Yes, You Can Have a Custom Website on a Budget
You’re on a budget—but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for a boring, cookie-cutter website.
In fact, getting a custom website that reflects your brand, feels professional, and works like a dream is totally doable, even if you’re not rolling in VC funding or six-figure revenue (yet).
In this blog, we’re going to give you some tips on keeping your website build affordable and some designers that are ready for you to hire.
Tips on Making Your Custom Website Build More Affordable
When people hear “custom website,” they often picture a five-figure invoice and a 12-week turnaround. But affordable custom design is absolutely possible—it just depends on what you actually need, and how smartly you approach it.
1. Use a Template, instead of going custom
If your budget is your #1 concern, consider this: you might not need a completely custom site from scratch. You could:
- Find a beautifully designed Website template that fits your style and content
- Customize it yourself
- Or better yet—hire a professional designer to customize it for you (still get that designer poish, but faster and more affordable!)
This approach gets you a polished site that still feels like your brand—without the custom price tag.
2. Choose the right website builder
Not all platforms are budget-friendly—especially once you add in hosting, plugins, and ongoing maintenance. That’s why we recommend skipping WordPress (in this case) and going with an all-in-one website builder like:
- Showit – Flexible, easy to start. Good for service and e-commerce businesses
- Squarespace – Affordable, reliable, and user-friendly for beginners + great customer service
- Wix – Easy to start with, and very customizable
These platforms include hosting, updates, and security, so you’re not juggling 10 subscriptions or hiring a developer every time you want to change a button color.
3. Consider designer experience level
If your budget is tight, don’t overlook newer designers. Many are incredibly talented but charge less because they’re still building their portfolios. You might be able to work with a rising star—getting custom quality at a lower price.
Just be sure to ask for samples or a small paid test project first. You can find beginner-friendly designers in our directory, too!
Affordable Website Design Services You Can Hire
Choose from a range of designers from the Creative Designer Directory that you can hire today.
1. Designer: K Made Design Co
- Service: Custom Brand & Showit Site Package
- Price: $2000
- Country: United States
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- A stunning, up-to-9-page custom Showit website that’s responsive for both desktop and mobile, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Essential add-ons like a 404 page, legal pages, and a ‘coming soon’ page.
- A helpful website management training video, making it easy to keep your site fresh and updated.
- Two weeks of startup support post-launch, so you’re never alone in this new phase.
2. Studio B Design
- Service: PowerHouse “Starter Website in a day: Design
- Price: $2100
- Country: Australia
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- A stunning, up-to-9-page custom Showit website that’s responsive for both desktop and mobile, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Essential add-ons like a 404 page, legal pages, and a ‘coming soon’ page.
- A helpful website management training video, making it easy to keep your site fresh and updated.
- Two weeks of startup support post-launch, so you’re never alone in this new phase.
3. Design By Justine
- Service: Custom Showit Website/Site sur mesure
- Price: $2,350
- Country: France
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- DESIGN OF SHOWCASE SITE OR SMALL E-SHOP ON SHOWIT (15 ITEMS MAX)
- Support technique (domain name – hosting)
- Custom website design (5 pages)
- Site settings
- Integration of text + media content
- Product sheets + online payment for E-shop
- Social media integration + links page
- Responsive + SEO
- Creation of a blog with integration of the first 3 articles
- Securing/optimizing the loading site
- Integration of additional features as needed
4. Moon Turn Design
- Service: Just the Website
- Price: $2,500
- Country: United States
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- 5-7 Page Website
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Website training + Showit how-to videos, and 72-hour post launch support.
- Wordmark Logo in 3 variations
- Brand Development
- Color Palette
- Font Suite
- Brand + Web Strategy Presentation
5. PiperMache
- Service: Showit Custom Website Design
- Price: $2,500
- Country: United States
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- Packages are customized to fit your needs We can collaborate and follow an easy process to develop and design your ideal website
6. ABC Design Scale
- Service: Creative and Custom Tailored Website Designer
- Price: $2,500
- Country: United States
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- Customized Design: Websites that reflect your brand’s identity, personality, and voice, from colors to layouts and beyond.
- Responsive User Experience: Intuitive designs optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile for an accessible and engaging experience.
- Goal-Driven Structure: Layouts and features focused on driving conversions, enhancing user engagement, and supporting your business objectives.
- Creative Visuals and Branding: A design aesthetic that is not only visually appealing but also strategically crafted to boost your brand image.
- Continuous Collaboration: A personalized approach where we work closely together throughout the design process, so your vision is fully realized.
7. Emily Foster
- Service: Custom Showit Design
- Price: $2,500
- Country: United States
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- Whether it’s clean and modern or bold and colorful, we’re excited to build you a brand and custom website that feel authentic to you and your goals!
8. House of Bettencourt
- Service: Custom Showit Website Design for New Entrepreneurs & Startups
- Price: $2,500
- Country: United States
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- A stunning, up-to-9-page custom Showit website that’s responsive for both desktop and mobile, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Essential add-ons like a 404 page, legal pages, and a ‘coming soon’ page.
- A helpful website management training video, making it easy to keep your site fresh and updated.
- Two weeks of startup support post-launch, so you’re never alone in this new phase.
9. Apt Thirty Seven
- Service: 1 Week Website
- Price: $2,597
- Country: United States
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- 5 Page Website: Home, About, Offers/ Services, Contact, 1 Long-Form Sales Page
- Custom Branding: Brand Board, Color Palette, Font Suite, Logo + Submark
- 30-days Post Delivery Support
- SEO Optimization
- Mobile Responsive Design
10. Julie R Creative
- Service: The 48 Hour Website
- Price: $2,350
- Country: United States
- Payment Plan Available
What You Receive:
- A stunning, up-to-9-page custom Showit website that’s responsive for both desktop and mobile, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Essential add-ons like a 404 page, legal pages, and a ‘coming soon’ page.
- A helpful website management training video, making it easy to keep your site fresh and updated.
- Two weeks of startup support post-launch, so you’re never alone in this new phase.
Find More Custom Website Designers Services
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Custom Brand Design + Showit Website Template w/ Copy
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