One agency quoted 8k for a website, another 80k — how are prices determined?

we got a site done for 8k then got zero support for a year. later we paid 30k to another agency to redo it.

Price difference: 8k = WordPress template, 35k = custom design + dev, 80k = SEO + brand strategy + yearly maintenance.

Pick the mid-range price but make sure 'revision rights' are clearly written in the contract. Choose the one where social media integration is 'free'.

What's the real difference between a template and custom design? Can both be made responsive?

website prie = designer hours + developer hours + manager profit margin... anyway cheap agency works for 1 month, expensive one for 2 weeks.

There are sites that compare website prices (WebsiteBuilderExpert). Use them as a reference to compare which firm is cheap/good.

Thanks for posting. Implementing a change request process doesn't slow things down, it speeds them up.

If it's your first time, start small; scaling comes later. If you have questions, write them; I'll answer as best I can.

Let me clarify the technical side. Any unwritten clause becomes a point of disagreement later, as both sides remember it differently.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

I feel the same way. When making decisions, write down the worst-case scenario too, not just the best.

Weekly written progress reports are much more useful than asking for dates. Good luck with that.

My question might sound amateurish, sorry about that. Just because everyone does it doesn't mean it's right.

If it's your first time, start small; scaling comes later. Hope this helps.

Same here.

We experienced almost the exact same thing last year. Solutions that work at a small scale collapse when you grow; I learned this late.

Three different views emerged, they all complement each other. Trying to do this alone is the most expensive way.

Correct me if Im wrong.

We've heard this a lot, but it never happened like that for us. Processes without records never improve, because you don't know what to fix.

This is my opinion, I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.

i completley agree. solutions that work at a small scale collapse when you grow; I learned this late.

people defend habits not processes. i mean resistance comes from there.

Here's how it went for us. Processes without records never improve, because you don't know what to fix.

I agree with this... If you don't write this down from the start it leads to arguments later.

Thats all, sorry if I went on too long.

We need to make a distinction here. Code without setup documentation isn't yours even if you have it.

Payment schedules should be tied to project phases, not calendar dates. This is my opinion, I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.