A small business website budget has two parts: the cost to build it and the cost to keep it running. WeegieWeb’s current fixed packages cost £250 for one page, £350 for three pages and £500 for five pages, with hosting and domain charges separate. The right total depends on what your website needs to do, how much content you can supply and what help you want after launch.
There is no single price that describes every UK small business website. A straightforward service website and an online shop involve different work. Even two five-page quotes can cover different design, writing and support.
Start with our website packages and current prices, then use this guide to work out what belongs in your budget.
What are you paying for when someone builds your website?
You are paying for an agreed set of work: organising information, creating the pages, making them usable on different screens and connecting the features included in your quote. The page count describes only part of that work.
For WeegieWeb’s fixed-price packages, that includes:
- Design adapted from an agreed portfolio direction.
- Layouts for phones, tablets and desktops.
- Copy drafted from the business facts you provide.
- Your supplied logo and photographs.
- A contact form and links to existing external booking services.
- Basic search setup, including page titles and descriptions.
- One consolidated revision round.
- Setup and connection of one standard domain.
A consolidated revision round means reviewing the site and sending one combined set of changes within the agreed scope. Extra pages, additional features or further rounds are quoted separately.
These packages have a defined design starting point. A website designed around a new custom direction, or work on your logo and wider visual identity, belongs in a bespoke quote. You can look through our website work and design examples to help explain what appeals to you.
Basic search setup is also different from ongoing SEO. Page titles and descriptions are included; an ongoing search campaign is separate. No ranking position can be guaranteed.
Why do website quotes vary so much?
Quotes vary because the deliverables, responsibilities and level of custom work vary. Ask what each price covers before deciding whether it represents good value for your business.
Page count and functionality are different costs
A page is a separate website address with its own content. A feature is something the website does, such as taking payment or managing appointments.
Hypothetical example: a dog groomer could use a one-page website to explain services, show photographs and link to an existing booking service. Taking bookings directly on the website, with available slots and payment, would need a separate assessment. The page count alone would not describe that project.
At WeegieWeb, links to existing booking services are within the fixed package scope. Booking systems, payments, shops and integrations with other software are assessed individually. Any third-party subscription should also be identified in the proposal.
Content changes the work involved
Someone needs to supply accurate service details, contact information and suitable images. Someone also needs to turn those details into useful pages.
WeegieWeb drafts copy from the facts you provide. You supply your business information, logo and photographs, then approve the content before launch. That is different from commissioning original photography, a new brand identity or a separate content research project.
Gathering your materials early helps keep the project moving. Our delivery targets start once the deposit, agreed scope and required content are in place; time waiting for materials or feedback is additional.
Revisions and support need a boundary
Check how many design reviews are included, what counts as an extra and who handles changes later. A price with a defined revision round covers a different commitment from an open-ended design process.
A clear boundary helps both sides agree the work before it begins. It should also make it easier to spot when a new request needs its own price.
Build, domain, hosting and care: what is the difference?
These charges pay for different things. They may appear on one invoice, but you should still be able to identify them.
| Cost | What it pays for | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Website build | Creating the agreed website | Pages, design approach, content, features and revisions |
| Domain | Registering and renewing the website address | Account holder, renewal cost and renewal date |
| Hosting | The service that makes the website available online | Included services, support and moving arrangements |
| Care or maintenance | Defined checks, technical work or content changes | Exact tasks, time allowance and exclusions |
| Optional services | Items such as business email, paid assets or external booking software | Separate subscriptions, billing terms and responsibility |
Your domain is separate from connecting it
Connecting a domain tells visitors’ browsers where to find the website. Domain registration and renewal pay for keeping the address registered to you.
WeegieWeb includes setup and connection of one standard domain, but registration and renewal charges are separate. The domain is registered in your own account and remains yours. Premium domains and business email are quoted separately.
Check the renewal charge as well as any introductory offer. For .uk domains, Nominet’s domain renewal guidance explains renewal through the registrar, the company that manages the registration for you. Keep access to that account and its contact details current.
Hosting and content updates are different services
WeegieWeb’s Hosting option includes hosting, HTTPS and a recoverable copy of your site. HTTPS encrypts the connection between a visitor’s browser and the website.
Hosting + Care adds monthly technical and contact-form checks, plus up to 15 minutes of content edits each month. Unused edit time does not roll over, and larger changes are quoted before work begins. Support responses are within two working days; that describes the response time, rather than a promise to complete every request within that period.
If you expect frequent new pages, regular promotions or substantial content changes, describe that before agreeing support. Bespoke features may also need separately quoted hosting or maintenance.
Is a DIY website builder a better use of your budget?
A DIY builder can suit you if you have time to organise the content, learn the editor and check the finished website. Hiring someone can suit you if you want help turning your information into a finished site and prefer to pay for that work.
Compare the whole commitment:
| Route | Your responsibility | Budget questions |
|---|---|---|
| DIY builder | Choose a layout, add content, configure features and review the result | What does the suitable plan cost, what renews, and how much time can you give it? |
| Fixed package | Supply the agreed facts and assets, review the site and keep requests within scope | What is included, what costs extra and how will later changes work? |
| Bespoke project | Help define custom requirements and make decisions during the agreed process | What discovery, design, features and ongoing support does the proposal cover? |
Check the billing period carefully. For example, Wix’s own billing guidance distinguishes monthly, annual and multi-year subscriptions. An annual plan is charged for the year at once. A displayed monthly equivalent is therefore not always the amount you can pay month by month.
You do not need a custom feature simply because it is available. If an enquiry form or link to a booking service does the job, include that option in the comparison.
How to work out your first-year website budget
Add the build price, twelve months of running costs and any separate services you need. Then check the second-year position, when the build payment may be finished but renewals continue.
Use this calculation:
First-year budget = agreed build price + 12 months of hosting or platform fees + domain registration or renewal due + agreed extras.
Include care, business email and third-party tools where required. Avoid counting hosting twice if it is already included in a platform subscription or support plan. Ask each supplier to state the total payable and make the tax position clear before you compare final figures.
Hypothetical budgeting example: you choose a three-page WeegieWeb package and ordinary Hosting. Using the current prices, that is £350 for the build plus £60 for twelve months of Hosting: £410 before the separate domain charge and any agreed extras. Choosing Hosting + Care replaces the ordinary Hosting charge because hosting is already included. Add any separately agreed work or services.
Use the current package and support prices for the latest figures, inclusions and terms before agreeing a project. Hosting is currently £10 per month, or £30 per month for Hosting + Care. Domain charges are separate.
If you are deciding whether to invest in a first site, read why a website can help alongside Facebook and referrals.
For fixed-price WeegieWeb websites, payment is 50% upfront before work begins and 50% within 30 days of launch. Additional work is agreed and priced before it begins. Bespoke payment stages are set out in the proposal.
What should you ask before accepting a website quote?
Send the same short brief to each designer so you can compare the replies on similar terms. Ask:
- What pages and features are included? List them rather than relying on a package name.
- What is the design starting point? Confirm whether it adapts an existing direction or includes custom design work.
- Who provides the content? Clarify facts, writing, images, logo and approval responsibilities.
- How are changes handled? Check revision rounds, extra-work approval and post-launch updates.
- What will I pay now and later? Request payment stages, recurring charges, renewal terms and clear tax wording.
- What happens if I leave? Check ownership, file access, account control, cancellation notice and migration charges.
At WeegieWeb, after full payment you own the finished website, subject to third-party asset licences. Your domain stays in your account. Site files can be supplied after full payment if you want to move hosting; any additional migration work is agreed separately.
If you are still deciding how much content the website needs, read how to choose a one-, three- or five-page website. Choose pages around useful information for customers, rather than filling a package.
Get a price for the website your business needs
A useful website quote should explain what you will receive, what you need to provide and what you will pay after launch. Start with the work your customers need the website to do, then choose the scope and support that fit.
WeegieWeb builds websites for small businesses in Glasgow and across Scotland. Compare our website packages, then tell us about your business and website requirements. A short description of what you offer, the area you serve, what you already have and what customers should be able to do is enough to start the conversation.