If you have ever asked three designers for a website quote, you probably got three very different numbers. That is normal: a website is not one fixed product. This guide explains what you are really paying for, which costs come once and which come every year, and how to get a quote you can trust.
What changes the price of a website
Most of the price comes from time: how many hours of planning, design, building and testing your website needs. These are the things that change it the most:
- Number of pages. A one-page landing page is much less work than a 10-page company website with a blog.
- Custom design or template. A design made for your brand takes longer than changing the colours of a ready-made template, but it looks unique and usually converts better.
- Features. Contact forms are simple. Online payments, booking systems, member areas or several languages add real work.
- E-commerce. An online store needs product pages, a cart, payments, delivery options and order emails.
- Content. Do you already have the text and photos, or does someone need to write and prepare them?
- SEO and speed. Setting up titles, descriptions, fast loading and Google tools properly takes time, and it is worth it.
One-time costs and yearly costs
A website has two kinds of costs. Knowing both helps you plan your budget honestly.
One-time
- Design and development of the website
- Writing or editing the content
- Setting up the contact form, email alerts and basic SEO
Every year (or every month)
- Domain name (for example yourbusiness.com), renewed every year
- Hosting, the server where your website lives
- Business email, if your hosting does not include it
- Maintenance: updates, backups and security checks (you can do this yourself or pay someone)
Cheap, expensive and “just right”
A very cheap website often means a template with your logo on top, no real plan, and nobody to call when something breaks. A very expensive one may include things a small business does not need yet. The right price is the one that pays for what your business needs now, with room to grow later.
Ask yourself one question: what should this website do for my business? Bring more calls? Sell products? Show your work to new clients? The answer decides which features are worth paying for.
How to get an honest quote
- Write down the pages you want and what each page should do.
- List the must-have features (form, WhatsApp button, payments, booking…).
- Share 2–3 websites you like, and say why you like them.
- Ask what is included: revisions, training, support after launch, and who owns the website.
- Ask for the price in writing before any work starts.
What a SOLUZ website costs
At SOLUZ we keep it simple: clear packages in USD, a free discovery call, and a written quote before any work starts. Our packages: Starter from $300, Business from $500, Custom from $1,000. Domain and hosting are paid separately, so you always own them.
See everything that is included on our Pricing page, or tell us about your project and we will suggest the right plan, even if it is the smallest one.