how much does a website cost for a builder?

£179 for a working website.

includes:

• home page
• contact page
• privacy policy page
• domain name first year
• hosting first year
• ssl certificate
• email account
• content written to standard

additional pages: £75 each

year two onwards: £10 per month or £100 per year covers domain renewal, hosting, ssl, email, up to 15 minutes edits monthly

specific considerations for builders:

portfolio importance: builders need project photos more than most trades. gallery or work examples page worth the additional £75. shows quality and scope of work.

scope definition: general building, extensions, renovations, new builds, conversions. being specific attracts right customers and filters wrong enquiries.

insurance and guarantees: customers want to know work is insured and guaranteed. federation of master builders membership or similar worth highlighting.

project types: loft conversions, kitchen extensions, garage conversions, full renovations. list what you actually do rather than vague "all building work".

typical builder websites include: home page with recent project photos, detailed services page breaking down specialisms, gallery of completed work showing before and after, about page covering experience and team.

what this does not include:

online booking systems, ecommerce, customer accounts, photo galleries (page structure only, you provide photos), social media feeds, anything requiring ongoing development

why this price:

one template, systematic content process, no custom development, no project management overhead, computer web writes sites to standard

other options:

website builder: £10-30 monthly, you write content, you maintain

agency: £2000-5000, custom design, longer timeline

computer web: fixed price, fixed scope, working website

see what's included in our website service.

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