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Move the sliders, see a live range built from our real published starting prices. No email, no form, no follow-up call unless you ask for one.

How this estimate is built

Every figure this calculator produces starts from a number we already publish on our pricing page — $1,499 for a Starter Website, $2,999 for a Business Website, $4,999 for a Premium Website and $3,999 for an e-commerce store. Nothing is inflated behind the scenes to make the tool look generous or to bait you into a call.

From there it applies the same handful of factors that move a real quote: how many pages you need beyond what the package covers, whether your content is written, how custom the design work is, how many third-party systems have to be wired in, and whether the timeline is compressed. Each factor is shown as a separate line so you can see exactly what is adding cost, rather than watching one number change for reasons you cannot inspect.

What the starting prices already include

The base figure is not a stripped shell. Every website build includes custom design rather than a bought template, mobile and tablet layouts, on-page SEO setup, a working contact form, analytics, and a launch handover so you know how to run the thing afterwards. The Business tier adds schema markup, performance optimization and conversion tracking; the Premium tier adds motion design, content structure guidance and extended analytics.

E-commerce builds include store setup and configuration, custom product and category templates, checkout optimization, payment, shipping and tax configuration, and training on orders and stock — plus the first fifty products loaded properly, with images, descriptions, variants and SEO fields filled in.

What actually moves the number

Content readiness. If your copy and images exist and are approved, the build moves at full speed. If they need writing, restructuring or sourcing, that is real work and it is priced rather than absorbed and quietly rushed. It is priced per page rather than as a percentage of the project, because writing twelve pages costs the same whether the site around them is a Starter build or a Premium one. Stock photography licences are a third-party cost you pay directly, as with hosting and plugins.

Design complexity. A clean systematic build and a bespoke visual language with custom motion are both legitimate choices, and they cost different amounts. Neither is the “right” answer — it depends on whether design is your differentiator or your baseline.

Integrations. CRMs, booking systems, payment providers and marketing tools each need configuration and, more importantly, testing. Two integrations is routine. Five is a project inside the project.

Timeline. A compressed deadline means reordering other commitments, so it appears in the quote instead of being hidden and then missed.

Page count. More pages means more design, structure and testing — though the relationship is not linear. A well-built template system makes page eleven much cheaper than page three.

What is deliberately excluded

Hosting, domain registration, premium plugin licences and stock photography are not in any figure here. You buy those directly from the provider, which means the accounts stay in your name and we add no margin on top. If you ever leave, nothing is held hostage.

Ongoing work is also separate. SEO and Google Ads are scoped individually after an audit rather than sold as a fixed package, because a sensible retainer depends entirely on your market. The optional Website Care plan is $149 a month and covers updates, backups, security monitoring, uptime alerts and thirty minutes of content edits.

How accurate is it, honestly?

For a straightforward brochure or service website, the range this tool produces is usually close to the final quote. Where it drifts is on projects with unusual requirements — a complex booking flow, a migration from a broken legacy site, a multi-language build, or a catalog with heavy variant structures. Those are exactly the cases where any calculator would be guessing, and where a fifteen-minute conversation beats any slider.

If the number here is far outside your budget, that is useful information and you have lost nothing by finding out. If it is in range, the next step is a short call to turn the estimate into a fixed figure you can plan against.

Frequently asked questions

Is this calculator a real quote?

No. It is an estimate assembled from our published starting prices and the factors that most often move a project figure. A real quote is fixed in writing after a short discovery call, once the scope is actually agreed. The calculator exists so you can work out in thirty seconds whether we are in your range at all.

Why does it give a range instead of one number?

Because two sites with the same page count genuinely differ by hundreds of dollars depending on content readiness, design complexity and integrations. A single number would be a guess dressed up as precision. The lower end of the range is what a clean, well-prepared project costs; the upper end covers the normal amount of complexity that surfaces during discovery.

Why is there a charge for pages beyond the package?

Every additional page means more design, structure, content placement and testing. The per-page figure in this calculator is derived from the gap between our own published tiers rather than invented, and the relationship is not strictly linear — a good template system makes later pages cheaper, which is one of the things discovery works out.

What happens if my page count suggests a different package?

The calculator says so. If you pick a Starter site but need fifteen pages, moving up a tier is usually cheaper than paying per page on top of the smaller package, and it tells you that rather than quietly charging you more.

How does product pricing work for an online store?

The first fifty products are included in the e-commerce starting price. Beyond that it is $5 per product, or a flat $499 bulk import if your data is already in a spreadsheet or feed. The calculator automatically applies whichever is cheaper for your catalog, which is the same thing we would do on a real quote.

Are hosting and domain costs included?

No. Hosting, domains, premium plugins and stock licensing are third-party costs that you pay directly to the provider, so the accounts stay in your name and there is no markup added. They are quoted separately and are not part of any figure shown here.

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