Plan your website budget.
Compare costs with clarity.
From your first domain to the work after launch. Explore practical guides, compare the numbers and make a website budget you can sustain.
Make your next decision a better one.
What to review one month after launching a website
Use actual visitor paths, support questions and costs to decide what deserves attention next.
Read the guide MaintenanceSet an image budget before a page becomes too heavy
Estimate transfer, resize deliberately and test the actual page rather than only the original image.
Read the guide DomainsDomain ownership checks every small business should keep
Make sure the business can renew, recover and move its domain without depending on one person.
Read the guide EmailPlan a business email move before changing DNS
Inventory mailboxes, aliases, historical messages and the checks needed after a provider change.
Read the guide PlanningBuild a website contingency budget without guessing a huge number
Separate known costs, uncertain work and cash reserves with low, expected and high scenarios.
Read the guide MaintenanceRun a backup restore drill before you need one
A practical recovery exercise that tests files, content, configuration and the visitor journey.
Read the guideMake the tradeoffs visible.
DIY website or hire help? Compare money, time and handover
A worked comparison for a five-page service website, including the cost of owner time and revisions.
Compare the tradeoffs →DECISION GUIDEDomain and hosting together or separately? A practical comparison
Compare administration, renewal costs, migration and email dependencies before choosing a bundle.
Compare the tradeoffs →DECISION GUIDEMaintenance retainer or pay as you go? Compare what is actually covered
A small-site decision guide with break-even arithmetic, exclusions and a recovery checklist.
Compare the tradeoffs →One website. A lot to understand.
Turn an idea into a realistic scope, budget and launch plan.
Explore topic →DomainsUnderstand ownership, renewals and the details behind your address.
Explore topic →HostingCompare contracts, capacity and the work behind keeping a site online.
Explore topic →EmailBudget for professional inboxes and avoid migration surprises.
Explore topic →SecurityProtect access, connections and the information visitors send you.
Explore topic →MaintenanceKeep your content, backups and day-to-day operations in good shape.
Explore topic →Your practical planning toolkit.
Website cost calculator
See your first-year spend, renewal costs and a complete three-year budget.
Build your budgetDomain cost comparison
Look beyond the first-year discount. Compare registration and renewal.
Compare domain costsBusiness email calculator
See what each mailbox adds up to. Compare two plans side by side.
Compare email plansHosting quote comparison calculator
Compare two website hosting quotations over three years, including renewal prices and annual extras.
Open calculatorWebsite enquiry break-even calculator
Estimate the additional enquiries needed to cover your monthly website cost.
Open calculatorWebsite hosting cost calculator
Calculate introductory and renewal hosting costs over the same period, including a setup fee.
Open calculatorWebsite maintenance cost calculator
Estimate annual maintenance cash costs, owner time and a contingency allowance separately.
Open calculatorWebsite project cost & quote calculator
Build a website price estimate from pages, hours, revisions, direct costs and contingency.
Open calculatorPage transfer estimator
See how page size and monthly page views affect data transfer.
Open calculatorInteractive launch checklist
Work through content, access, testing and recovery checks. Save progress on this device.
Check your launchA useful plan should leave the page.
Use the launch checklist, download a project brief and keep a renewal register before the next bill arrives.
Open the resource library →Start with a three-year view.
First-year offers can hide the real running cost. Account for renewals, email, maintenance and your setup budget together.
Build your website budget →Before you get started.
Is the cheapest hosting always the lowest-cost choice?
Compare the full contract, renewal price, backup provision and work you must do yourself. A low price can still be right for a small site if its limits fit your needs.
Do I need to pay for every tool here?
No. Our calculators, blog and resources are free to use. Example budgets are editable and do not represent provider quotes.
Will a website guarantee income?
No. Demand, useful content, distribution and execution all matter. These tools help control costs; they do not predict traffic, advertising approval or earnings.