optimized and functional, you simply might have to pay for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much does a website cost \u2013 subtotal:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Premium design template: $40\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alternatively, a free design template<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Hiring A Designer\/Developer Or An Agency?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what\u2019s going to contribute to the bulk of your final website bill, provided that you actually decide to hire anyone (you don\u2019t have to). In all honesty, hiring someone to build the website for you has always been the traditional way of \u201cbecoming a website owner.\u201d However, this is really not needed anymore. With tools like WordPress + a good design template, you can build a great-looking and functional website all on your own, without ever spending a dime on a \u201crock-star designer\u201d or \u201cninja designer\u201d or whatever they call themselves these days. Of course, if you have more money than time then hiring someone can be a good idea. But if it\u2019s the other way around, you really shouldn\u2019t be afraid to start building a website on your own. If you still think that hiring a pro is indeed going to be the better solution, here are the costs you can expect: First off, you need to decide whether you\u2019re going to be working with a sole freelancer or an agency\/firm. You can find freelancers on a site like Upwork.com. Depending on the person you choose for the task, you\u2019ll end up paying $30-$100 per hour. That\u2019s quite a spread, I know, but it\u2019s just how the market works. A simple website project \u2013 one where you get a classic set of features and a nice design on top, but nothing flashy \u2013 can take anything from 15-30 hours to get done. This comes down to anything from $450 to $3000 in total. Working with an agency is a whole other thing. First, you\u2019ll probably get to interact with a number of people as the project progresses. You might talk to someone about the goals, another person about the design, and so on. In the end, you\u2019re more likely to end up with a quality result, but it comes with a price \u2013 sometimes to the tune of even 10 fold. It turns out that you will easily find rates in the range of $100-$500 \/ h, or even more. The lowest quotes (for the whole website) you might be able to get is about $3000, and all the way up to $30,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you decide to work with an agency, keep the following in mind \u2026 just to stay safe:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If they\u2019re trying to bill you per number of pages, you\u2019re most likely getting scammed, or at least taken advantage of.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If you have to pay extra for mobile-friendly design, they\u2019re trying to extort more money from you. The mobile-friendly design is a standard these days, and it shouldn\u2019t be paid extra.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subtotal if working with a freelancer: \u2022 \u2026 Averaging things out: $50 \/ h * 25 h = $1250<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subtotal if working with an agency: \u2022 \u2026 Averaging things out: $5000 for the whole project<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How Much Does A Website Cost In Total?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see going through the numbers above, the answer to how much does a website cost can be all over the place! If you opt for a total DIY (Do It Yourself) approach, you can get a site for as low as $59 (annually \u2013 just your domain and hosting cost). And if you go all out, you can spend tens of thousands of dollars. Here\u2019s a cut-out-and-keep reference sheet:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of website you can get for sub $500<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your own custom domain name and hosting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress as the engine running your site.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free plugins for SEO, contact forms, Google Analytics, and other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free or premium design template.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must do everything yourself \u2013 including getting the hosting and domain, installing WordPress, picking a design template and installing it, doing all the other setup steps involved. With the help of Do-It-Yoeself Starter Bundles from ITsecura you shouldn\u2019t be afraid to take matters into your own hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of website you can get for $1000<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom domain, hosting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site built on WordPress.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free and premium plugins.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free or premium template with some modifications to match your requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A freelancer helping you get the website running. Though, don\u2019t expect any fancy modifications or upgrades. What you\u2019re essentially paying for is to have someone do the dirty work for you. But if you wanted to, you could do those things yourself with enough time on your hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What type of website you can get for $5000<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom domain, hosting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site built on WordPress or some other CMS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tailor-made features, either custom-built or implemented through plugins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An online store if you need one (to sell products directly from your website).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A tailor-made, original design \u2013 something that will be in tune with your brand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either an experienced freelancer building the whole thing or an agency. You can also expect to be able to suggest a couple of revisions to fine-tune the website. 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