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Web developers that often build websites for more than $5,000 a piece, what does your business look like? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by blueskybiz@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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What types of websites do you build for more than $5,000?

What do you charge for monthly maintenance?

How do you advertise/get clients?

How did you start out your business?

Other people that don't fit the criteria feel free to chime in about your business as well.

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[–] Citrous_Oyster@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (44 children)

I sell static brochure sites for $3500. 5 pages. Every page after that is $100 per page. $500 fee to add a blog. Shopify e-commerce sites start at $8k.

I’ve done a few $5k+ sites because of the blog and extra page fees. They’re just static pages. Information only. They don’t have apps or booking or anything inside of it.

Lump sum sites have a $25 a month hosting and general Maintenance fee. Hourly rate for edits.

I offer an upsell for $80 a month for unlimited edits, 24/7 support, lifetime updates, etc.

Subscription sites cost $0 down and $150 a month, 12 month minimum contract. Month to month after that.

In the beginning I just cold called from google and yelp. Then after about 30-40 clients the referrals started to come in and my website was ranking well locally. Now I get all my work from my website and referrals.

I started out by teaching myself web development in my car while I did Uber. In between rides I was coding and watching tutorials and doing online self paced bootcamps. After about a year and a half of that I got good enough at it to start freelancing. And here I am 5 years later with a full time front end developer job and I run my agency that makes 6 figures a year working it part time. The subscription account for about half my income. It’s passive and recurring. I do less than 10 hours of edits a year. Pretty chill.

Here’s an example of an $8k site

https://madscientistbbq.com

An example of a $6k site

https://striveptwellness.com

And a $3500 site

https://realdealpainting.net

[–] Sinusaur@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Great examples. Thanks!

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