“How much is a website?” is the first question almost every business owner asks us — and the honest answer is: it depends on what the website has to do. A one-page site that tells people who you are costs far less than a store that takes payments and tracks deliveries. This guide breaks down what you actually pay for in 2026, using our own published prices as a reference point.

The three costs every website has

  • Design and build — the one-off cost of planning, designing, writing and building the pages. This is the biggest part of the price.
  • Domain name — your address, such as yourbusiness.com or yourbusiness.ng. Expect roughly ?15,000 a year for a .com.
  • Hosting — the server that keeps your site online. A reliable plan for a small business site is roughly ?25,000–?30,000 a year.

Anyone who quotes you a build price without mentioning domain and hosting is only telling you part of the cost.

What a business website costs at Friday Technologies

At the time of writing, our business website packages start at ?180,000 for a Starter Site, with Growth Sites from ?350,000 and Pro Sites from ?650,000. For example, a Starter Site with a .com domain and a year of hosting comes to about ?225,000 in total. Online stores with Paystack checkout start at ?250,000.

You can see the exact build and price for your business in about two minutes with our free website assessment, or get a figure for any project in the Project Pricing Studio.

What pushes the price up

  • Number of pages and how much writing is needed. If we write your copy, that is real work.
  • Payments. Taking Paystack or Flutterwave payments, invoices or subscriptions adds checkout, receipts and testing.
  • Bookings, logins and dashboards. Anything customers sign in to is closer to software than a brochure.
  • Integrations. Connecting WhatsApp, CRMs, delivery partners or accounting tools.
  • Speed of delivery. Rush timelines need more people at once.

Cheap websites that cost more later

The most expensive website is the one you pay for twice. Watch out for: no access to your own domain or hosting account, a theme that breaks on phones, no way to edit text yourself, and no basic search setup (titles, descriptions, Google Business link). Always ask who owns the domain, the hosting login and the source files when the project ends — the answer should be you.

Do you even need a full website yet?

If most of your customers find you on Instagram or WhatsApp and you mainly need to answer questions and take orders, start smaller. A free WebBot gives you your own page and link with an AI assistant that answers customers, takes orders and collects payments — and it costs nothing to start. Many businesses use it first and build a full website when they are ready.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a simple business website in Nigeria?

A simple, professional business website with Friday Technologies starts at ?180,000 for design and build, plus about ?15,000 a year for a .com domain and ?25,000–?30,000 a year for hosting.

How long does it take to build a business website?

Most business websites are live in three to five weeks, depending on how quickly content and feedback come in. Online stores usually take six to ten weeks.

Do I pay every year for a website?

The design and build is a one-off cost. The domain and hosting renew every year.

Can I get a website without paying anything upfront?

Not for a custom build, but you can start free with a WebBot — your own AI chat page and link — and move to a full website later.