A single page presenting one service and a site with a catalogue, bookings and three languages are both "a website". That is why a price given without asking questions tells you nothing. What can be explained is what makes it cost more or less, so you can read a quote and avoid paying for what you do not need.
How many pages, and what kind
A landing page, one page with one goal (getting people to contact you), is not the same as a full site with about, services, portfolio and contact. Every distinct page is design and content; ten pages that repeat one template weigh far less than five that are each different.
What it has to do besides inform
A site that only tells people who you are is the simplest kind. It starts to weigh more when it has to do something:
- A digital product catalogue.
- An appointment or booking calendar.
- A form that does not just send an email but puts the contact into your CRM or ERP.
Who provides the content
This moves the timeline more than anything else, and almost nobody budgets for it. Copy and photos can come from you, from us, or half and half. If they do not exist, someone has to write and produce them, and that is work even though it is not code.
Having your team edit it
A blog, news, testimonials or frequently asked questions can be made editable: your team changes them without calling anyone. It costs more to build and pays for itself the first time you do not have to ask for a text change.
Languages
The same site in Spanish and English is not just "translating": each language gets its own address, its own copy and its own review. Done properly, it is what lets people find you abroad.
The brand
If you have brand guidelines, the design starts there. If you do not, the identity has to be defined first, and that is a separate piece of work.
What should not cost extra
- The site looking right on a phone. It is not an add-on: it is where most visitors arrive.
- Design being included. Flows and screens are validated with you before anything is built.
- A text change not depending on a developer, if you asked for editable content.
Redesign or new site
A redesign does not start from zero: what you have is audited and what works is kept. Sometimes that reduces the work; other times what exists is so tangled that it is better rebuilt. You find out by looking at it, not before.
How you get to a number
With a diagnosis before a price: 30 minutes, free of charge. That produces a quote with scope, timeline and a fixed investment, paid by milestones.
You can see what a corporate website includes or request your quote.