The running cost of website depends upon website requirements and your preference. The basic cost of running a website includes domain renewal, hosting and website maintenance.
Domain:
Domains usually is in between 12-50 EUR annually depending upon the domain ending(.com, .in, .app, .store, etc). Premium domains can cost over 5000 EUR for 1st time registration. This is a mandatory cost, a website can't exist without a domain name.
Hosting:
Hosting prices vary depending on the type of hosting i.e. shared, virtual private server(VPS), and dedicated hosting. Shared hosting is usually around 2-10 EUR/month, VPS is at around 50-60EUR/month, and dedicated host at 80-500EUR/month. Hosting is a mandatory cost, users can't access your website if it's isn't hosted in a server.
Shared hosting can handle 1000-2000 monthly visitors (depending upon the plan). VPS can handle 5,000-10,000 daily visitors (depending upon plan), and dedicated host can handle 30,000+ monthly visitor(more visitor equals more power requirement and more costlier hosting).
We offer 1 year free hosting for new websites developed by us. It is capable of handling 4000-5000 monthly visits, which is more than enough for startup stores, small businesses, doctors, real estate agents, plumbers, etc. We also provide upgraded hosting for handling higher traffics.
Maintenance:
There are 3 options for maintenance:
1. Self maintenance: If you have time and knowledge for maintaining website then this might be the best option for you, especially if you are on a tight budget.
2. One-time maintenance: This is a perfect option for websites who don't have much moving parts like an ecommerce store that needs a constant maintenance. If you are doctor, lawyer, plumber, restaurant, hotels, and other businesses that don't have a website that requires constant update to it's content then this you can go for it.
Our one-time maintenance usually includes software updates, security patches, broken links fixing, basic desing updates like color changes, fonts, alignment, updating content, checking and fixing form issues, etc.
3. Retainer Maintenance: Website maintenance cost depends on type, scale and complexity of website. Our normal pricing is between 50-70 EUR for small websites with upto 10pages. It includes security updates, basic design updates like color and font, error monitoring, fixing issues related to hosting and website functions, upgrading features to their latest version, etc. Talk to our strategist to get the detailed accurate quotation.
Another option can be not maintaining the website at all, but it has it's own risks. Some risk factors are outdated security due to lack of software updates, broken link, outdated designs, lack of feature updates, etc.