How much does it cost to build an e-commerce website?
How much does it cost to build an e-commerce website?
In short the following may help you in determining the total cost of an e-commerce website. Though Pavel Tsarykau does make a great point in that the true cost will be based on multiple factors, a few of which will be covered in brief below.
1 - Do it Yourself - least cost approach.
2 - Freelancer - more costly.
3 - Hire an agency - highest cost.
The factors that will help you in deriving an estimate for the total cost of an e-commerce website include the following:
1 - Responsive Design? (i.e., your website can be viewed on desktop and mobile devices) - estimate $2,500 to the build.
2 - CMS (Content Management System)? - estimate $1,500.
3 - Shopping cart + Payment Gateway Integration and Testing - estimate $2,500.
4 - Total Pages + Copywriting.
5 - Features and Functionality.
6 - Database Integration and Monthly Maintenance.
7 - SEO (on-page and off).
8 - Content Marketing.
Based on just the first 3 factors listed above, although they’re estimates, they do give a good idea as to how quickly the total cost of building an e-commerce store can go up.
I have been building eCommerce websites for 7+ years now (Shopify and WooCommerce). And the cost varied between $350 and $80,000 USD.
It really depends on the amount of work required for the project:
1. Design: custom or premade (like WP / Shopify theme).
2. Brand-book needed or not?.
3. Unique functionality?.
4. Support and maintenance?.
An ecommerce website doesn't have to be costly to create.
With a good hosting site, and a domain name, you will need WordPress, a good e-commerce - friendly theme, wooCommerce plugin, and content to get started.
Most hosts offer a website builder, that helps you with creating your website.
Minimal cost, budget for $50-100 to start. Once your store opens, you will earn from sales to pay for your website.
The rest of the cost is your time and energy.