4 Costs To Consider When Creating Your Home Service Website
When you are looking into creating a website for your contract service business the number one thing you are probably wondering is - how much will it cost?
This is a valid question, especially when you are already managing the other costs of running a contract service business.
We have seen that the most successful way to keep expenses low is to go with an all-inclusive website building platform such as SquareSpace, Wix, HubSpot, or GoDaddy.
In this article, we will discuss what can affect the cost of creating your website and how to keep costs low, while also creating a website that will help you increase your leads.
How Much it Costs to Create a Home Service Business Website
Creating a website typically costs somewhere between $50-$15,000 initially and can usually cost anywhere between $20-$100 per month. If you have someone in your company create your website, you can easily keep costs low and increase the quality of your website support.
There are four main categories of cost that can come up when you are creating a home service business website:
Domain Name
Graphic Design
Website Content
Website Building Platform
1. Domain Name
A domain name can usually cost anywhere between $10-$20 per year. Some things that can affect the cost of your domain name will depend on how popular the domain name is, the end of your domain (.com, .net, .biz, .ai, .co, etc.), and the domain registrar you get it from.
Some common domain registrars include GoDaddy, NameCheap, and HostGator. GoDaddy usually provides the cheapest domain names with the traditional “.com” ending, with NameCheap and HostGator usually offering slightly more expensive pricing.
However, the cost of domains can vary depending on the name you are searching for, so we recommend you search for your preferred domain across each domain registrar and choose which one you prefer based on cost and registrar preference.
2. Website Design
The design of your website can cost anywhere between $0-$9,000. The cost of your website design will depend on if you would like to have someone at your company create your website’s design or if you would like to outsource the design of your website.
Having an agency or freelance designer create your website will typically be more expensive. Fortunately, contract service business website designs typically contain pretty similar elements that someone at your company can easily create.
There are also videos that walk through using common website building platforms to create homepage designs and service page designs.
3. Website Content
The cost of your website content (the words on your homepage and service pages) can usually range anywhere from $0-$5,000. Just like your website design, if you have someone within your company create the website content, it will be a lot less expensive than outsourcing it.
Additionally, having someone within your company create your website content will increase the likelihood that your content will be higher quality and describe your services more effectively and accurately.
Now, it can be tough to picture how you could have someone on your team write your content if your company has never done that before. That is why we have created guides on the types of pages you can include on various contract service business websites:
The Top 5 Pages You Should Have on Your Contract Company Website
The Top 12 Kinds of Pages You Should Have on Your Landscaping Website
4. Website Building Platform
A website building platform will generally cost $15-$30 per month depending on which website builder you choose and whether you need e-commerce features.
Most website building platforms also offer free monthly plans and starter plans. However, if you are planning on creating a website for your business, you will typically want to get the plan 1 or 2 levels above the starter plan.
Some easy to use website builders include SquareSpace, GoDaddy, HubSpot, Wix, and more. To find out more about website builders, check out our blog “5 Website Building Platforms To Use To Create a Contract Service Business Website.”
These types of website builders also usually offer hosting and security as part of the monthly price and offer advanced integrations and add-ons in higher-level plans.
Create a Home Service Business Website Inexpensively
To create a contract service business website inexpensively, you should use a simple website builder and recruit the help of someone within your business to create the site and create the content.
The more parts of your website creation you outsource to marketing agencies or freelancers, the more expensive your website will be.
Are you debating on whether creating a website will be worth the cost? Check out our article “5 Reasons Why You Should Create a Website for Your Contract Service Business.”
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