Website costs
Anything from €9 a month to €20,000. Here's what the four usual options cost, up front and over time, and what to watch out for.
Four options
For a business there are essentially four options. The figures below come from public price overviews; sources are listed under each.
All prices net (excl. VAT), one-off for building the site. Benchmarks from the guide „Was kostet eine Website?“ by the German agency ttz, October 2026. Hosting and maintenance come on top in each case; with me optional at €99 a month.
from about €9 to €13 a month
Wix, Jimdo and co. Hosting and security certificate are included; you do the work yourself: texts, photos, structure, upkeep.
about €2,000 to €6,000 one-off
A ready-made template adapted to your logo and colours. Hosting and upkeep usually come on top.
from about €8,000, often up to €20,000
A custom design, review rounds, usually several pages. Makes sense for bigger projects with a booking system, shop or many pages.
from €690 one-off, care plan optional €99 a month
A home page and up to three subpages with everything a business needs, more on request. You see the finished draft before you decide, and you only pay once the site is online.
Calculate, don't guess
The one-off price is only half the story. Move the slider and see what the four options cost over time. Calculated with the ranges above.
Running costs
A website isn't finished once it's online. These items always come up. The only question is whether they're included or extra.
Your address on the internet, for example your-business.com. Has to be renewed every year.
The server the site lives on. Without it, nobody can reach it.
The padlock in the address bar. Without it, browsers warn your visitors.
Tech gets old. If you do nothing, sooner or later you have a security hole or a broken site.
Legal notice and privacy policy must be correct and updated when laws change.
New opening hours, new prices, a new photo. Sounds small, but costs time or money.
Before you sign
Including me. The answers tell you more about the real costs than any one-off price.
For tradespeople
Less than many think, if it sticks to the essentials. For most businesses one well-made page is enough, where customers find what they need within a minute:
Want to see how that looks for your business? I'll build you a draft without you paying anything first. What I do differently from a website builder is in the comparison.
FAQ
Because there are no rounds of revisions and I work without an agency apparatus. I build the draft from what already exists about your business, and you decide afterwards. You can add the care plan for a fixed monthly price.
Website Starter costs from €690 once, due when the site is online. The care plan at €99 a month is optional and can be cancelled monthly. You supply the legal notice and privacy policy, I build them in. Starter includes a home page and up to three subpages. Five to ten pages are available as Website Plus from €1,140; for more, I quote a fixed price in advance.
A Shopify shop with me starts at €790 one-off. More on the page Sell online.
The Google profile shows that you exist. The website shows why people should choose you: services, prices, photos, service area. Both together work best.
Tell me the name of your business. I'll build you a draft, and you only pay if you want it.
0151 40395231 Johannes Steimel