Average Cost of Website Design for Small Business in South Africa 2019
Companies charge different amounts for their website design services depending on the amount of work and effort needed for a web design project. However, others simply overcharge depending on which client they are dealing with. Website cost should solely depend on the project scope.
List of the services you will pay for in order to have your website up and running:
1. Branding (logo design, and corporate identity / branding colours)
Mansa Digital Designed the logo, Corporate Identity and Branding Colours for aiue.co.za website
The price you can expect to pay for logo and corporate identity (colours, theme, and signatures) depend on the complexity and the number of items you want. Other clients may want a whole package which includes: logo design, profile design, business cards design, email signatures design, corporate video design, etc). Charging for individual items is a bit complicated as most of these services are done as a single project. However some other clients may only want a log.
Typically a price for a logo design in South Africa can range from R700 – 1500.
2. Domain name registration
e.g,www.skincellmedspa.co.za
Check website designed by Mansa Digital: www.skincellmedspa.co.za
Domain name registration is an easy step. Most important part of the domain registration is to ensure that your company name reflects on your domain name. You cant edit a domain name once it has been registered. If your company is Sizwe Constructions Group, your domian name can be www.sizweconstructions.co.za, or www.sizwe.co.za, or www.scg.co.za .
The price for registering a domain ranges from R 100 to R400 once-off, depending on the extension of the domain. For example, co.za will differ in pricing as compared to .org, or .com
3. Domain name hosting
Domain name hosting is payable on monthly basis, or annual basis. Domain hosting prices depend on the server space you require for your website and your emails. The bigger the company, the bigger the servers, therefore the bigger the price.
The price for domain hosting can range from as little as R50 per month to R2000 per month.
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4. Domain name renewal annual fee in South Africa
Every domain you have ever coma across, needs to be renewed on annual basis.
A simple annual fee of R 120 – R200 is what is required to keep your domain alive for as long as you want. Most importantly: If your domain expires because you didn’t renew it, you will lose your website and emails instantly.
5. Website design
Website design stage is the one which is tricky to determine fixed costs. The designing of the website depends on what functionality do you want on the website, how many pages do you want, do you want to post content yourself on an on-going basis, etc?
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How much does a website cost to build
A simple website design can cost you from R1 500, while an average standard website can cost you from R4 000. Remember, most of these costs mostly include your domain registration and domain hosting fees. So, no need to worry about that.
Read: 9 Website Design Process steps in a nutshell
How much does it cost to maintain a website in South Africa
Maintaining a website is the most crucial step in growing your online presence. The cost to maintain a website depends on the amount of content to be uploaded on the website and changes needed. Average monthly website maintenance in South Africa based on our clients, is R1500 per month.
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