What is the Average Price for Building a Website in India?

For all those entrepreneurs who have a vision to start their business, this is probably the first mundane thought, which even haunts many. A precise cost can never be determined as there many factors involved which may cause it to falter. Things such as domain, content, hosting,  functional modules, design and CMS are some of the things that decide the expenditure. It also depends on the vendor who is assigned to deliver this task. You also need to prepare yourself for some monthly expenses and some others that are one-off. All in all, we can say that the cost of building website depends on various factors.

1. Domain Price

This is the first step taken towards the creation of your website and from this very stage, the pricing starts. There are various domain registrar such as GoDaddy, BlueHost, Google, BlueHost etc. Many of them also offer integrated services such as dedicated hosting, DNS dashboard and database etc. The average cost of such a service is approximately 900-1200 per year.

2. Hosting Price

Once you have acquired a domain for the website, the next thing is to deploy a web server for it. The cost of hosting service depends on what kind of server you are using for your website. You can go for shared or dedicated hosting both, the average price for shared server is between Rs 5000 to 10,000. Hosting service providers often give out deals and discounts as well, if you are lucky, you may also secure yourself a rebated fee for a year or few months. Websites that generally have higher traffic cannot manage their operations on a shared server, they need to switch to VPS (Virtual Private Server) which may cost around 40,000 to 100,000 Rs for a year with specifications on configuration and server. Websites that require more sophisticated environment and robust mechanism to handle heavy traffic have cough up bigger amounts which are between 150,000 to 400,000 again including the server and configuration charges.

Table of Contents

• 1 Read More: Boost your business with a website that embodies your idea
  • 1.1 Price of Design
  • 1.2 Copyright Content
  • 1.3 Content Management System
  • 1.4 Search Engine Optimization
  • 1.5 Social Media Setup
  • 1.6 Email Newsletter
  • 1.7 Responsive Web Page
  • 1.8 Clean Navigation Structure
  • 1.9 Site Searches
  • 1.10 E-Commerce Extension Price
  • 1.11 Training and User Guide Price
  • 1.12 Other Website Cost
  • 1.13 Futuristic Web Components

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3. Price of Design

This is also a major decisive factor for determining price and it also differs on the basis of the complexity of designs. If you require a more complicated design for your business then the price would obviously go up. You need to pay for designs only once but you may have to update them later and whenever that happens, it involves cost.

You may also opt for the readymade designs which are available for free downloads, there are lots of changes you need to make in them. Most of those designs are created by amateurs and not by the professionals. It is also very hard to get support on them as their codes are embedded in a haphazard manner. If you need professional designs with shared licenses, you may have to pay around 10,000 to 60,000 for a single piece. You always have an option to hire a designer who will be able to create bespoke designs for you, but that would cost you much more than finding designs over the internet.

4. Copyright Content

Content is the most precious thing for a website and its cost in always included in the latter’s. The content on your website is accountable for engaging the visitors and turning them into customers. In the digital marketing sphere, content is precious and good quality content has its price. It is basically an umbrella terms for images, videos, write-ups, documents and various other resources that help in promulgating your idea through the website. If the content is created wisely and if it is displayed at the right place to the right audience the results are definitely positive. It is important to distinguish web content from the print content as their motives are also different. It also engulfs various marketing tactics such as social media and SEO. For a single page of copyright content, you may have to pay around 3000 Rs.

5. Content Management System

Your content need to get updated as with the progress of your business. To regulate and maintain the content on timely basis, we have content management system (CMS). It is nothing but a software or application that is used for updating the software no websites. And there are several free CMS platforms available such as Magento, Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, WEC and Joomla etc. However, there are limitations in the applications that are free of cost. If you have a specific sets of protocols or a unique mechanism for generating leads, then you will also need customized CMS softwares too. Building a custom CMS software also involves a lot of cost, it may go upto 100,000 to 500,000 INR.

6. Search Engine Optimization

When your website is ready to plunge into race you need to accoutre it with resources and strategy. SEO is the technique that makes you reach target audience and helps your business build a client-base over the internet. It is a skill which involves use of keywords, urls and many other resources to make your website visible in the search results.

It is definitely an additional expense included in marketing, but it has benefitted businesses greatly.

For a full-fledged SEO service, you may have to pay around 20,000 to 45,000 Rs. Most of the times, SEO services  are offered in packages which include over things too.For managing the cost wisely and also to ensure the reach of your business to maximum users, you need to choose an appropriate package that suits your enterprise.

7. Social Media Setup

Social media has emerged as the most influential medium in digital marketing. When search engines populate results, they give high preference to those sites which have been tagged in social bookmarks. Some of the social media platforms are giants in the entire domain of technology and their traffic outweigh even the channels on search engines. All this makes social media an indispensable method for any kind of business. And most of all, it is very easy to use, the entire process involves creating an account or page and updating it on regular basis. You will also have to answer all the queries related to your business that are posted on the page. You may appoint someone to do this job on your behalf, some even outsource it to the marketing companies they hire for driving the campaign. The overall cost of social media management costs you around 5000 to 20,000 INR annually.

8. Email Newsletter

Sending an email newsletter is a much more professional way to advertise your business and in many contexts, it is more effective as well. There are bulk emailing platforms such as mailchimp, sendgrid etc, which help you do that. And if you want to integrate this service into your website, then the price depends on type of newsletter service you subscribe for. Most probably, it would be an optional cost. You can target a large number of users with this service, it helps you impart business updates to them and also lets you build communities.

9. Responsive Web Page

A responsive website is regarded as an accumulation of web pages that open in a seamless fashion regardless of the device or screen size. Recently, Google made an announcement, according to which, responsiveness of a website and its mobile page speed both would be ranking factors. For businesses that are represented and managed largely by the websites, it is a must it would also help them create a better digital marketing campaign.

If you want to create such pages you would have to employ CSS frameworks like flex, bootstrap etc alongwith media queries. Therefore, it adds a significant cost but it is very useful for making your business presentable to different devices such as smart phones, desktops, tablets and desktops etc. The average price for this service is about 3k to 5k per site which comprises of 5-10 pages. As the number of pages grow on the website, the price also goes higher.

10. Clean Navigation Structure

Maintaining a clean and consistent navigation mechanism is essential for any website which is equipped with good designs. It helps your visitors find information easily and makes the experience better. Creating an intuitive and user-friendly navigator is not an easy job, it requires neat understanding of human nature and preparing a structure according to it. And it definitely adds a good amount in the overall cost of website. When it comes to creating such  a navigation structure, you need to choose images, icons, design and menu very carefully. Getting a smart menu or unique navigation structure may cost you from Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000 depending on the complexity of the mechanism.

11. Site Searches

The overall capability of your website gets strengthened by the site search. It helps in locating certain elements as a virtual assistant, when the rest of the resources fail to yield results. It brings an ease into the process of finding peculiar items which get shifted from one section to another. Again, for getting this service too, you need to pay a certain price. If you need ‘advanced search’ options for making the results better, the cost will even go higher. Depending on search capabilities that you want to integrate into the website, the price may vary from 10,000 to 30,000 INR.

12. Custom Functionality

Besides the default functionality of the website, anything additional will cost you more. And  that also depends on the complexity of functionality and how it is integrated on the parent website.  For instance, the option of chat or discussion comes by default on every website, if you want to add a timeframe to this or want to enable the user to schedule a chat with subject matter experts, then it will cost you extra.

13. E-Commerce Extension Price

E-commerce extensions come with a heavy price and it also requires considerable efforts from the developer. The entire process starts with the development of product catalogue and annexing a shopping cart platform to the website. Post this, a merchant account has to be opened with the integration of e-commerce application and payment gateways. On an average, the induction of shopping cart and product catalogue will cost around 10,000 to 30,000 INR, while the integration of payment gateway may vary from 10,000 to 60,000 INR. It is a time-consuming process that involves collecting and organizing product details and also, testing and setting up the platform.

14. Training and User Guide Price

In many cases, it has been seen that the business owners had to train their employees for certain applications such as CMS. If that happens your business as well, then be ready to appoint a trainer and shell out a considerable amount of money. When it comes to CMS, you  need to have a training program alongwith a user manual as well. The price for the training differs from vendor to vendor and it may also be a part of overall development. There are some vendors who provide it for free.

15. Other Website Cost

Other websites’ costs are also taken into account and there are many other resources that are responsible for creating sound websites. Things such such as sliders with CSS transition and transformation, infographics, good logo designing, moving elements like GIF images, premium fonts and videos etc also add a great amount to the overall price.

16. Futuristic Web Components

You may have to add some components which are not useful for the users right now, but they may prove to be very handy in the future. Generally, these factors keep you a step ahead of competitors and gives your users the best experience.

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