Cost comparisons for creating a site with WordPress or a free site builder, then with an agency.
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The cost of creating a website can vary greatly depending on the tools or services you use to create it. Creating a website using a content management system (CMS) such as WordPress, Pages Jaunes, Wix or Webself costs between 50 Euros and 300 Euros per year, while the cost of designing websites through a specialized web agency ranges from 500 Euros to more than tens of thousands of Euros.
Whether you build a site yourself or hire a designer to do it for you, you need a reliable, affordable host. The French company OVH has been operating on the French market since 1999 and has since expanded abroad. It makes it possible to b »n »fit from a hosted site at controlled costs, but beware, technical support is known for being poor. You will therefore benefit from knowing the subject and not needing help. Other hosts such as Infomaniak or O2 Switch also offer hosting.
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The most affordable way to create a website will always be to create it yourself. It will cost you between nothing at all and about €300 per year, depending on the level of support you want with it and the hosting. «Homemade» websites are no longer reserved for people with technical know-how. Intuitive builders such as WordPress, Webself or Wix make it easier to create sites for those who have no programming knowledge. However, beware: these free site builders generate perver effectsse, which should not be overlooked:
Free website builders are not recommended for SMBs, self-employed professionals, or micro-entrepreneurs who aim to grow, because they generally do not allow you to connect your own domain and display ads, for example. In addition, it will be almost impossible for you to build adequate SEO. Given these undesirable characteristics, we recommend that you focus on WordPress.
However, what is the use of your website if it has to remain in the shadows, not indexed and not visited, and above all not credible?
«Free» or low-cost 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 builders use the sites created on their platform to: both redirect traffic to the «parent site» and thus offer their services to your visitors, but of course also display ads.
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WordPress allows you, among other things, to create your own site yourself, without significant cost.
WordPress is one of the most popular website creation platforms due to its low cost, comprehensive features, and intuitive interface. Hundreds of free WordPress «themes,» or «templates,» are available and allow you to benefit from a solid graphic base as soon as it is installed. Given these offers, WordPress is a good option for SME websites, self-employed professionals and ecommerce companies looking to grow.
Cost of a WordPress site
Using WordPress itself is free. It is a so-called «open source» system, which does not impose usage rights. However, users must first purchase hosting and a domain name before they can use WordPress and thus create their website.
Although many themes and plugins are free on WordPress, some are paid. This depends on the business model chosen by the developer of the module compatible with the platform. For example, premium themes can cost between 20 and 150 Euros, depending on design features, integrations and functionality. Modules and plugins are priced from €5 to €100, or are based on a monthly subscription system. Premium modules are generally easier to use and include more features than the free versions.
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WordPress is one of the most popular web CMS platforms in the world. It was one of the first CMSs to allow non-coders to create complex sites using themes, plugins, integrations and predefined integrations, as well as incredible menu-based customization options. Its «open source» model also makes it a tool that has always been free.
- Free themes: themes or «templates» serve as WordPress website models. They can be found easily online and are highly customizable.
- No-code options: it is easier today to get a site up and running without much programming knowledge, unlike in the past.
- High customization: integrations and WordPress plugins can be added to WordPress sites for additional features, such as product catalogs for ecommerce sites looking to sell online, email collection modules (opt-in, such as Mailchimp). There are tens of thousands of plugins available on WordPress, and the customization possibilities are almost endless.
- Online resources: There is a vast community of WordPress developers and users. This enables great network responsiveness as well as strong stability. Professional sites running on WordPress are thus very well protected.
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Building a website can literally cost from nothing to several tens of thousands of euros. It all depends on the time you have, your level of involvement in the project, and your willingness to learn how a website works.
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