How Much Is a Custom Website Really Worth And Why It Can’t Cost 500 €

April 23, 2025 / 2 min read

A professional website isn’t an expense. It’s an investment. And no serious investment comes with a 500 € price tag.

Let’s get this out of the way

A fully custom, professionally coded, client-friendly, SEO-optimized website — for 500 €?
That’s not a real thing.
That’s either:

• A DIY builder website
• A pre-made template copy-pasted for you
• Or someone working for €2 per hour hoping to survive

And that’s totally fine — if that’s what you want.
But if you’re reading this, you probably want something better.

What goes into a real custom website?

A lot more than people think.

• Planning & strategy
• Custom design & UX
• Clean, fast code
• SEO structure
• Mobile optimization
• Custom development (without plugin overload)
• Content management tailored for you
• Testing, security, performance tuning
• Future support & flexibility

It’s not just “a few pages and some text”.
It’s an entire system that represents your business online.

What are you actually paying for?

• Speed
• Quality
• Stability
• Flexibility
• Long-term support
• No surprises
• No hidden costs later
• No fighting with bad code or weird plugins

And most importantly: peace of mind.

So how much does a real custom website cost?

It depends — every project is unique.
But if you expect:

• Strategy
• Custom development
• Tailored content management
• Long-term reliability

Then we’re talking about a serious project — with a serious budget.

That’s why I only work on projects starting from €1,500 – honestly, anything below that simply doesn’t allow me to deliver what I really care about: quality, attention to detail, and long-term value.

Want a website built with care, experience and long-term value?

I build websites that last. Websites that work. Websites you don’t have to worry about.

Because good things aren’t cheap.
And cheap things rarely stay good.