It seems like an easy enough answer for some people. You need a website done so why does it matter if you pay $500 versus $5,000. Well if the designer is professional enough you will know why they charge what they charge. I will be discussing some ideas and differences in this article about the cost of a website and what to look out for.
The $500 Website
Let’s start with the $500 website. Now it’s no secret that you can buy a template from any of the websites there are around the web. I myself as a designer even noticed this and honestly thought to myself “If we could buy templates then why is there a degree that teaches me how to make a website template?” Confusing to many designers I’m sure. Then I took another look at the template selling websites and this is what I found interesting:
Template Monster
If you notice the templates are pretty good designs and I do wonder where that designer is who is making some great designs and selling it as “regular price” and “buyout price.” The regular price means that as many people who want to pay the regular price for that template can buy that template. Which means I can pay a regular price for a template but then someone else can as well and get the same exact design. But then there is the buy out price which stated by Template Monster is the price if you solely want to buy the design and they will take it out of their website so that no one else can get that same design. I honestly wonder how many times a certain template has been downloaded. Maybe run into the same exact designed website somewhere one day.