The Cost of Doing Business Online

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Although it easier than ever to do business online, it's not free. For one, you need a website. There are some basic things everyone has to pay for to have a website.

I'd like to get an idea of what people are paying to do business online through their website. If you can take a moment and tell me how much you're paying for each of these services (and, point out to me which services I'm overlooking), I'd be grateful. I'll even give you the opportunity to see the conclusion of this survey, if you are interested.

Please limit your responses as if you're describing only one website. I'm looking for annual (not monthly costs for each question). If you can provide costs in terms of US dollars, that would help me compare apples-to-apples in the results. If you do not use one of these services, you can simply enter 0 for that question.

IF YOU BUILD WEBSITES (you're a designer or developer) I'm interested in what you are charging businesses per website, per year- rather than what you pay. Since this is for people who are considering doing business online, I'm interested in collecting retail (not wholesale) costs.

Just who do I think I am? I'm David Zimmerman and I run a website called curiousants.com. You can reach out to me on Twitter: @theSEOGamePlan.

How much do you pay for each domain name, each year? ($US please) *

How much do you pay for your web hosting per website each year? ($US please) *

How often should a business redesign their website? *

Every year

Every two years

Every three years

Every four years

Every five years

Every six years

Every seven years

Every eight years

Every nine years

Every ten years

More than 10 years

How much (per website) do you pay for website maintenance, each year? ($US please) *

"Website maintenance" includes someone making technical and/or content updates to a website to keep it up to date.

How much (per website) do you pay for a privacy policy/cookie policy/terms of service each year? ($US please) *

Such as Iubenda or Termageddon.

How much do you pay (per email address) for an email service, every year? ($US please) *

For instance, Google Workspace or Microsoft Office 365. Typically these services charge monthly but, to keep the data consistent, please give me an annual cost.

How much (per website) do you pay for marketing each year? ($US please) *

What are other expenses you pay to have a website each year (that I've overlooked)? If you can also tell me how much you pay for those services, I'd be grateful. *

Would you like me to tell you once I publish the results of this survey? If so, just leave your email below.

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