How much does it cost for a website?

SailorSam

berbastrike wrote: »

So is RBS World Pay 3% + 10p or just 10p?

And is that a free website set-up ?

InsideInsurance

berbastrike wrote: »

So is RBS World Pay 3% + 10p or just 10p?

It is a percentage from 1.9% upwards plus 10p. The exact percentage is determined by you volume, trading history, industry etc (ie your risk profile). For a new starter I guestimated 3%

There is also both a setup fee and a standing charge plus a fee for transferring funds to your account.

Obviously you can choose to have the merchant account with a different provider in which case WorldPay's fee is just 10p (from memory) but you would also have a fee payable to the merchant account provider.

hunnie

Hi,
I would start with a free website if you only have 3 types of items for sale.
Probably not the best but we use webs.com
You can have 10 pages and up to 5 items for sale.
Working for us so far though we haven't published the 'store' yet as we have only recently opened the bricks & mortar store.
But I know there are other (prob better) sites out there.

Good luck
Hunnie

greenface

do you know of anyone at college or 6th form that could help you ? websites if you know enough are fairly easy to set up . (dont ask me i am hopeless) I got a very good proffesional service from a cutomer for not much money as he was trying to get himself known at the time . Its easily paid for itsef looks good and my nephew tweeks it when needed.

paulwf

SailorSam wrote: »

For starters before paying someone else i'd try one of those, what have you got to lose.

I understand what you are saying (and have recommended going down this route before) but if you have an established product and brand you actually have a lot to lose if you set up an amateur looking website. Home made websites can be fine but a lot that people have posted on here have been terrible.

paulwf

I find it odd that people say not to bother with a website for 3 items totally ignoring the fact that these could be 3 high value items. There are some companies selling some very high end products that only have a handful of items in their range.

OP...ebay can be expensive but it does drive a lot of traffic to your listings. Websites might be more or less free to set up but driving traffic to them can be hard.

WelshPaul

Getting a domain name and hosting is the easy part, if you know php, html and databases such as mysql like myself your laughing but getting people to visit your site is the hard bit.

Davidc18

I have worked in the area for a while, the cheapest you are like to get from proffessionals will be anywhere from £250 - £500 for the website. This may or may not include support to update, back up and make changes to the website when you need them too.

A great option for a DIY website is to get a half decent hosting package, and install Joomla! which allows you to design your own website without having to have vast amounts of computer knowledge. Then you can customise the look and feel of your site with a template, either try and find someone to build you a custom one, or find a free one from the Internet.

All in you can set up a website like this for < £100

qwertykeys92

Hiya,

Try freewebstore.org. If you have the free version you can have upto 15 products for sale without paying a thing. If you want upto 50 products and also the ability to upload your products to Google Shopping and have Adsense, etc, it's £6.99 per month.

I have the £6.99 a month one and their customer service is brilliant. I once asked them a question and within a minute I had a personal reply.

P.S. If you want your own domain name you can lease them from 123-reg.co.uk. I managed to find a .co.uk domain to lease for 2 years for £6.98. Then it's simple to link it to your freewebstore shop.

blinko

if you want something free and simple try weebly or moonfruit you can buy a .co.uk for £6 for 2 years odd