What Are Your Pricing Structures for Building and Hosting Websites?

For websites under a certain scope, I usually start my prices at around $7,000. If it involves more complex services like a CMS build, the cost goes up. For hosting, I typically charge about $50 a month. If I can see a project will not exceed $7,000 or so, then I’ll offer a package deal—like a year’s contract for $400 a month, which includes site build, maintenance, hosting, security, updates, and even SEO reports. In reality, the site build becomes mostly passive income for me since many clients hardly need updates after the initial work, and I've built a decent income stream from this setup.

I usually go with a flat fee for building the sites and then a monthly fee for hosting and maintenance. Most of my clients come from the US and UK, and I find that pricing really depends on how complex the project is.

I charge around $200 per page for websites, so a 10-page site would run about $2,000. I'm just starting out, but it feels manageable for me right now. What do you think about that pricing?

I find that hosting costs are usually passed through to the client. My service pricing is structured around either a retainer for expected work or billed hourly, in 15-minute increments. I generally quote projects based on how long I estimate it will take, but I make it clear that clients will still be billed hourly.

Most of my clients are based in Singapore. My pricing varies quite a bit depending on the client. For personal projects or small businesses, I might only charge about $500 for a simple portfolio or storefront. For more complex requests, like a medium-sized business needing a solid storefront, my fee jumps to around $3,500, plus I charge hourly if they ask for tweaks or fixes afterward. Sometimes, I don't even charge for minor fixes since I like to maintain a good relationship with my clients.