How much does a Website Actually Cost?

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How much does it cost to set up a website?

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These are the things you should consider.

• Strategy – Who is this aimed at?• Content – What will your audience consume?• Design – How it will look?• Functionality – How it will work?• CMS / Ecommerce / SSL / Members Area

• Hosting – What hosting best suits your website?• Domain Name – What domain name should you

use and is it available?

Strategy.!?

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What is the purpose of your website, does it help to extend your value message?

• Who is your website aimed at? Audience• What problems will you solve?• How will your products or services do this?

Content

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Content Strategy• Pages, Landing Pages, Squeeze Pages, Product Page,

Blogs, Tutorials• Visual, Auditory, Kinaesthetic (VAKog)

• Content – Call to Action, great content• Copy writing

Design

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Functionality

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• Ecommerce• CMS Updates• Shopping• Analytics• CRM Integration

What is hosting?

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• Shared Great for start ups – To accommodate a "just getting started" website.

Price – From £3 a month

• VPS ( Virtual Private Server) Great for multiple websites–This hosting package allows you to host multiple websites.

Price – From £30 a month

Dedicated Great for big complex websites–This hosting package is mainly aimed at resource

hungry ecommerce websites. Price – From £90 a month

What is a domain name?

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A domain name is what you type into the top of a web browser. For example www.youngcow.co.uk is our domain name.

Questions you may ask yourself:

• What domain name should I pick?• How much does it cost?• Do I need .co.uk or .com?

How do I know if my website needs updating?

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These are the things you should consider.

• FREE Website Reporto Is your website mobile ready?o Does your website load within 3 seconds?o Does your website have the correct SEO in place?

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