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Pricing for a 5-Page Website: How Much Does It Cost?

When it comes to building a website, you have two basic options: DIY or hiring a professional. Building your own website may seem like the cheaper option at first glance, but when you consider the long-term costs and maintenance fees of having your site go dark once every few months due to coding errors, the professional route starts to look pretty good. For some small businesses, however, a site isn’t worth investing in unless it has enough pages to make a decent marketing impact. In that case, you don’t have much choice but to hire a professional to design and build your 5-page website. How much does it cost? Read on to find out...

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The Basics: What Does a 5-Page Website Cost?

Building a 5-page website isn’t much different from creating a website with 100+ pages—except that you don’t need web designers to install a content management system (CMS) and pay them to update the site whenever you want to add new pages or change headlines. Websites with limited functionality require far less investment in web design and software development. However, a limited budget doesn’t mean you can’t create a professional-looking website. The trick is to focus on a handful of high-impact pages that best represent your business and include the information customers need to know (and want to know) about your product or service.

Professional hosting and maintenance costs

You may be able to build a 5-page website yourself, but you’ll also need to host it somewhere. In some cases, you may be able to piggyback on the hosting services of an existing website. This can be a good option if you don’t want to host your site on a domain of its own. However, if you want your site to have its own domain—which is highly recommended—then you’ll need to find a web host. Again, you may be able to piggyback on the hosting services of an existing site if you decide to use a free website builder. However, because of the limited functionality of free website builders, there’s a good chance that some of your pages might end up on a different online address. Piggyback hosting is a great option for many websites, but if you want your 5-page website to have its own domain and dedicated hosting, you’ll need to factor that into your budget.

How to get the most out of your 5-page website

The first thing you’ll want to do is ensure that every page of your site is optimized for SEO. This will ensure that your site is easily discoverable by potential customers, but it will also allow you to include a clickable link in any printed marketing materials you produce. This can help you grow your email list and, in turn, increase the number of sales you make each month. You’ll also want to ensure that your site is built to convert. This means making sure that you include compelling product images, short and clear product descriptions, a prominent “buy now” button, and a “contact us” form that allows customers to specify their needs and schedule future appointments. You also want to make sure that your site is built securely. This includes using an SSL certificate to protect login information and taking advantage of HTTPS to prevent malicious hackers from accessing the data on your site.

If you need to hire a professional to build your 5-page website, ask them what extras they can throw in to sweeten the deal. Most designers offer custom domain names, mobile-friendly sites, social media integration, and basic analytics tools as standard, but you may be able to get more. If you’re on a tight budget, try to find a company that offers discounts on annual plans. Although you’ll pay more up front, you’ll get more value for your money thanks to lower monthly hosting fees.

Summing up

Building a 5-page website is a great first step for any small business. It allows you to get your name out there while staying within a budget, and it doesn’t require much time or effort to maintain. Actually, building a 5-page website can be pretty fun, too. You don’t have to spend a lot of money, either. With a little research and patience, you can find a design that suits your business and a designer who matches your budget. If you do decide to go the professional route, though, make sure that you research websites in your industry to see what works and what doesn’t.

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