How Many Websites Will Be There In Future?

For many small businesses with a small or limited budget the question often arises ?can I afford to build a website for my company??.In the late 1990?s for a business to have a website was something of a novelty that only many early adopters had. However lets look at some recent statistics about internet usage. As of 2005 there well over 1 billion people using the internet In the United States over 65% of the population or 225 million people have access to the internet on a daily basis Over 85% of US consumers who have internet access use ...So as you can see many people choose to create a webste.Any questions

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Yeah. What's the actual point of this thread?

to be honest thogh, the people who are out there charging you $$$ to build a website are usually amatures. A pro will make a good 5 page site for about $40. I've seen people charge inexcess of $100!!!webmastering and website building have to be the most prevelent and unqualified industry out there today.

A pro will make a good 5 page site for about $40.

Anybody who charges only $40 for a 5-page website is anything but a pro. Web design firms in my town will charge anything from $1000-2000 (AUD) for a site of that size.

IMHO It doesn't matter whether the maker of the website is a pro or amature as long as the site looks professional. I'd rather pay $100 for a professional site made by amatures rather than $1000 to a professional to make a professional site.

most of the money yuo pay is for security. the more money you pay, the more LIKELY someone would work harder on it. Although many kids nowadays can make a professional site, and would do it for a lot cheaper. You can always hire a freelance webdesigner which would be cheaper by far.

IMHO It doesn't matter whether the maker of the website is a pro or amature as long as the site looks professional. I'd rather pay $100 for a professional site made by amatures rather than $1000 to a professional to make a professional site.

The difference between a pro and an amateur is that a pro will make your site look good in a variety of browsers on all platforms at different screen resolutions and at different text sizes. The site should also be accessible to people using other devices like screenreaders. The site should also be optimised well for search engines.

But the most fundamental difference between the two is that a professional will create a website that meets a certain set of criteria/targets. A site is a failure if it looks good, but doesn't actually do what it was intended to do. A lot of people who want websites don't have a clear idea of what they want a site for. The professional web designer can help people identify their goals and suggest ways that their website can achieve them. The pro will also monitor the site over time to make sure that is continuing to meet those goals and amend it if is not.

Now, if you think you can get all of that for $100 you're dreaming.

Now, if you think you can get all of that for $100 you're dreaming.

I was talking about a SIMPLE 5-page website, not about a dynamic CMS site that will achieve the goals and dreams of the client. $1000 for a 5-page website it ridiculous!

Even amatures can create a site that looks professional, make it look good on most browsers & resolutions and how much SEO can you do on a 5-page website! for a 5-page website, I think linkbuilding is more important.

$1000 for a 5-page website it ridiculous!

That's not what most of the big web design companies in my city think.

There are many different prices for different types of sites. Some prices are for a flash site with xhtml or php. There are many different combinations with different designs and some more complex coding that takes longer and adds more features. A site that is 5 pages with a log in system will cost more then a 5 page site just containing information. A site with flash will cost more than a site without it. It all depends on the content. Of course there will be more and more sites in the future and people aren't going to stop making them or charging money for them. Some people charge cheap not because they aren't that good, it is because maybe they feel it is easy to make sites and feel people don't have to bay hundreds of dollars.

Some people charge cheap not because they aren't that good, it is because maybe they feel it is easy to make sites and feel people don't have to bay hundreds of dollars.

If you're charging 'cheap' then you're obviously not doing it as your sole source of income. I doubt there'd be very few who consider themselves professionals who only charge a little because they don't feel people should have to pay too much. If you're doing it as a business and aiming to make money, you won't be solely thinking about the customer, you'll be thinking about yourself too.