The short answer
At RTAD, the core informational website package includes: up to five pages in one language, using your core content, responsive design and two revision rounds. Domain, hosting, renewals, extra languages, booking and ecommerce are separate. The final quote follows the agreed scope; your proposal confirms the total before work starts.
Business website design cost depends on the agreed pages, design requirements, available text and images, languages and functions visitors will use. Also consider what you need after launch, such as domain and hosting renewals or later updates. A useful quote identifies these items before work starts.
Start with a clear purpose. Do you need to present services and receive enquiries, sell products, or take bookings? These are different requirements even when each website has five pages.
What changes a website design quote?
| Factor | What changes? | What should the quote clarify? |
|---|---|---|
| Pages and sections | A short services page differs from separate pages for each service or project. | Page names, content volume and the number of projects or items included. |
| Design requirements | Adapting an existing layout differs from designing bespoke sections and interactions. | What will be designed for you and which templates or tools will be used. |
| Text and photography | Approved materials differ from new copywriting or preparing missing content. | Who writes the text, supplies images and approves them before publication. |
| Languages | Another language requires content and review of layout and navigation in that version. | The page count in each language and responsibility for translation and review. |
| Functions and integrations | A contact link differs from booking, payment or customer-account systems. | The required functions, connected systems and third-party fees. |
| Management and support | An informational website differs from an editing dashboard or ongoing updates. | How content will be updated, which access you receive and what support covers. |
Two five-page websites can have different scopes
First example: a service business has an approved logo, copy and photographs. It needs Home, Services, Work, About and Contact in one language, with direct contact links. This can be described as a defined informational website project.
Second example: a school needs a similar page structure in Arabic and English, plus copywriting and a system for submitting and tracking admissions applications. The basic page count is similar, but translation, the application system and its data requirements change the implementation scope.
These examples explain requirements; they are not price offers. Explore school website design or contractor and construction website design when your business needs a more specific content structure.
Separate website creation from ongoing costs
Ask for the one-time design and implementation fee, then identify expenses that may continue after delivery. These can include domain and hosting renewals, subscriptions for the chosen tools, and any maintenance or content-update service you agree on.
Clarify who owns the domain and hosting accounts, who pays renewals and how later changes are quoted. For an international project, confirm the invoice currency, available payment method and any transfer fees before agreeing. A proposal described as a complete website should still identify its included and separate items.
How to compare business website quotes
Send the same brief to the providers you are comparing. Review each written proposal against these points:
- The specified pages, languages and functions, including exclusions.
- Responsibility for copywriting, translation and images.
- Revision rounds and what counts as additional work.
- When delivery timing starts and which materials or approvals are needed.
- The files and administrative access you will receive, plus external-tool licences.
- Payment arrangements, acceptance criteria, warranty and support scope.
- Separate domain, hosting, subscription and renewal fees.
If one proposal includes copywriting and support while another covers design only, clarify that difference before comparing the totals. Our business website brief checklist helps you gather the required information.
What does a RTAD business website include?
The core service is an informational website that presents your business, services and contact routes. Its scope covers up to five pages in one language from the core content you supply, with two revision rounds. Domain and hosting fees are separate. An online store, booking system or additional language requires a separate agreement.
Website payment is due after delivery and acceptance of the agreed work. The offer includes a two-year warranty for defects in the delivered website, under the project agreement. Review business website design and the handover, ownership and warranty details. We confirm the total quote, scope and delivery date before starting.
For product sales, read about an informational website versus an online store, followed by store setup and separate ongoing costs.
Business website pricing questions
How much does a five-page business website cost?
At RTAD, the core informational website package includes: up to five pages in one language, using your core content, responsive design and two revision rounds. Domain, hosting, renewals, extra languages, booking and ecommerce are separate. The final quote follows the agreed scope; your proposal confirms the total before work starts.
Are domain and hosting fees included?
They are separate in RTAD's core website design scope. Ask about their setup, renewal and account ownership before agreeing.
Does an Arabic and English website have the same scope?
The second version requires an agreed page count, translation and review of content and layout in each language. A bilingual scope is confirmed separately.
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