As with mobile app development, there is a formula:

Scope of work. Scope of work depends on the feature list and degree of customization for each feature. This affects number of hours needed to prepare the website thus, WordPress website costs. 

Do you plan to use existing functionality? 

We can integrate a plugin from WordPress store. 

Do need your own feature? 

We can either modify a plugin or develop source-code from scratch. 

As with everything, more work=greater expense.

Hourly rate.

Companies’ hourly rates depend on their geographical location. 

• India and South-Eastern Asia are the cheapest regions. 
• Western Europe and the USA/Canada have the highest  rates. 
• Easter Europe provides a nice quality-for-the-price ratio. 

Companies with in-depth experience and a solid portfolio have higher prices.
Promises made. Promises kept. 

Refer to the map below for more information on the hourly prices. 

Unescapable expenses.

Freebies are great. But not if you want to have a WordPress website for business: branding, sales or support. 

You need to assure your clientele their personal info is secure 365/24/7. 

This is possible when you have: 

Every of the above expenditure items can greatly affect how much WordPress website costs. 

Domain Name

Your domain name is important. 

Finding and choosing a suitable, easy-to-remember domain name can be hard and/or expensive. 

The cheapest options start from $11–$20 but might require a lot of creativity. Millions of domain names have been already taken. 

A name for your business with a suitable top-level domain will cost you $50–500 to register. 

Exclusive names start from $2,000. For many, prices are negotiable. The price for the name can easily rise to $30,000-$50,000 and higher. The world’s most expensive domain name, carinsurance.com, cost its owner $49.7 million in 2010.

Remember to renew your domain name every year!

Web hosting

As with domain name, price varies greatly. 

Unlike the domain name, where you can pay less if you have enough creativity, you always get what you pay for with web hosting. The price depends on how many visitors (= server load) you expect.

You can a WordPress website on any type of hosting. You can choose between: 

Your selected plan determines the amount of resources allotted (CPU, storage, amount of traffic, etc.). Plus, extra options.

You can choose between different service-level agreements (SLA). SLA determines quality and availability of provided service. And the responsibilities between parties. 

As with everything, the higher the level, the more expensive it is. 

Also, you can save on hosting if you pay annually. 

Rule of thumb: reduce expenses on web hosting wisely. When your business gets traction, cheap web servers crash under user demand. Only optimize resources you are not actually using.

SSL certificate

You need an SSL certificate posted on your site to establish you have a protected connection between your website and user browser. 

Some web hosting providers include SSL certificates in their hosting packages. Others do not.  Read descriptions of the packages very carefully. 

Find out whether you need an Extended Validation certificate for extra security. 

This cost for this option ranges from $0-$200/yr.