What a Website Costs in Missouri

The honest, direct answer: a focused 3-page website paired with a hosting plan starts at $249.99 through our Small Business Starter — enough for a first real, owned website. A larger custom build with more pages, custom design, or integrations gets quoted per project, because scope varies too much for one flat number to be an honest answer. If someone quotes you a single fixed price for a custom multi-page site before ever asking what you actually need, that's usually a template being sold as custom work, not a real quote.

Why there isn't one universal number

A website for a two-person service business and a website for a 15-page company with online booking, a product catalog, and CRM integration are not the same project, even though both are technically "a website." The things that actually move the price are page count, whether the design is custom or built from an existing framework, whether there's e-commerce or appointment booking involved, how much content already exists versus needs to be written from scratch, and whether the site needs to connect to other tools — a calendar, a CRM, an inbox. Any agency quoting you before asking about these is guessing, not pricing.

The one fixed number we publish: $249.99

Our Small Business Starter is a 3-page professional site for $249.99 when paired with a hosting plan. It's built for the business that's replacing a Facebook-only presence, launching its first real website, or just needs a clean, credible online presence without a large upfront project. It isn't a stripped-down template — it's the same production stack (React, Next.js, TypeScript, or WordPress where that fits better) scaled down to a focused scope, not a lower-quality version of a bigger build.

What actually drives cost up from there

• More pages beyond the initial 3 — a services page per offering, a full team page, a resources or blog section
• E-commerce or online booking functionality, which adds real backend complexity beyond a standard informational site
• Custom photography, illustration, or copywriting the business doesn't already have on hand
• Integrations into existing tools — a CRM, a scheduling calendar, an email inbox — especially if those tools have their own quirks
• App development alongside the website, if the business also needs an iOS/Android/React Native app rather than just a site

Hosting is a separate, ongoing cost — and it should be a transparent one

The $249.99 Starter price is paired with a hosting plan for a reason: a website isn't a one-time purchase, it's something that needs fast, secure, reliable hosting for as long as it's live. That's a recurring cost on top of the build itself, and it's worth knowing upfront rather than discovering later — we've written separately about the specific ways hosting bills quietly balloon over time if you're not watching for it.

The better question isn't "what's the price" — it's "what's included after launch"

A cheap build with nobody accountable afterward often costs more over two years than a fairly priced one with real ongoing support — a security patch that never gets applied, a broken contact form nobody notices for a month, a ranking that quietly slides because nothing's been updated since launch. That's part of why our higher hosting tiers include actual developer time each month, not just server space: the real cost of a website isn't just the invoice on day one, it's whether anyone is still paying attention to it on day two hundred.

What to gather before you ask anyone for a quote

A quote gets more accurate — and usually lower, because there's less guesswork padded into it — when you walk in with real answers instead of "I'm not sure yet" to every question. It's worth sitting down and writing out: how many distinct pages or sections you actually need, whether you need customers to book, pay, or order online versus just contact you, whatever content you already have (existing photos, a written services list, past reviews) versus what still needs to be created, and any specific tool your business already runs on — a scheduling app, a CRM, an email platform — that the site needs to talk to.

• A rough page list — home, about, services, contact, and anything beyond that
• Whether you need booking, payment, or e-commerce, or just a way for people to reach you
• What content already exists (photos, logo, written copy) versus what needs to be created
• Any existing tools the site needs to connect to — calendar, CRM, email platform
• A realistic sense of timeline — do you need this live in two weeks, or is there flexibility

Bringing that list to the first conversation is the single biggest thing a small business owner can do to get an accurate number quickly, whether that conversation is with us or with anyone else you're considering.

• Small Business Starter and full Web Development pricing details
• Managed Hosting plans, including tiers with developer time included
• Spec out your own project with the Website Builder tool

If you're not sure which side of that line your project falls on — a 3-page starter or a fully custom build — that's a five-minute conversation, not something you need to figure out alone before reaching out.