{"id":23341,"date":"2019-05-16T12:48:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T09:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=23341"},"modified":"2019-05-16T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T15:15:00","slug":"ecommerce-website-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/ecommerce-website-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does an eCommerce Website Cost? By the Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you asked “how much does an eCommerce website cost?” ten years ago, the answer would have been a lot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, thanks to tools like WordPress and Shopify, the cost of an eCommerce website has come down by orders of magnitude, and it’s no longer the $10,000+ affair that it once was.<\/p>\n

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However, it’s still not free, and if you’re planning to sell online, understanding how much an eCommerce website costs is essential so that you don’t bust your budget before you even launch.<\/p>\n

In this post, we’ll dig into the issue of eCommerce website cost so that you know exactly what you can expect to pay to start se<\/a>lling online.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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eCommerce website cost: Two parts to the puzzle<\/h2>\n

When it comes to the cost of any website, there are two main categories you’ll need to pay for:<\/p>\n

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  1. Infrastructure<\/strong> – this is the behind-the-scenes stuff that powers your eCommerce store. You’ll need software to give your store its core functionality, hosting to power it, a domain name to make it accessible to visitors, and an SSL certificate to encrypt data.<\/li>\n
  2. Design and functionality<\/strong> – this is the stuff that visitors will directly interact with. For example, the design of your store, or the social coupon giveaway you use to grow your email list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you’re on a budget, you can set all of this up yourself. Seriously – even if you’re not a technical user, it’s now possible for you to set up your store (and yes – it will be secure<\/em>). You do not need<\/em> to hire someone to do it.<\/p>\n

    However, if you’d rather put your focus elsewhere, you might want <\/em>to hire someone to build all this for you.<\/p>\n

    As I dig into the question of eCommerce website cost, I’ll start with just looking at the costs for infrastructure and design and functionality as if you were setting things up yourself. Then, after that, I’ll share how much more you can expect to pay if you want to hire someone to do it for you.<\/p>\n

    How much does an eCommerce website cost for backend infrastructure<\/h2>\n

    As I mentioned above, there are four main parts to your store’s backend infrastructure:<\/p>\n

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    1. eCommerce software<\/li>\n
    2. Domain name<\/li>\n
    3. Hosting<\/li>\n
    4. SSL certificate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      1. eCommerce software – Free or $29+ per month<\/h3>\n

      Rather than coding something from scratch, most stores nowadays use a pre-built, off-the-rack software solution because:<\/p>\n

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      • It’s a lot more affordable<\/li>\n
      • You don’t have to worry as much about security, because there’s an entire team dedicated to maintaining the software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        There are a lot of different eCommerce platforms. But, by the numbers, the two biggest are:<\/p>\n

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        1. WooCommerce<\/li>\n
        2. Shopify<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n