There is no single answer to “what does a website cost”, because very different work goes by the same name. The six items below show where the price comes from.
1. Page count and depth of design
A five-page brochure site and a structure with fifteen service pages are not the same job. A ready-made theme or a design made for you — the difference starts here.
2. Admin panel
If you are going to update the content yourself, you need a panel. Its scope (blog, products, multilingual) goes straight into the timeline.
3. Integrations
- Payment, e-invoice, shipping
- Accounting or ERP connection
- Marketplace sync
- CRM and form routing
4. Content
If text and images are ready, the timeline shortens. If not, producing content is a separate item — and in most projects it is also the reason for delays.
5. Multiple languages
A second language is not just translation: it means the sub-path structure, hreflang tags, a translation flow in the panel and content management.
6. Maintenance
Launch day is not the end of the job. Updates, backups, monitoring and small improvements deserve a monthly maintenance item.
If a quote doesn’t list the items one by one, the two prices you are comparing are not describing the same work.
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