How much does it cost to create a website?
Comparison of the costs of creating a website with WordPress or a free website editor, then with an agency.
Creators of free websites
The cost of creating a website varies greatly depending on the tools or services you use to create it. Creating a website using a content management system (CMS) such as WordPress, yellow pages, wix or Webself costs between €50 and €300 per year, while the cost of website design by a specialist web agency varies between €500 and more than ten thousand euros.
Whether you're building a site yourself or hiring a designer to do it for you, you need a reliable, affordable web host. France's OVH has been operating on the French market since 1999 and has since expanded abroad. It allows you to have a site hosted at controlled costs, but beware, the technical support is reputed to be poor. So you'd better know your stuff and not need any help. Other web hosts such as Infomaniak or O2 Switch also offer accommodation.
The costs of building a site for publishers of free sites
The most affordable way to create a website will always be to design it yourself. This will cost you anything from nothing to around €300 a year, depending on the level of support you wish to have with it and the hosting. Home-made websites are no longer just for people with technical know-how. Intuitive builders such as WordPress, Webself or Wix make it easy for people with no programming knowledge to create sites. However, beware: these free website editors generate perverted effectss, which should not be overlooked:
Free website builders are not recommended for SMEs, freelancers or self-employed entrepreneurs who want to grow, because they generally don't allow you to connect your own domain and post adverts, for example. What's more, it will be virtually impossible for you to build up adequate referencing. Given these undesirable features, we recommend that you concentrate on WordPress.
However, what use is your website if it has to remain in the shadows, unreferenced and unvisited, and above all not credible?
"Free" or inexpensive always sounds too good to be true. The problem with "pre-made" sites is that you become the product of these companies. Because of the low financial contribution, these site publishers use the sites created on their platform to: both redirect traffic to the "parent site" and offer their services to your visitors, but of course also display advertising.
Building a site with wordpress
In particular, WordPress allows you to create your site yourself, at no great cost.
WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for creating websites because of its low cost, comprehensive functionality and intuitive interface. Hundreds of free WordPress "themes" or "templates" are available, giving you a good graphical foundation as soon as you install it. With all this on offer, WordPress is a good option for websites for SMEs, self-employed professionals and e-commerce businesses looking to expand.
Cost of the WordPress site
Using WordPress itself is free. It is an "open source" system, which does not impose any rights of use. However, users must first purchase hosting and a domain name before they can use WordPress to create their website.
Although many WordPress themes and plugins are free, some are not. This depends on the business model chosen by the developer of the plugin compatible with the platform. For example, premium themes can cost between €20 and €150, depending on design features, integrations and functionality. Modules and plugins range in price from €5 to €100, or are based on a monthly payment system. Premium modules are generally easier to use and include more features than the free versions.
building a site with wordpress: the positives
WordPress is one of the world's most popular web CMS platforms. It was one of the first CMSs to allow non-coders to create complex sites using pre-defined themes, plugins, integrations and integrations, as well as incredible menu-based customisation options. Its open source model also means that it has always been a free tool.
- Free themes: themes or "templates" are used as models for WordPress websites. They are easy to find online and are highly customisable.
- No-code options: these days, unlike in the past, it's easier to set up a site without much programming knowledge.
- Great customisation: WordPress integrations and plugins can be added to WordPress sites for extra functionality, such as product catalogues for ecommerce sites wishing to sell online, and opt-in email collection modules such as mailchimp. There are tens of thousands of plugins available for WordPress, and the possibilities for customisation are almost endless.
- Online resources: There is a vast community of WordPress developers and users. This means that the network is highly responsive and stable. Professional sites running on WordPress are therefore very popular.
CONCLUSION
Building a website can literally cost anywhere from nothing to tens of thousands of Euros. It all depends on how much time you have, how committed you are to the project and how willing you are to learn how a website works.
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