What a Small Business Website Really Costs in 2026
If you've called around for a website quote, you've probably heard numbers all over the map — $800 from a freelancer, $8,000 from an agency, "it depends" from everyone. Here's what's actually behind those numbers, and how we price it.
What you're paying for
A website price usually bundles three different things:
- The build — design and development of the pages themselves.
- The brand — logo, colors, and typography (sometimes separate).
- The ongoing part — hosting, security, backups, and updates after launch.
The mistake most owners make is treating these as one lump sum. They're not. The build is a one-time cost; hosting and maintenance are recurring. Lumping them together is how a "$5,000 website" quietly becomes $5,000 plus surprise bills.
How we price it
We separate the build from the recurring side on purpose:
- The build is fixed and published — no "starting at," no quote you have to book a call to hear. A One-Pager is $795; a full Pro Site is $2,800.
- Every Launch Kit includes 3 months of Maintenance free — hosting, SSL, weekly backups, security updates, and a quarterly micro-update. After that it's $149/mo, and it continues only if you want it to.
- You can pay in full or on a payment plan. Launch Kits start with a 50% deposit, with the balance due on launch.
The honest comparison
For context, professionally built small business sites typically run $2,000–$8,000 in 2026. We sit in the lower part of that range — not underneath it, because a price far below the floor usually means something got quietly removed from the scope. What's different is that we publish it: every number is on the pricing page, no "it depends," no quote games. You see it, you decide.
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