[sc:MainTutorial visible=”contracted”]Here’s an overview of how much some of the services that I’ve reviewed may cost you. This will help give you an idea of the economic costs of thoughtfully running a fully-featured web presence.
In general, your highest costs are likely to come from consultants and developers that assist you – as their hourly rates will vary from $50/hr up to $200/hr.
Scroll down to the table below to see our summary:
| Services | Basic | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | $25/mo | $500/mo |
| DNS Services | free | $25/mo |
| Site Theme & Design | free – $100 | $5,000+ |
| Domain Name Registration | $15/yr | $15/yr |
| Email Hosting | free | $120/yr |
| Email Lists e.g. Mailchimp | free | $15/mo |
| Social Media Management e.g. HootSuite | $9/mo | $39/ mo |
| Marketing e.g. online advertising | $0 | $250/mo |
| CRM e.g. Highrise | $24/mo | $100/mo |
| Backups | incl. or $5/mo. | $165/yr |
| Customer Support e.g. TenderApp | $5/mo. | $100/mo. |
| Code management e.g. Github | $7/mo. | $7/mo. |
| Monitoring e.g. SimpleMonitor, ScoutApp | $10 | $15/mo |
| Consulting | $75/hr | $250/hr |
| Software Development | $50/hr | $150/hr |
| WordPress Smartphone App | $199 | $10,000+ |
| WordPress eBook Publishing | Free | $5,000+ |