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Most people who ask me for website making help fall into one of these next categories:

1. People looking to create a family or hobby website.
2. Teenagers or students looking to build their first website.
3. People looking to create a successful website (often commercial in nature).
4. Website designers looking to improve their skills and offerings.

This article is mainly intended for people who want a successful website, but I believe anyone looking to create a website, regardless of purpose, age or skills will come away with invaluable, practical tips.

 

You’re here because you want to make a website, right? I’m a web designer and, if you were to hire me, I would charge anywhere between $1,000 and $3,000 to build a small web site. But this article is about how to make a website for far less. But why would I tell you how you can make websites for less?

If you’re like the vast majority of people thinking of building a website, then you don’t have a big budget. That alone disqualifies you as a prospect of mine — it means you can relax, I have no interest in making a pitch. A small budget, though, can still get you a good web site, provided you throw other ingredients in the mix as well. Let’s look at available options together.

There is one universal truth in website making: To make a website you need either time or money — or both. Time and money often substitute each other (you can pay $$$ and have a website up and running in 2 weeks or you can save your cash, spend your own time building a website and have it up and running in 2-6 months). How do you find the right balance between time and money? Here’s how.