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Websites · 25 July 2026 · 4 min read

What affects the price of a website?

The real factors behind a quote, and how to get a fair fixed price.

Two websites can look similar and cost very different amounts. The difference is usually in what happens behind the pages.

What moves the price

  • Number of pages and amount of custom design
  • Features such as online booking, payments, dashboards or user accounts
  • Whether you need to edit content yourself
  • Integrations with other systems
  • Writing, photography and branding work

Getting a fair quote

Describe your goals, not just a page list. A good proposal states the scope, the timeline and a fixed price, and tells you what happens if the scope changes.

Have a project in mind?

Tell me what you want to build and receive a clear, written proposal with scope, timeline and a fixed price.

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