An Honest Website Pricing Breakdown

Fair cost components

• Domain: $12–20/year (.com and most local TLDs).
• Hosting: $25–150/year depending on traffic.
• Design + build: $100–3,000 one-time by complexity.
• Content (photos/text): often forgotten — budget time or money.
• Maintenance: $0 (DIY) to monthly retainers (fully managed).

Signs of unfair pricing

• No breakdown: just "website package $X" with no contents.
• Mystery yearly fees with no domain/hosting explanation.
• Zero revisions with zero help on the initial brief.

Comparing 3 quotes

• Equalize first: page count, domain, revisions, one year of care.
• Ask: "if I leave next year, what do I own?"
• Pick the one whose answers are written, not promised verbally.

A cheap website with clear contents beats an expensive mysterious one.