Website setup costs

 The cost of building a WordPress website can range from "almost free" to "tens of thousands of dollars or more," depending on your needs and scale.

1. Necessary Basic Costs

Domain Name

This is your website's URL, such as yahoo.com.

The cost is approximately $11 per year, depending on the hosting platform.

Web Hosting

A website needs a place to store files and make them publicly available. Common options include shared hosting, VPS hosting, and cloud hosting.

Shared hosting is the cheapest, and we recommend Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting). If you need more advanced hosting, Cloudways is a good option.

SSL Certificate (Secure HTTPS Connection)

If you want your website to display as HTTPS, you need SSL. Many hosting providers offer Let's Encrypt for free.

2. Expansion costs based on demand

Paid Themes

WordPress has many free themes, but if you want professional design or more features, you can opt for a paid theme.

Paid Plugins

These add functionality, such as SEO, forms, backups, social sharing, e-commerce, and more. Many free plugins are available.

Website Design and Development

If you don't know how to build your website yourself, you might need help from a designer or developer. Prices vary widely.

Website Maintenance and Support

If you don't want to maintain your website, update it, and back it up yourself, you can outsource it, depending on the level of service provided.

3. If you want to build an e-commerce website (WooCommerce)

The e-commerce functionality itself is free (WooCommerce), but many advanced features, such as payment processing, logistics, and discount systems, require additional plugins.

Payment processing services (Stripe, PayPal) typically charge a transaction fee of approximately 2% to 3.5% per transaction.

4. The Difference Between Free and Paid

WordPress itself is free (using WordPress.org).

If you use WordPress.com, it's a different platform. It has a free version, but it's quite limited. To use the full functionality, you need to upgrade to a paid plan.

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