Calculating the Cost of Your Website Design_ A Step-by-Step Guide (1).pptx
- 1. Calculating the Cost of Your Website Design: A Step-by-Step Guide
- 2. introduction Your website is where your visitors will interact with you, read your content, check your services, and decide whether they’d like to purchase. A well-designed website helps you achieve customer retention and build customer engagement. It can significantly reduce the bounce rate, ensuring your visitors find your content and web design engaging. However, before you get started with web designing, you might want to calculate the cost of the project. Let’s face it—web design isn’t something that you can DIY unless you are a web developer yourself. You will need a team of professionals that consists of QA analysts, business analysts, UI/UX developers, testers, etc. So, how much will each of them charge? In this post, we will show you the breakdown of the web design cost. Keep reading.
- 3. Estimating Web Development Cost Web designing is not a one-man job. Plus, you can’t expect your website to be completed within a few days of outsourcing the job to professional developers. It consists of several phases and people specializing in different areas of development. Note that we have only shared a rough estimate of what the web development might cost. To get an accurate idea, you can use a website cost calculator and input your requirements. It will give you a clear picture of the total web development cost. Below we are going to explore the different phases of website development and how it affects the price.
- 4. UI/UX Design When it comes to web design, the user interface and user experience matter the most. It’s not only about the aesthetics of a website, but its functionality is equally important. Developing a high-quality website is all about researching your target audience, checking your competitor's UI, and designing an interface that aligns with your brand and looks flawless on all screens. Business analysts must take time to understand your business type and the industry before suggesting designs. Once they are done with these initial stages of research, they will come up with the wireframe, which shows which element would go where. They will confirm the design with the client and proceed with the development stage. On average, the UI/UX design will cost around $750-$4000, although the total price might vary depending on who you hire.
- 5. Front-End and Backend Development When you visit a website, you are taken to its homepage with several buttons placed strategically throughout the page. When you click on one of these, say Registration, you will be redirected to another screen that requests your email, phone number, and other details for completing registration. That’s the front end. Simply put, front-end refers to all the elements, designs, and features that the visitor can see on the website. The cost of front-end development depends on how complex the animation and the front-end design are. The more visual elements you add to your website and the more complex structure you choose, the higher the development will cost. On average, it starts at $1000 and can go up to $12000. Backend refers to working on the server side of the website, i.e. the areas that you can’t see. Backend developers handle the database, logic, and architecture, ensuring that everything works well on the website. It can cost between $4000 and $12000.
- 6. Content Management System The next step is choosing a suitable content management system. You can opt for WordPress, which is currently one of the leading CMS platforms for web developers. Or, you can stick to Shopify, Drupal, Joomla, BigCommerce, and other eCommerce marketplaces. It all comes down to your preference and the type of website you are building. The cost of your web development also depends on which content management system you use.
- 7. Who Will Build Your Website? The most important factor in calculating your website development cost is the team that builds the frontend, backend, and overall website. You can build an in-house team of web developers who work full-time for your company. You can communicate and collaborate with them in person, and regularly, ensuring smooth completion of each phase of the development cycle. While it’s easy to communicate with your in-house team and get regular updates about the project, it can be super expensive in the long run. The team can cost you around $500,000 annually, including their salaries, taxes, employee benefits, and office maintenance. Plus, hiring and onboarding them can be a real challenge. These professionals will also require ongoing training.
- 8. Outsourcing the Project Or, you can outsource the project to a third party that specializes in website development. This will save you the cost and time of building an in-house team of developers. You can outsource the entire development project to a professional web development agency and they will take care of it from start to finish. It’s comparatively cheaper than the in-house web designers. The downside, however, is a lack of proper communication due to differences in the language, time zones, and work culture. Plus, you won’t have much control over the quality and efficiency of your website. The web design agency will quote a fixed price or hourly rate. The average price per hour is around $100, but it differs depending on where the agency is based, the total experience it has, and the complexity of your web design.
- 9. Maintenance A website needs ongoing maintenance so that it keeps attracting new visitors. Website maintenance mainly covers fixing broken links, updating content regularly, and ensuring that each page on your website is in optimal condition and working well. They will also ensure the website loads quickly and functions properly. The maintenance comes at an extra price.
- 10. Bottom Line These were the few crucial factors affecting the cost of web designing. If you are also considering developing a website for your business, feel free to use an app estimator. It will help you calculate the cost of development based on factors, like your website niche, the developers you are hiring, the complexity of your web design, the features you want to add, and so on