"You don't have to pay a fortune for a professional website!"
Do you need a professional website but on a budget? No worries! There are many ways to build a great website at a low cost. In this blog post, we have shared a few ways to create a professional yet affordable website design.
WordPress is an open-source CMS that most web developers and website agencies in Singapore love. It’s free to download, set up, and customize WordPress CMS.
More than 40% of the CMS websites today are powered by WordPress. This fact alone gives us a solid reason to use WordPress for website development.
Below are some of the crucial reasons to use WordPress to create affordable websites:
- WordPress CMS can be used to build any website and it doesn’t require any license fee or renewal costs.
- WordPress websites can be deployed & run on any shared web hosting server.
- WordPress developers are easily available for hire.
- There are hundreds of professional themes that can be used with WordPress websites.
Using a website template/theme instead of a custom design can also save a lot on your website development. There are hundreds of beautiful & professional themes that can be used to create a WordPress website.
Using a website theme can save you more than 30% of your overall website development costs.
Here are some benefits of using WordPress themes/templates:
- Most paid WordPress themes are inexpensive and can cost you less than $100.
- Most premium WordPress themes come with mobile-friendly designs.
- You also get support from your theme developer when you buy their theme.
- Setting up a theme takes less than an hour, after which your web developer customizes it according to your business brand.
A web developer plays a vital role in your online business journey. Of course, you can find and hire among a pool of web developers in Singapore. But the key is to engage a reliable & affordable web developer.
Website development is not a one-time event. You will need the assistance of a web developer throughout your online journey.
Whether you need to redesign your website, fix the issues on your website, or maintain/upgrade your website regularly, the importance of a web developer can’t be ignored.
Tips to hire a reliable yet affordable web developer in Singapore:
- Check out with them how much they charge for creating a website as well as maintaining it.
- Talk to their existing clients and find out the level of quality & support that your developer can provide you with.
- Check out the portfolio of your shortlisted web developers before you hire one.
- Find out how much experience they have in website development.
Another great way to reduce your website costs is to learn the CMS yourself. No, you don’t have to learn the website coding. But you can at least learn the basics of a CMS backend so that you can make the minor changes to the website yourself, without hiring & paying a web developer.
At Innomedia, we help our clients learn how to manage their websites because we create easy-to-manage websites for them.
Below are some of the areas of your website/backend that you must know how to manage:
- Creating or updating the website’s web page.
- Managing the menus/navigation of the website.
- Taking website backups regularly.
- Managing basic tasks such as linking, uploading images & videos, etc.
When you know how to manage the basic activities of your website, you can save on your website in the long term.
Web hosting plays a significant role in the success of any website. There are hundreds of options to subscribe to a website host, but not all provide the best servers and support.
When it comes to web hosting, not all the high-charging companies are good. You can find many affordable web hosting providers that offer better support & quality servers than those who charge a premium amount.
How to shortlist a reliable web hosting company:
- Check out their support first. If they provide 24/7 live chat support, consider them; if they don’t, look out for another provider.
- Check the server specifications with your web developer before you go with any hosting company.
- Take advice from your web developer. Experienced web developers in Singapore can always help you refer a reliable yet affordable web hosting company/package.
- Check out the reviews or testimonials of your shortlisted web hosting provider before you subscribe to them.