Musician Web Design - Costs

How much does it cost to set up a website?

There is no simple answer to this question. The exact cost of your website will depend on your needs and the functionality required to meets your needs. The first stage of any project is a fact-finding phase where we ask questions to establish exactly what you want to achieve with your website and what you need in terms of functionality to meet your objectives. We will produce an estimate based on what you tell us. Our estimates are very detailed and establishes the scope of the project so your can see exactly what you can expect from us and how much it will cost.

To give you some idea of our typical costs, here are some prices:

One-page website including domain name, email address and hosting - £99.
This is a simple 'business card' type site with one page and one or two photographs. This package includes a .CO.UK domain name of your choice, an email address and hosting for one year. If you prefer a .COM name, there would be a small additional charge.

Five-page, template based website including domain name, email address and hosting - £150-£350.
A simple website consisting of up to five pages, based on an existing template but adapted to your own needs. Each page can have one or two simple graphics or photographs. Such websites can include extra functionality such as PayPal 'buy now' buttons to enable sales of CD from the site, or a media player to play sample tracks.

Five-page, bespoke website including domain name, email address and hosting - £400 plus.
Bespoke websites are designed to meet your specification. Each bespoke project starts with a detailed design phase where each page of the website is laid out in Photoshop. You will be sent these layouts for approval and have full input. We will amend the layouts until you are happy to sign off each page so that the design phase can begin.

Ongoing costs of owning a website

The first year of hosting is free with all our websites. You will need to pay your hosting fee from year two onwards. This fee will be in the region of £40 to £60 per year depending on the amount of bandwidth you need. Bandwidth required increases if a large number of visitors listen to your sample tracks or you need to stream video.

You will also need to renew your domain. A .co.uk name is approximately £10 per year and a a .com name is approximately £20 per year.

If you opt for a Content Management System (CMS) which will enable you to update the text on your pages, there is a one off set up fee and a yearly fee of £15..

Website support and maintenance

We provide full support for our websites all the time it is hosted with us. If anything goes wrong we will fix it as soon as possible free of charge. From time to time, you may need updates. We charge our hourly rate of £35 per hour (billed in fifteen minute segments) for updates. If an update looks as though it will take more than thirty minutes to implement, we will always provide you with an estimate before starting work.