For a small-business website, a freelancer typically charges $500 to $5,000 per project, an agency $3,000 to $10,000+, and hourly rates run $50 to $150 freelance or $100 to $250 at agencies. Monthly site-plus-hosting plans are common too, usually $50 to $300 a month. The number lands where it does based on the scope, who does the work, and one thing most quotes don't mention: whether the site is built to generate leads or just to look nice.
We build websites for a living, and we run our own service companies — a cleaning company in Tucson and an HVAC company in Sacramento — on the same sites we sell. So this is the honest version, including the cases where you shouldn't hire anyone.
A template you fill in yourself. The cost is your time and a learning curve. Fine for a brand-new business testing an idea, but the result is only as good as the hours you put in.
One person, often a template customized to your brand. Quality swings hard with who you hire. The risk: you may not own the site or get ongoing updates, so when something breaks, you're on your own.
A team handling design, copy, SEO setup, and conversion tracking, sometimes as a monthly plan with hosting and updates. This is where a site built to generate leads happens — but only if real work ships, not just a pretty page.
We'd rather tell you the truth than take a bad-fit client. Build it yourself for now if:
Hire a designer once the site needs to generate real leads, rank locally, and you'd rather run your business than build pages.
Our site plan is $249/month — a hand-built site, 24/7 AI lead capture, hosting, and updates, with no build fee and a free working demo in 48 hours. Add the monthly SEO content engine and lead attribution at $597/month. Month-to-month, and you own the site and domain. See website cost, our cost guides, local SEO cost, and is local SEO worth it.
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For a small-business site, freelancers run $500 to $5,000 per project, agencies $3,000 to $10,000+, hourly $50 to $250. Monthly plans are often $50 to $300.
Scope and who does the work. A tweaked template is cheap; custom design with copy, SEO, and tracking costs more. The biggest factor is whether it's built to generate leads.
Depends on whether you need hosting, updates, and lead capture. One-time is cheaper up front but you maintain it. Monthly spreads cost and includes upkeep — just confirm you own the site.
If you're pre-revenue, testing an idea, or comfortable with a builder. Hire a designer once the site needs to generate leads and rank, and your time is better spent running the business.
Send your business name and city — we'll confirm your market is open and build a working demo within 48 hours. Free, no card, no commitment.
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