If you're a contractor shopping for a website, you've probably seen prices from $500 to $15,000. What's the right price? Let's break it down.
The Real Cost Breakdown
What You Actually Need:
- ✓ Mobile-friendly design - 70% of your customers will visit on their phone
- ✓ Contact form - So customers can reach you 24/7
- ✓ Your services listed clearly - No fluff, just what you do
- ✓ Your phone number everywhere - Make it stupid easy to call you
- ✓ Fast loading - Nobody waits 10 seconds for a site to load
Pricing Ranges Explained
$0-$500: Template Sites
Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy website builders. You get what you pay for. These look cheap, load slow, and you're stuck fixing them yourself when something breaks. Not worth your time.
$500-$2,000: The Sweet Spot ⭐
This is where you get a professional site that actually works. Clean design, mobile-friendly, loads fast. This is what 90% of contractors need. At SiteBloom, we're at $299 setup + $15/month because we've streamlined the process.
$2,000-$5,000: Custom Features
Only worth it if you need online booking, payment processing, customer portals, or complex integrations. Most contractors don't need this.
$5,000+: Enterprise/Agency Pricing
You're paying for account managers, multiple revision rounds, and premium agency overhead. Unless you're a national franchise, skip it.
What You Should Actually Pay
For a local contractor, plumber, HVAC company, or similar business, you should pay $300-$1,500 upfront and $10-$50/month for hosting and maintenance.
💡 Pro Tip
Your website should pay for itself with ONE job. If it costs $500 and you make $2,000+ per job, it's a no-brainer investment.
Red Flags to Watch For
- 🚩 Monthly fees over $100 - Unless you're doing heavy e-commerce, this is excessive
- 🚩 Setup fees over $2,000 - You're paying for overhead, not value
- 🚩 "SEO packages" for $500/month - Most local businesses don't need this
- 🚩 Multi-year contracts - Technology changes fast, don't lock yourself in
The Bottom Line
A good contractor website should cost $300-$1,500 to build and $15-$50/month to maintain. Anything less is probably a template you'll hate. Anything more is probably unnecessary.
The goal isn't to have the fanciest website. The goal is to have a site that makes your phone ring and books you jobs. That's it.
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