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Getting a website: where are the costs?

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by Ashley Bryan

So you have made the decision to have a website built for your business, but are not sure of what is involved, and where the costs lie? It can be confusing, especially if you are not particularly Internet or PC savvy: web development, web hosting, domain names, email addresses. All of these are factors that need to be considered and costed into your project. As well as that, you’ve seen many great websites on the net, which are packed with loads of cool features, moving graphics, options to sign up for newsletters, database searches and links to other sites. Do you need all these features, and how much will all that cost? What should you have in your website, what’s the process, and how much will it all set you back?

Lets look at the process. First you need a suitable domain name, such as the name of your company or business or even a name that reflects more the services or products you provide. Do you need a dot com or dot local domain name? For an international flavour, or if your target market is International then use a dot com. But for a local look and feel where your market lies within your own country, then a local domain name can be more appropriate. How much is a domain name? In NZ $39.95 will secure you the name for a year, and on websites such as Godaddy, the costs can be even less.


What about the website development or build itself - what does that cost? Websites can cost anything from nothing upwards, and your options here are huge. You could use an online provider of “do it yourself” websites for practicallly nothing, but you then you have the hassle of making the website yourself, and are constrained to their system. Or you can contact a web development company to build a website for you. Informational (brochureware) websites are generally cheaper then dynamic, or database-driven ones.

As well as the domain name pucrhase and build of the website, be sure you factor in other costs such as website hositng and email hosting, as well as marketing and search engine optimisation services.

About the Author:
Before you get a website designed and developed you should know and understand what the costs are. This articles reviews those costs.