Plan a website around one useful task
The historical offer below belongs to its original publication date. Its prices, availability and hosting terms are not a current quotation. For a new brief, define the scope before comparing prices.
A brief you can use
Purpose: What should a visitor be able to do? Audience: Who is the page for, and what do they already know? Content: Who supplies text, images and permissions? Pages: List essential pages and their tasks. Features: Search, forms, payments or integrations required? Acceptance: Phone, keyboard, accessibility, links and loading checks. Handover: Source files, domain access, hosting, updates and ownership. Budget: Build cost, recurring cost and optional work separately. Maintenance: Who handles faults and how is urgent work agreed?
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A build price alone cannot tell you the total cost. Ask which revisions, content work, licences, hosting, maintenance and handover are included. Agree measurable acceptance checks and who owns the files before the work begins. Do not assume an archived studio partnership or a past service offer is still available.