What websites, apps and AI cost, and how to hire for them.
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A custom AI chatbot on your own content costs US$8,000 to 40,000 to build at a small studio and US$50 to 500 a month to run. What drives both figures.
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An app brief needs the problem, users, core flows, launch and later features, platforms, backend needs, budget and timeline. A template to copy and price.
ReadCosts and hiring29 October 20267 min read
A Shopify or WooCommerce store costs US$8,000 to 40,000 from a small studio and US$1,500 to 8,000 from a freelancer. Platform fees, payment fees, drivers.
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Fixed price protects you when the scope is clear; hourly when it is not. How each model shifts risk, where each goes wrong, and the hybrid that works.
ReadCosts and hiring29 October 20266 min read
A freelancer suits a small site with one decision-maker, a studio suits multi-skill projects, in-house suits a site that changes weekly. The trade-offs.
ReadCosts and hiring29 October 20267 min read
A simple app costs US$20,000 to 60,000 from a small studio; one with accounts, payments and push runs US$50,000 to 150,000. Costs by feature and supplier.
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Twelve questions that separate a studio you can trust from one you cannot, with what a good answer and a bad answer sound like for each one.
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An MVP web app costs US$30,000 to 120,000 from a small studio and US$10,000 to 40,000 from a freelancer. What drives the price and what it costs to run.
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A website brief needs goals, audience, pages, features, content status, constraints, budget and timeline. A template to copy, and why each part matters.
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A website contract needs a defined scope, milestones, payment terms, ownership of domain, content and code, a revision limit, support and an exit clause.
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Typical 2026 prices for landing pages, business sites, custom company sites and stores, split by freelancer, studio and agency, with what moves each range.
ReadCosts and hiring29 October 20266 min read
A business website in India costs ₹60,000 to ₹2.5 lakh from a small studio and ₹15,000 to ₹60,000 from a freelancer. Ranges by type, GST and hosting.
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A business website in Saudi Arabia costs SAR 12,000 to 45,000 from a small studio and SAR 3,000 to 12,000 from a freelancer. Ranges by type, Arabic, VAT.
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A business website in Dubai costs AED 12,000 to 40,000 from a small studio and AED 3,000 to 12,000 from a freelancer. Ranges by site type, Arabic and VAT.
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Website maintenance costs $50 to $500 a month for most company sites, or ₹3,000 to ₹35,000 in India. What each tier includes and what you can skip.
ReadCosts and hiring29 October 20266 min read
Three quotes for the same website can range from ,500 to ,000 because they quote different projects. The ten items cheap quotes leave out.
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