Web Design Services Ashford

The cost of building a website varies greatly and depends on numerous factors. However, a large and complex website could cost a business up to £10,000. Typically, as a starting point, a company will pay at least £1000 for a website that looks and feels professional from a website design company in Ashford. 

There are numerous building blocks that come together to make this cost. For instance, a business will need to host their site and select a domain. They will also need to consider security requirements and guarantee that their website is protected from hackers or viruses. 

The cost does depend on the type of site a business needs. Some companies will require a brochure-style website with fewer pages. Others will require a large, bespoke website.

Running a website will involve managing and understanding all the costs that ensure it continues to operate effectively. For instance, businesses will need to invest in SEO services. On average, for a small business website, the cost of SEO is approximately £500 – £2000 per month. Companies also need content and images to ensure that they rank. Adding this will cost around £50 per hour. As already mentioned, hosting is another piece of the puzzle. That can be between £10 – £60 per month depending on the service that a business chooses. 

Most small businesses can successfully keep their total ongoing costs under £1000 per month. However, it is worth noting that this will be for a basic website. More advanced and complex websites cost closer to £2000 per month. It is also going to depend on the type of web design services businesses in Ashford invest in.

The length of time it takes to build a website depends on many factors. The first and most obvious reason would be the size of the website. Second would be how complex it is. Does it need special or custom features? The third is any holdups that may occur. If the web designer needs information off of the client sometimes this can take quite some time. Business owners are often busy with their business and do not get time to supply the web designer with the required information for the project.

To give you an estimate most projects take anything between 1 to 2 months but can take longer because of the points above.

Yes, your website will need to be updated and backed up regularly. This ensures it is always running efficiently and it always has a newly updated back up off-site in case of any outside attacks on your site. A maintenance plan can be set up where we would look after your website for you.

Once your website is complete and is paid for in full the website becomes fully your property and will therefore be handed over to you. If you want to make changes we can show you how to make them or if your uncomfortable with making changes we can arrange a maintenance plan. Maintenance plans vary in price depending on what needs to be done. Usually, they are around £100 per month or if you do not need maintenance regularly it can be charged hourly at £50 per hour.

We will always re-build websites instead of redesigning an existing one. Quite often a rebuild would be quicker to do than a redesign. With a rebuild, we can also ensure it has been built correctly and there are no problems. We can use all the existing content on your old website and we would build the new site on an alternative domain using our own hosting meaning there would be no disruption to your existing site whilst the new one is being built.

Yes absolutely. Building a new website does not mean you need a new domain name or hosting. Having an older domain name is also beneficial for search engine optimisation so we would encourage you to keep your existing domain and hosting plan if possible instead of changing or buying a new one. We can, however, advise you on whether it’s worth changing hosting plans in order to get a better service, deal and speed of web site.