MortensenWebCo.

Price guide

How much does a small business website cost in 2026?

At Mortensen Web Co. in Riverton, Utah, a website costs $500, one time. Performance tracking is free. A monthly plan for hosting and changes is optional, from $25. The other cost is your domain name: about $10–$23 a year for a .com.

Updated · Jack Mortensen

  • Your website: $500 onceDesigned, written with you and launched on your domain.
  • Performance tracking: FreeSee how your site is doing and every enquiry it brings in. Free with every site we build.
  • Monthly plan: $25–$150Optional. Hosting, updates and changes. Month to month.
  • Domain name: $10–$23/yearFor a .com, paid to the registrar, in your name.

  1. 01 What $500 gets you

    Every new site, whether you are starting out or replacing one. No plan needed, and no minimum term.

    • Designed and built for your business, phone first
    • Up to five pages, written with you
    • Two rounds of revisions before launch
    • Launched on your domain
    • Replacing a site? Every old page redirected, so you keep your Google rankings

    We build a demo first and send you the link. You pay once you have approved it.

  2. 02 What costs extra

    Your domain name. You buy it from a registrar, in your name, so it stays yours whoever builds the site. These are the yearly .com renewal prices on each registrar's own site, checked October 21, 2026. The first year is often cheaper.

    Registrar.com renewalNote
    Cloudflare$10.46/yearsold at cost
    Namecheap$18.48/yearplus a $0.20 ICANN fee
    GoDaddy$22.99/year
    • A redesign or a new section after launch: a separate project, quoted before you commit.
    • A Growth tool on its own, added to any plan: from $20 a month. What each one does.
    • On Lite, each change beyond the one included: $25.
    • A shop: we connect Square, Stripe or Shopify, and they charge their own fees.

  3. 03 How the monthly plans work

    A plan is optional. It keeps the site hosted, secure and up to date, and covers the changes you ask for. Month to month, no minimum term. Change or stop it any time.

    • Lite, $25/month. Hosting, security updates, and one change a month.
    • Care, $50/month. Unlimited changes, one at a time.
    • Growth, $100/month. Tools that bring in more customers: reviews and trackable campaigns.
    • Pro, $150/month. Every Growth feature, including your Google profile managed for you.

    Unlimited changes start at Care. Without a plan, the site is handed over at launch on your own hosting account, at no monthly cost, and performance tracking stays free. Compare the plans.

  4. 04 What changes the price elsewhere

    Quotes for the same small business can be far apart. These are usually why.

    • How many pages, and who writes the words on them.
    • A design made for your business, or a template you fill in yourself.
    • Online booking, payments or a shop, and other software the site has to connect to.
    • Whether hosting and changes are included, or billed by the hour after launch.
    • Who owns the domain and the site if you leave.

  5. 05 What to ask before you sign

    Ask any web designer, us included.

    • What exactly is included, and how many rounds of changes before launch?
    • What does it cost each month after launch, and what does that cover?
    • How is a change charged once the site is live?
    • Is the domain registered in my name?
    • If I leave, do I keep the site, and how do I take it with me?

Questions

Quick answers.

  • How much does a small business website cost?

    At Mortensen Web Co., $500, one time. That includes: designed and built for your business, phone first; up to five pages, written with you; two rounds of revisions before launch; launched on your domain. The only other cost you cannot avoid is a domain name, about $10–$23 a year for a .com.

  • Is there a monthly fee?

    Only if you want a plan. Plans cost $25 to $150 a month, month to month, and cover hosting, security updates and changes. Without one, the site is handed over at launch on your own hosting account, at no monthly cost. Performance tracking is free either way.

  • How much does a domain name cost?

    About $10–$23 a year for a .com. The yearly renewal price is $10.46 at Cloudflare (sold at cost), $18.48 at Namecheap (plus a $0.20 ICANN fee), $22.99 at GoDaddy, checked on each registrar's site on October 21, 2026. The first year is often cheaper. Buy it in your own name, so it stays yours.

  • Do I pay before I see the site?

    No. We build a demo of your site first and send you the link. You pay once you have seen it and approved it.

  • What costs extra?

    Your domain name, paid to the registrar. A redesign or a new section after launch, which we quote before you commit. A Growth tool added to a plan on its own, from $20 a month. On Lite, each change beyond the one included is $25.

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