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The honest cost guide

How much should a website
actually cost?

Quotes for the "same" website can range from $0 to $50,000. Here's what's really driving the number, why the cheapest option is often the most expensive in the end, and how to budget sensibly.

01 · What drives the price

Five things that move the number.

Once you know these, a wildly different set of quotes starts to make sense.

01

Number of pages & features

A one-page landing site is a fraction of a multi-page site with bookings, a store, or member areas.

02

Custom vs template

A design tailored to your brand takes more work than dropping content into a stock theme — and looks it.

03

Who builds it

A $5 overseas gig, a freelancer, a small studio and a big agency are different worlds in quality, support and price.

04

Content

Supplying your own copy and photos keeps cost down; having it written and sourced for you adds time.

05

Ongoing care

The build is only part of it. Hosting, maintenance and updates are real costs — paid up front or down the track.

02 · Roughly what to expect

Where the options sit.

DIY builder
$0–$30/mo

Your time, locked platform, generic look

Cheapest freelancer
$200–$800 once

Often no support, no maintenance, ages fast

Web Design Centre
from $50/mo

Built, hosted & maintained — inc GST

Big agency
$5,000–$50,000+

Premium work, premium price, hourly extras

Indicative only — every project is different. Our actual plans are on the pricing page.

03 · The true cost of cheap

The sticker price isn't
the whole price.

A $300 site with no hosting plan, no maintenance and no security looks cheap until year two — when it's slow, broken on new phones, possibly hacked, and needs rebuilding. Our monthly plans fold the build, hosting and ongoing care into one predictable cost — so there's no nasty surprise down the track.

One predictable monthly cost
  • The website build
  • Lifetime free hosting
  • Lifetime free maintenance
  • Monthly update hours
  • Free SSL + SEO foundations
  • No surprise rebuild bill
04 · Questions

Cost questions, answered.

01 How much does a website cost in Australia?
It ranges enormously — from free DIY builders to $50,000+ agency projects. For most small businesses a professional, maintained site sits well below the agency end. Our plans start at $50/month inc GST and bundle the build with lifetime hosting and maintenance. See our pricing page for the detail.
02 Is cheap web design worth it?
Sometimes a low price reflects a genuinely small job. But often 'cheap' means no support, no maintenance and no security — and a site that ages, breaks or gets hacked, then has to be rebuilt. Add the rebuild and lost business and the cheap option frequently costs the most.
03 Why a monthly plan instead of a big one-off fee?
A monthly plan spreads the cost and bundles in the things a website needs to keep working — hosting, maintenance, security and a set number of update hours. You get a finished site without a large lump sum, and it stays maintained instead of going stale.
04 What's the cheapest way to get a good website?
Be clear on what you actually need, supply your own content where you can, and choose a builder who maintains the site so you're not paying to rebuild it in two years. Our Starter plan is built for exactly this.
No guesswork

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