Clients often get asked is: how much does business website cost to build a WordPress website? While the core WordPress software is free, the cost of a website depends entirely on your budget and needs.
I’ll also tell you how to
avoid overspending and minimize cost when building a website.
Lets figure out
What Do You Need to Build a WordPress Website?
The cost of a WordPress site are often into following categories:
Domain Name
WordPress Web Hosting
Theme (premium layout)
Design & Development
Content Writing
Graphics
To create a self hosted WordPress site, you need a web hosting to store your files. Every website on the internet needs hosting. This is your website’s home on the internet.
There are many various hosting plans available for all quite websites. you would like to select one that suitable for your business and your requirements that matches your budget.
Typically domain name is available for $12 (approx.3,336) PKR.
Webhosting is available for $50 (approx.13,901) PKR.
(there are many different hosting provider out there but i will tell you which is good for small business or in low budget.)
Theme’s template are also available for free but are useless in many ways you should have premium theme template that average cost for $50 (approx.13,901) PKR.
Development charges may varies but minimum development charges around $100 (approx.27,802) PKR. for small 5 pages business website.
Content of the website is most important thing for your website if you already have company profile or content with, then this can cut your cost but typically minimum content writer’s charged for small business website is $60 (approx.16,681) PKR.
Also graphic is most important for your website appearance or presence or your business. This can also cut your cost if you already have images or you can do your own but typically Graphic designer average charge for $50 (approx.13,901) PKR.
I always recommend my clients to start from small and then scale your WordPress site as it grows. In many cases, you don’t need all the premium features that you simply see on many well-established websites in your industry.
Keep in mind that those websites had a head start , and it likely took them a while to work out the way to manage costs and grow their business.
You can start website using free plugins and template. Once you begin getting visitors, you’ll consider adding premium features sort of a premium template, email marketing, paid backup plugin, website firewall