Websites Are Like Houses
Some are the big expensive mansions, some are nice family homes.
Often people think they need a big fancy mansion of a website, but just like with a real life mansion, you think you want one... until you have to maintain it and pay for it.
Most businesses simply don’t need big fancy custom sites.
Just having a web store or a Facebook page isn't enough. That's like renting a room in someone else's house, it may be cheap, but you have to live by their house rules. You must have control over your own web portal.
So how much will a website cost?
The most correct answer is it depends on you and your business.
Generally real websites that you control can be range from a few dollars a month into the thousands.
Often people think they need a big fancy mansion of a website, but just like with a real life mansion, you think you want one... until you have to maintain it and pay for it.
Most businesses simply don’t need big fancy custom sites.
Just having a web store or a Facebook page isn't enough. That's like renting a room in someone else's house, it may be cheap, but you have to live by their house rules. You must have control over your own web portal.
So how much will a website cost?
The most correct answer is it depends on you and your business.
Generally real websites that you control can be range from a few dollars a month into the thousands.
There are several way you can build a website
Just like there are several option to buying a house you have several options with websites.
You can hire a custom builder, you can self-build, or you can buy one already constructed. The option that you choose is clearly up to you. Domain names are like patches of web property. Once you have your website name in place, you need to develop that web property to become a place where your business can live and your customers will want to visit.
Custom-built websites
Custom builds take longer to implement, cost more to construct, but in the end you get everything exactly the way that you want it.
Cost usually $1000 and up depending on your contractor developer.
Building one your self especially if you have no previous background is a steep learning curve
Your time will be filled with frustration and a lot of watching kids on Youtube show you how to do things you aren’t sure of. You will have to learn html, css, become familiar with graphics programs like Photoshop, and Dreamweaver. Not the most efficient use of time but, if you take on that challenge in the end you get almost what you wanted for an out of pocket cost that is a lot less than most other options.
$100 for hosting and domain fees but not counting the and countless hours of frustration.
Pre-built website templates
Finally you can buy a website that is pre built. While it may not have the exact structure that you want it will cost less than a custom build and will require less time than a self built site, and you can modify it to suit your needs better.
$29 per month.
Just like there are several option to buying a house you have several options with websites.
You can hire a custom builder, you can self-build, or you can buy one already constructed. The option that you choose is clearly up to you. Domain names are like patches of web property. Once you have your website name in place, you need to develop that web property to become a place where your business can live and your customers will want to visit.
Custom-built websites
Custom builds take longer to implement, cost more to construct, but in the end you get everything exactly the way that you want it.
Cost usually $1000 and up depending on your contractor developer.
Building one your self especially if you have no previous background is a steep learning curve
Your time will be filled with frustration and a lot of watching kids on Youtube show you how to do things you aren’t sure of. You will have to learn html, css, become familiar with graphics programs like Photoshop, and Dreamweaver. Not the most efficient use of time but, if you take on that challenge in the end you get almost what you wanted for an out of pocket cost that is a lot less than most other options.
$100 for hosting and domain fees but not counting the and countless hours of frustration.
Pre-built website templates
Finally you can buy a website that is pre built. While it may not have the exact structure that you want it will cost less than a custom build and will require less time than a self built site, and you can modify it to suit your needs better.
$29 per month.
Content is what truly separate your site from all others like it
If a website is like a house then the content of a website is like the decoration.
Content can include your logos, images, and information about you and your company.
This is the area that most people fail.
Even if you go for a custom developed fancy mansion of a website if you don’t have good content it is like filling that mansion with furniture you got on the side of the road and then dropping off 100 cats to live inside. It may look good at first glance but no one will want to stay there or visit again.
Your best option is to buy a pre-built site modify it to your liking and fill it with the best content available.
The advantage; you will be able to concentrate on the most important thing you can do in your company, getting more paying customers.
A per built site with the best content available will make you proud to own it, your up keep will be minimal, and your visitors will enjoy their visits and want to come back again and again.
Now that you have your own web portal now you need to get targeted traffic to you site.
If a website is like a house then the content of a website is like the decoration.
Content can include your logos, images, and information about you and your company.
This is the area that most people fail.
Even if you go for a custom developed fancy mansion of a website if you don’t have good content it is like filling that mansion with furniture you got on the side of the road and then dropping off 100 cats to live inside. It may look good at first glance but no one will want to stay there or visit again.
Your best option is to buy a pre-built site modify it to your liking and fill it with the best content available.
The advantage; you will be able to concentrate on the most important thing you can do in your company, getting more paying customers.
A per built site with the best content available will make you proud to own it, your up keep will be minimal, and your visitors will enjoy their visits and want to come back again and again.
Now that you have your own web portal now you need to get targeted traffic to you site.
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