What Features Determine the Cost of Designing a Website?

Website design cost is one of the most integral factors in selecting a web design agency to build a website. So, if you are thinking of building a website, it is important that you have a clear idea of what you can expect to pay. Read on to know the determinants that affect the price of web design. 

# Pre-designed Template VS Custom Design

 
Thousands of templates and stock themes are available for major website platforms like, Shopify and WordPress. All you have to do is sit with a professional designer, choose the theme that perfectly fits your business and content, and then, personalise it by adding your content, logo, brand images and so on. Starting your web design project with a pre-designed template will reduce your costs. 

However, you need to be careful when selecting pre-designed themes because badly coded ones with features that you will not use can make your website slow and hard to update. If website performance, ease of use and user experience are your criteria, custom design is recommended, which will slightly increase your web design prices.

# Simple VS Extensive Website

 
Naturally, designing a website with less number of pages and less content (images, text, video or blog posts) will be less expensive. However, simple websites are not really helpful for users. On the other hand, extensive websites with a lot of pages and content are expensive, but they offer users with all the information that they need and they are also better for SEO or search engine optimisation.

 # Integration of Online Payments

 
If you are building an e-commerce website that takes payment for any type of purchase, you have to be prepared to spend more on setting up online payments and integrating with a payment processor. Furthermore, such websites are required to be tested multiple times in several different scenarios to ensure that the website works seamlessly for all customers.
 

Besides the above-mentioned features affecting web design costs, the addition of contact forms connecting with your CRM system, extensive forms or website opt-ins connecting to your email list to your website design will also influence the final cost of building a website. So, it is highly recommended that you connect with a professional web design agency and discuss your specific design requirements, business needs and objectives to get a bespoke price quotation.