How Much Does It Cost To Build A Website?

The first year includes the cost of building the website. 
After the first year, rates are reduced to half.

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The cost to build a One Page “Presence” Website is $200 plus $200/yr to host it. 

See Electro-Light Inc or The Wonderful Soils Company for examples.

The cost to create a website for a Home-Based Business with no employees, starts at $400 for up to eight pages, including a photo gallery with up to 100 images.  Hosting is $400/yr. 

See Maple Grove Syrup or  A-Pex Plumbing & Heating for examples.

The cost to build a basic website for a Store Front, an Established Business, or Business With More Than One Employee, starts at $800 for unlimited pages, including a photo gallery with unlimited images.  Hosting is $800/yr. 

See Puck Warriors Goaltending or Long’s Maple Syrup for examples.

Extras such as e-commerce, coupons, language translation, purchased images, setting up newsletters, blogging pages, video, etc will add to the basic price. 

See Long’s Maple Syrup or Bee’s Tea for small e-commerce websites.

PlantBest Inc is an example of a Large e-Commerce Website, Bowmanville Golf & Country Club which has Online Tee Time Booking, and  Mac Education Canada has multiple languages.

The one time initial fee to build the website includes:

★  Registration & DNS Configuration of your Domain Name (example: bestwebsites.ca) – extra domain names are $30/yr

★  Dedicated IP Address if needed for e-commerce

★  Registration and Configuration of Domain Validation (DV) SSL Certificate so your site shows as Secure, instilling confidence in potential clients. ()   
Note:  You must have an SSL certificate installed or your website will show as Not Secure.

★  Design of your website according to your instructions, taking into account any established logos and colours

★  Editing of content for grammar and spelling

★  Photo Enhancement including increasing saturation & contrast if needed, cropping and sizing

★  Animation if you want it

★  Search Engine Optimization of all pages including keywords, meta descriptions, links, labelling of images, etc

★  Sitemap creation using Google recommended XML Sitemap protocol, and submission to Search Engines 

★  All sites are set up with Google Analytics

★  All sites are set up with Google My Business

★  Numerous steps taken to assure Security of your website from hackers

The yearly fee includes:

★  Renewal of Domain Name(s)

★  Renewal of Software Licenses as needed

★  Renewal of SSL Certificate

★  Professional Email Addresses such as sales@nullyourdomain.com with up to 1 GB of dedicated email space

★  Hosting on our own Dedicated Server with guaranteed 99% uptime

★  DAILY Website Health Checks to make sure your site is up and running with the latest software

★  DAILY Software Update checks

★  Regular Backups (nightly database and weekly file backups – more if you need it)

★  Regular submission (usually monthly but could be more often) of your site to Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask (Search Engines)

★  Updates to your site such as Coupons, Specials, etc with no extra charges

★  All sites are protected by many layers of Security Hardware and Software on the server and on each website

Note:  Our Prices are based on the “whole package” of building your website and then hosting it, hopefully for many years.

For Canadian Residents Only

13% HST applies if you are a Canadian resident.

A deposit of $50 may be required to secure your domain name and begin website creation. The balance is due only when you are happy with the design, and you are sure you want to continue working with us. 

Renewals are based on the anniversary date of the purchase of your domain name.  i.e. if we purchase your domain name on September 15, your monthly payments will be due on the 15th of each month.  If you are paying yearly, your renewal date will be September 15 each year thereafter.