How much does a website cost in the Maresme (and what you pay in year two)
If you've asked for quotes, you've seen it: for the same website you can be told €150 or €3,000. Nobody is necessarily cheating you. They're selling different things under the same name. Here's what's behind each price, and the part almost nobody explains: what you'll pay in the second year.
The short answer
Guide prices for a local business, excluding VAT:
| Type of website | Who it's for | Usual price |
|---|---|---|
| One page on a template | Businesses that need to be online now | €150 – 500 |
| One custom-designed page | Businesses that get people from Instagram, ads or cards | €500 – 1,000 |
| Full website (4 – 10 pages) | Businesses that want to be found on Google for each service | €800 – 2,500 |
| Online shop | Businesses that sell products online | From €1,500 |
What makes one website cost twice as much as another
- Template or custom design. A template is quick and cheap, but your website will look like a hundred others. Custom design starts from your business: colours, materials, type and what you want people to remember.
- Who writes the copy. If you write it, it's cheaper. If it's written around what customers search for and what makes them decide, it costs more, and you notice it in the calls.
- Being found on Google. A page for each service and town ("physio in Mataró", "physio in Argentona") takes work, but it's what gets you found without paying for ads.
- Features. Bookings, payments, languages, a private area or a shop all add hours.
What almost nobody tells you: the second year
Many low quotes include the domain, hosting and email for the first year. That's fine, but always ask what it will cost from the second year. A WordPress website needs:
- Paid hosting, often between €60 and €180 a year.
- Updates to WordPress and its plugins. Without them, the site gets slow or vulnerable. That's why almost everyone ends up paying for maintenance.
- The domain, around €12 – 30 a year.
A hand-built website, without WordPress, needs no paid hosting and no updates: in many cases the only fixed cost is the domain. The trade-off is that you don't make changes yourself from a dashboard; whoever maintains it does.
How to tell if a website pays off
Don't think about the price of the website. Think about how many customers you need to pay it back, using what an average customer spends:
| Business | A customer spends | €390 website |
|---|---|---|
| Physiotherapist | €45 | 9 new customers in a year |
| Restaurant | €120 per table | 4 tables |
| Garage | €250 per repair | 2 repairs |
If your current website brings you no customers, or you don't have one, what really costs money is not having it.
Five questions before you accept a quote
- Is the price fixed or "approximate"?
- Are the domain and the website in my name?
- How much will I pay in the second year, and why?
- Can I see what it will look like before paying?
- If I ever want to leave, what do I take with me?
And what does Portalada cost?
Prices are public and fixed. Right now, for the first five clients, there's a launch price:
| Website | What it is | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Finestra | One page on a template, in 24 hours | |
| Porta | The homepage plus a supporting page, in 3 days | |
| Masia | Up to ten pages and local SEO, in 14 days |
With Porta and Masia you see your homepage before paying anything. And in the second year you only pay for the domain, or for upkeep if you want it. See what each website includes.