How much does it cost to make my first coaching website?

Here is the breakdown!

Start with a minimum viable approach. Which is, to focus on what's necessary. The goal is to get started, communicate value, and help people to solve problems.

Website Cost = Scope of work + Hosting plan + Domain registration + Integrations + Maintenance

Scope of work

Website development is a very tedious process. Broadly, the work can be classified into pages, content, features, integrations, and visual assets.

You can start building your first website with

Pages and Content

• Home
• Services
• About
• Testimonials
• Contact
• Blog/Recipes/Fitness Workbooks/Roadmaps
• Privacy policy
• Terms and conditions
• Thank you page

Features and Integrations

• Join the mailing list
• Join the social media community
• Social media integration
• Phone call

Visual Assets

• Professional photographs
• Stock photography
• Graphics
• Video

Summarizing

Scope of work = Pages + Content + Assets + Features and Integrations

Assets = Professional photo shoot + Stock images + Custom illustrations + Video

Integrations = Depending on the development platform

If you are hiring a developer, this can cost around $80-$200 USD per page. It's a one-time cost.

Hosting Plan and Domain Registration

There are many platforms for hosting and domain registration. You can choose accordingly.

For hosting you can go for:

• webflow hosting
• squarespace hosting
• Bluehost
• netlify

and many more...

For domain registration:

• godaddy
• namecheap
• big rock
• hostinger

and many more...

Domain registration can cost around $10 USD per year.

Hosting your website can cost $12 - $23 USD per month.

Integrations and Maintenance

Integration costs vary from platform to platform.

Maintenance costs vary from developer to developer.

Summary

The total costs are around $700 - $2500 USD depending on your requirements.