During my interactions with clients, I am often asked, “How much will a website cost?” or “What is the cost to design a website?“
In this blog post, I’ve discussed the various determinants of website design cost, the different types of websites, and their respective estimated charges.
#1 Static or Dynamic Website
First, you must decide whether you will have a static or dynamic website. Different web designers talk about the types of websites in various ways. Let’s discuss both of them.
A static website could mean a website with no flash or other animation; however, a dynamic website could have few elements of interactivity in the form of flash animations or other scripts.
A static website could also mean that your website would be built using a primary script/language, which is HTML; however, a dynamic website could mean that you will get a website that would be built on advanced/dynamic scripts, for, e.g., PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, etc.
Whatever the case, the cost of a dynamic website is always higher than that of a static one. So you need to decide upon the nature of your website first to get a web design cost, or conversely, you may determine the nature of your website according to your budget.
Note: The cost to build a static website in Singapore may start at $800, while the cost to create a dynamic website may begin at $1200.
#2 Payment Gateway
If your website needs a payment gateway installed to accept online payments, you must pay a relatively higher cost for your website development. The reason is simple. Your web developer must write advanced scripts to help users pay for your products or services on your websites.
Note: Building a website in Singapore with a payment gateway can cost $ 3,000.
#3 CRM
Having a CRM system on your website will definitely increase its cost manyfold because your website developer may need to install several CRM modules, integrate them with the core sections of your website to fetch customer information, and store it at the backend so that you can view or take necessary actions based on that saved data.
Note: Building a website in Singapore with CRM can cost $6,000.
#4 Flash
Including flash and shockwave animation, streaming video, javascript, applets, and any number of action graphics enhancements will increase the cost of website development. Moreover, flash elements are not advisable to add to your website because search engines don’t love websites with huge flash elements on the homepage or essential landing pages. Therefore, avoiding flash elements on your website will save you from heavy dents in your wallet and be suitable for your website’s search engine rankings.
#5 eCommerce
If you are a retailer and wish to include an eCommerce module on your website, you must pay a handsome amount for website development. The reason is simple: Having an eCommerce system on a website will require more work effort by web developers to complete the website. At the same time, several additional e-commerce modules may be required to purchase and integrate into your e-commerce website.
Note: Building an eCommerce website in Singapore can cost $ 3,000 or more.
#6 Responsiveness
Today, having a responsive website is no longer a choice but has become mandatory. Google has declared publicly that a website’s responsiveness will now be one of the criteria for organically considering a website to be listed on the search engine results. It involves additional effort, and therefore, a mobile-responsive website would cost you more than an average website that is not responsive. However, investing in a responsive website is advised to reap long-term benefits.
#7 Custom Requirements
Other than the above-listed points, a web design cost could also vary depending upon the custom requirements of every business. Since all businesses don’t work the same way as one does, the cost to develop their website also remains unchanged. Leave alone the difference in web design costs for different industries, sometimes you may see a huge difference in website design cost even if you compare your website with your competitors.
