If you are asking how much does this website cost, you are starting in the right place. A website is a real cost for a small business, and you should know the number before you say yes. I'm Jamie. I design and build websites on my own, not as an agency. This page is the plain answer: what the cost covers, what you own, and what happens if you want to stop.
The short version is a simple monthly price. You do not pay a large build fee up front, then a separate pile of bills for hosting, updates and a support package. I quote one monthly figure. That figure is what you pay while I look after the site.
I will not dress that up. The exact number depends on what your business needs. A short site for a local trade is not the same job as a site with many pages, a booking form, or a small shop. I look at what you actually need, and I tell you the price before any work starts. If something would cost more, I say so before I do it. There is no quiet extra later.
I do not sell packages with vague names. If you want something clearly outside the agreed site, such as a shop with a large catalogue, I price that on its own and you can say no. You will see the cost before you agree to it.
When people ask how much a website costs, they are usually worried about two things. One is a price that creeps up. The other is paying for something they don't really own. Both worries are fair. Here is how I handle them, so you can judge the cost properly.
You are paying me to design a clear site that loads quickly and works properly on a phone, and to keep it running after it goes live. You are not paying a team or an account manager. If you email me, you get me. If a page needs a change, I make the change.
I keep the pricing simple on purpose. One monthly amount, agreed before I start, for the site I build and look after. Hosting is included. Email setup is included. You should not need a spreadsheet to work out how much this website costs in a normal month.
The cost of a website should not be a rental of something I keep hold of. The site is yours. The words, the pages and the design I make for your business belong to you. If you leave, you take them with you.
The domain name is yours too. That is the address people type to find you. I can register it, renew it and point it at the site, but it sits in your name, not mine. I will not register your domain under my own details and then use that to keep you. I am only there to set it up and keep it pointing the right way.
You should not have to become a hosting expert to have a proper website. I set up the hosting, and I set up your email. You get addresses that match your domain, and you read them in the usual way on your phone or computer. If something stops working, you tell me and I sort it. You deal with me, not a chain of companies.
There is no long contract that traps you. The pricing is monthly, and you can cancel anytime. I would rather you stay because the site is clear and easy to use, not because leaving is made difficult.
This is the part most owners want spelt out, and the part some web companies stay quiet about. If you cancel, you stop paying me. That is the deal. The monthly cost ends when you say it ends. I don't roll you into another term just because a date has passed.
You keep the website. You keep the domain, because it was always in your name. I will hand over what you need so someone else can host the site, or so you can leave it as it is for a while. I will not switch the site off to make a point, and I will not turn the handover into a paid obstacle.
A monthly figure on its own doesn't tell you the full story. When you compare how much this website costs with another quote, look at what you keep as well as what you pay. Ask these three questions before you agree to anything.
If the answers are fuzzy, the price is not as simple as it looks. I am happy to answer those three questions before you decide. You tell me what your business does, I tell you what I would build, and I tell you the monthly cost in writing.
So, how much does this website cost? A clear monthly price, agreed before I start, for the build, the hosting and the email. The site is yours, and so is the domain. You can cancel anytime, with no lock-in. If that suits you, have a look at ArloWebStudio and get in touch.