A website here costs one of two things: a one-time build from $2,500, with the code yours on day one, or a $150-a-month subscription with no build fee, where the site becomes yours after 12 months. Larger custom builds start from $10,000. National agency quotes for a comparable site tend to run higher and often never transfer ownership at all.

The two ways we build a site

One-time build, from $2,500. You own the code on day one. This is the fit if you want the site to be yours outright the moment it launches, with no ongoing arrangement tied to it.

Subscription, $150 a month. No separate build fee: the monthly rate covers hosting, edits, and maintenance for the term, and the site becomes yours after 12 months. This is the fit if you would rather spread the cost out than pay a lump sum up front.

Enterprise, from $10,000. For larger, more custom builds than either of the above is scoped for.

All three are fast, SEO-first sites; whether that means Wix or a custom build depends on what the project needs.

Which one fits a contractor business

If keeping cash free for equipment, crews, or slow-season gaps matters more than owning the code on day one, the subscription is the lower-friction start: $150 a month, no build fee, and full ownership transfers after 12 months. Add it up and the site is fully paid off and yours at $1,800, spread across a year, with nothing extra due at that point.

If you would rather own the code outright from the moment the site goes live, whether because you plan to hand it to your own developer later or just prefer not to have anything running month to month, the one-time build from $2,500 does that. A remodeler’s site in Austin, TX and a builder’s site in Ridgefield, CT or elsewhere in Fairfield County both run on the same two models; nothing about either pricing path is metro-specific.

If the project is bigger than a standard business site, an enterprise build starting at $10,000 is the option built for that scope.

How this compares to a typical quote

National pricing guides put a professionally built small-business site at $2,500 to $7,000 from a freelancer and $5,000 to $15,000 from an agency, with copywriting and photography often billed separately (Hammani Tech 2026, DigitalApplied 2026). Our one-time build starts at the low end of that range and includes you owning the code immediately, not after some further negotiation.

On the subscription side, the same sources put typical maintenance plans at $100 to $400 a month after a separate build fee, and ownership of the site usually does not transfer to the client at all (Hammani Tech 2026). Ours is $150 a month, no separate build fee, and it becomes yours outright after 12 months. These are national market ranges, not Deliberate Media prices, and we are noting them only for comparison; see Are Our Prices Fair? for the full sourced breakdown across every service we offer.

Ownership is the part most quotes skip

Whichever path you take, the domain is registered in your name, not ours. On the one-time build, you own the code the day the site launches. On the subscription, there is no build fee and no long-term contract trap: the site is fully yours after 12 months, on schedule, every time.

FAQ

Do I own my website?

It depends on which path you choose, and it is never in question either way. On the one-time build, you own the code from day one. On the subscription, you own the site after 12 months, with no build fee along the way. The domain is registered in your name from the start regardless of which plan you pick.

Is there a setup or build fee on the subscription?

No. The $150-a-month subscription has no separate build fee. That monthly rate covers hosting, edits, and maintenance for the term.

What do I get for the one-time build price?

Starting at $2,500, you get a site built to be fast and SEO-first, with the code owned by you the moment it goes live, no ongoing service required.

What if my project is bigger than a standard site?

That is what the enterprise tier is for: larger, more custom builds starting from $10,000.

Who registers the domain?

You do, in your own name, regardless of which pricing path you choose. It is not held under Deliberate Media’s account.

Want the exact number for your project? Book a call and we will scope it on the phone, or see every published rate on Pricing.