How much does a website cost in Windsor-Essex County?
Our average website is about $5,000. Start-to-Finish sites run $3,999 to $7,499 depending on what you need, and if the budget is tighter we have an option starting at $2,000.
Pricing
What do you get for $5,000?
A custom designed website, usually five to ten pages, with the content written for you.
- We design it from scratch, so you are not getting a template with your logo dropped into it.
- We write your content using industry research and some help from tools like ChatGPT. You review it and make sure it sounds like your business.
- It is built in WordPress, so you can go in and update it yourself afterwards.
- Page titles, meta descriptions, image alt text and a clean structure are all done before launch, so the site is ready for search the day it goes live.
- We walk you through the site and leave you tutorials, so you can run it yourself.
- It works on phones, tablets and desktops.
- You own the design and the content when it is done.
Most sites take about 6 to 8 weeks. You pay the first invoice before we start, then spread the rest over 6 months. We take e-transfer, cheque and all major credit cards.
Straight Answer
Price transparency
Most web design companies around here will not put a figure anywhere on their site. You end up on a couple of calls before you find out whether you can even afford the work.
We would rather tell you up front and let you decide.
Options
Your options
Budget website, from $2,000
A smaller site with fewer pages. It comes with some limitations, and it is a good place to start if a full custom build is not in the budget right now.
Start-to-Finish website, $3,999 to $7,499
Our usual project, and what most clients go with. That is the one at the top of this page.
Larger and custom projects, quoted
Online stores, booking systems, multiple locations, anything bigger than a standard build. We build a quote around what you actually need.
3W Care, $95 a month
Updates, changes and support after the site is live. It is optional.
Scope
Additional costs
Pages and services
A five page site costs less than one with a page for every service you offer. Each extra page adds a bit to the price.
Functionality
An online store, online booking, a members area or a quoting tool each add build and testing time on top of the design work. That is usually what pushes a quote higher.
Photography
Real photos of your team, your shop and your work usually do more for you than stock images. Budget for it separately, or plan to supply your own.
What you already have
If your logo, brand colours and photos are ready, that saves time. If they are not, we design those too, and that is quoted separately.
Ongoing
Other costs to plan for
Domain
Buy it through a registrar like GoDaddy and register it in your own name, so you own it. Ask us first if you are not sure what to buy.
Hosting
We host on a third party server we know performs well. You are free to host elsewhere, though cheap hosting usually means a slow site.
3W Care
$95 a month for updates, changes and support after launch.
Ongoing SEO
Every site we build is search ready. If you want to keep working on your rankings after launch, we offer ongoing SEO through a contractor we work with. SEO is a marathon not a sprint, and continued effort over a longer period is usually what makes the difference.
Compare
What does everyone else charge?
The range around here is wide. Some Windsor companies advertise sites from about $1,200, and there are monthly plans starting around $99, which you keep paying for as long as you have the site. Custom agency builds in the region start around $10,000. Across Ontario, the published pricing guides mostly put a professional small business website somewhere between $3,000 and $12,000.
Our average of about $5,000 sits in the middle of that.
A cheaper site can be exactly right, especially for a new business testing an idea. When you are comparing quotes, ask what has been excluded, who writes the content, who owns the domain, and what you pay in month two.
Next Step
How we start
1. Book a time to chat
We talk through your business, what you need and roughly what it will cost.
2. We build it
You review at each step and we make changes. We do not move forward without your approval.
3. You go live
We train you on the site so you can keep it updated yourself.
If you would rather not book a call, email us and we will get you a ballpark.
FAQ
Questions about cost
Our average website is about $5,000. Start-to-Finish sites run $3,999 to $7,499, and we have a budget option starting at $2,000.
Yes. We offer a budget-friendly website starting at $2,000. It is smaller, with fewer pages, and it comes with some limitations.
Most websites take about 6 to 8 weeks. The biggest factor is how quickly you can give feedback and get us your content.
We do, with the help of AI and industry research. You review it and make sure it sounds like your business.
Yes. The cost is usually similar to a new website, because we rebuild it properly rather than patch what is there.
Your domain, hosting, and 3W Care at $95 a month if you want ongoing updates and support. Ongoing SEO is separate if you want it.
Yes. You own the design and the content, and you can take it wherever you want.
Say Hello
Get in touch
Call us now. +1 519 329 4146
Cowlick Studios
45 Industrial Road
Leamington, ON
N8H 4W4