Cost of web design for the year 2020.
The year 2020 started with a lot of uncertainties to many businesses with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Many businesses are moving online during this period. with the demand in web design and development services in Singapore, the cost of web design is increasing.
You can check out the 2020 edition cost guide here.
The actual cost of web design in Singapore
A common question among most of the business owners in Singapore is “how much does a web design cost?”.
We are here to answer your questions. This article is by no means the actual cost your web design agency will quote you but an estimation on what you should expect when getting a web design company for your web design.
In the year 2019, most of the business owner knows the value of a website and how a site will help their business, you can expect to pay an estimation of $3,800 to $15,000 for a website or $300-$1,000 per web page.
Some web design companies may also provide a web design package to include other services such as website maintenance plan and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) service.
Table of Content
In this article, we will discuss:
- Cost of a small business website
- Cost of a corporate website
- Can you get a website at $99?
- What makes Lemonade a choice of your web design company?
COST OF A SMALL BUSINESS WEBSITE
What is a small business website?
A small business website is usually an informational website that requires 5-7 pages with a contact form and integrated with an email subscription plugin.
If you are a small business owner with a brick and mortar business and looking to go online, this is likely for you.
Here’s some example of a small business website. – 20 small business websites examples
What can you expect from a small business website?
You can expect your website to be built from a pre-made web design template. Although it is a template, you can expect the site to look close to your corporate branding since most web design companies in Singapore will help you to set it up with your content and business branding.
Note: Usually you need to provide your copy of the content for your website.
As mention, you can expect a 5 – 7 pages of web designs and free use of stock photography.
You can also expect your web design company to use page builders, such as Divi page builder to make it easier for you to manage your website after it is launch.
Usually, the web design company will also provide you with documentation, and a round of system training after the website is live.
So how much does a small business website cost?
The cost of web design for small business varies for each business industries. Typically, a small website will cost around $3,500 – $5,000 if you do not need any additional maintenance support or any customised features.
What should take note?
Most of the time, the cost of web design are usually one-of and do not include any recurrent cost. However, most open source software like WordPress requires you to update it frequently. You can do website update yourself but you prefer a worry-free website, some web design companies offer website maintenance plan.
Some of the plug-ins used on your website also may need you to renew their license to keep updated. This cost is usually included in the maintenance cost that your web design agency offer.
The cost does not include Search Engine Optimisation too.
Conclusion
If you are just looking for a start on your business online presence, a small business website package should work well for you. Since the price of web design is somewhat similar among all the web design companies in Singapore, you should always choose one that comes with the best value.
Consider a web design company that uses premium plugins for your website and can provide you with website maintenance.
While this price may be still hefty for some small business in Singapore, there is always an alternative – Learn how to create your own website and start building one yourself. You need to know there is always a cost even if you choose to do it yourself, you can read up a breakdown we have done for the cost of building your own website.
COST OF A CORPORATE WEBSITE
What is a corporate website?
A corporate business website is usually an informational website that requires 10-30 pages with a contact form and integrated with an email subscription plugin. Some corporate website will include additional marketing tools and add ons including live chat, pop up forms and more.
A corporate website is suitable for almost anyone who wants to grow their business with their website. Most companies will use Google Marketing service or Search Engine Optimisation to advertise their website.
Lots of hours are put into planning to create a successful corporate website include the content strategy, competitor research and sitemap planning.
Here is a list of corporate websites that were created using WordPress.
What can you expect from a small business website?
You can expect your website to be built from a pre-made template or customised by your web designer. Your web designers should help come out with a content strategy, keyword planning and do competitors research to help you understand how you can win your competitor in search engine rankings.
Note: Usually, the cost will not include content writing. You need to write content based on the strategy planned and the keywords provided.
The number of pages required depends on the site architecture. If you have a current website and request a revamp, your web design company can help you to sort out the placement of your website content and combine or create new web pages if needed
You can also expect your web design company to use page builders, such as Divi page builder to make it easier for you to manage your website after it is launch.
Usually, the web design company will also provide you with documentation, and a round of system training after the website is live.
So how much does a corporate business website cost?
The cost of web design for corporate varies for each business industries. Typically, a corporate will cost around $6,000 – $35,000 if you do not need any additional maintenance support.
What should take note?
Most of the time, the cost of web design are usually one-of and do not include any recurrent cost. However, most open source software like WordPress requires you to update it frequently. You can do website update yourself but you prefer a worry-free website, some web design companies offer website maintenance plan.
Some of the plug-ins used on your website also may need you to renew their license to keep updated. This cost is usually included in the maintenance cost that your web design agency offer.
The cost does not include Search Engine Optimisation too.
Conclusion
If you are looking for a website to start boosting your business, a corporate website package is one that you need to begin. With the content strategy, you can expect your website in the top few pages of search engines.
A proper and site architecture will also allow you to market your services with other digital marketing means.
Knowing the list of keywords you should use for your company, you can also apply when you do search engine marketing (SEM) or search engine optimisation (SEO).
Can you get a website at $99?
A $99 website is possible.
While some companies still offer web design packages at a cheap rate from $99, what exactly are you getting with the $99?
Most of such web design companies also include free one-year domain and hosting server, how can they make it with such a cheap cost?
Yes, you can still get a web design at $99 with a one-year free domain name and hosting server. So Let’s break down and see what you are getting out of it.
What can you expect from a $99 web design service?
A web design company that offers web design service will likely build your website by buying a theme from theme market places like themeforest.net or Template Monster.
Usually, they will help you to install the theme to their cheap web hosting and insert your content accordingly.
But wait, what is the risk of using a cheap web hosting? Read up more about the risks of using cheap hosting here.
And why should you not just depend on web templates or should we ask, why should you depend on a web design company to install the theme for you when you can create the website yourself? Here’s a guide to how to and how long it takes to start building your own website.
So why does a web design service cost so much?
A web design service should not just stop after installing WordPress and upload a theme for you. A web design service should make your website successful and make your website converts visitors to customers
It takes many years of experiences in web design to do up a workable strategy to make your site visible. It also takes a tremendous amount of time to plan for a successful website.
A reputable web design company with a good amount of experience and highly trained web designers and web developers is needed to do up websites that will bring you sales and conversion.
What you are paying is not just the theme or WordPress; you are paying for the experience, their strategies plan. You are paying for a website that can make your website a profitable one.
What makes Lemonade a choice of your web design company?
As a reputable web design company in Singapore, Lemonade prides ourself to create a website that helps you convert visitors to customers and profit from the pool of potentials in the digital world. By taking the first step to hiring us as your web designers, you are sure that your website will be a profitable tool for your business.
With more than 15 years of experience in web design and development, our team are experienced to build a customised web design and strategy to create a profit generating website.
We may not be the cheapest web design company, but we will be your most valued added partner in web design.
If you need a web design service, contact us. Take the giant leap in your business today!
