The cost of your website will be determined by a number of factors including the types of services you require. Determine the long-term goals of your website and have foundation programming developed that you can build on. Decide how much money you are willing to commit to the project and develop a budget that takes the following into account.
- website planning and development consultation
- copywriting, editing and proofreading
- programming requirements
- image manipulation
- graphics requirements
- website promotion
The best way to help keep your costs down is to be as prepared as you can be and have as much of the information you want to use ready and available. You can expect to pay between $1,500.00 and $10,000.00 for a professionally designed general information website depending on the quantity of the information and the type of services you require. Websites with database capabilities and advanced customer interaction options generally range between $4000.00 and $15,000.00. Custom online software can run into the 10's of 1000's of dollars depending on the functional requirements and architecture desired.
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