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Lesson
What a website really costs
About this lesson
Summary
One off costs, yearly costs and the extras. A clear list so there are no surprises.
Follow along
Steps
- List the yearly costs you cannot avoid, your domain and your hosting.
- List the costs that depend on your choices, a builder, a theme, plugins and business email.
- Decide whether to build it yourself or pay someone, and what each choice really costs in time.
- Add it up in a simple list so you know your total for the first year and every year after.
In writing
In a few words
A website has a few costs that never go away and a few that depend on your choices. Every website needs a domain and hosting, and both are paid each year. After that, you might pay for a website builder, a theme, extra tools and business email. Building it yourself costs time instead of money, and paying someone costs money instead of time. Add it all up for the first year and for every year after, so there are no surprises.
Words explained
Theme: a ready made design for your website.
Plugin: a small extra tool you add to a website, such as a contact form.