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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO HIRE SOMEONE TO BUILD A WEBSITE

Hiring a pro to build your site can be the right call or an expensive detour. Here is what it costs to hire someone, and when a builder does the same job for less.
THE SHORT ANSWER

Hundreds to many thousands

To hire someone to build a website, expect a few hundred dollars from a freelancer for a simple site, up to many thousands from an agency for custom work, plus ongoing fees for changes and hosting. For a typical small business site, a designed build at $99 gets you there instead.
WHAT DRIVES THE COST

Six things that set the price

Who you hire
A freelancer costs less than an agency, but an agency brings a team. The gap is often several times over.
How custom it is
A template tweak is cheap. Custom design and features are where the hours and the invoice grow.
Bookings and stores
Adding booking or a store to a custom build is extra work, and extra cost, on top of the pages.
Changes later
Every future edit is often a paid task, so the build fee is not the end of the spending.
Hosting and upkeep
A hired build still needs hosting, security and maintenance, which someone has to be paid to handle.
Time to launch
A hired build can take weeks or months, which is time you are not online earning.
HIRE VS BUILDER

When a builder makes more sense

Hiring a pro is worth it for genuinely custom needs. For a standard small business site with pages, booking and maybe a store, hiring us gives the same result faster and far cheaper: we design and build it for $99, and you can change it yourself after.
A fraction of the cost
A designed build at $99 can replace a four-figure build for a typical small business site.
Live in days, not months
Your site is ready within 24 hours of getting your photos and details.
Change it yourself
No paying someone for every edit. You update text, prices and photos whenever you like.
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