How much does web development cost these days?

Maleficus

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I had an idea for a website (I know it will fail, no need to tell me) and I'm trying to figure out how much it will cost to turn it into a reality.

It should be a pretty simple website, like a gutted dating website layout. users will have a profile with a messaging system. I envision a okcupid style layout.

The website is not a dating website but it is comparable.

I know this is very little information but can anyone ballpark it for me or point me in the right direction of a place to look?
 

xanis

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Web development doesn't come cheap usually. I only do design and would charge about $30/hour. For development you're looking at probably almost double that, assuming it's fairly simple.
 

edro

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Outsource it. There are plenty of rentacoder type websites when foreigners program for really cheap.
 

Texashiker

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Joomla + Joomla Community Builder add-on = free

Or

Wordpress multiuser (Wordpress MU) = free. Wordpress MU would create a multi-user environment blogging platform, like what wordpress.com uses right now.

I would suggest contacting some people in India. Look in some of the webmaster forums (stay away from digitalpoint), and ask for some bids.

Instead of having to develop a CMS they could use exiting scripts like I listed above to build your site. Anyone with any experience should be able to have you a site up and running in a matter of hours.
 
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Patranus

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10 bucks an hour from India.

You are paying $10 in India or $10 to a company that offshores to India?
Because if you are paying $10 to a private contractor/India company you are getting ripped off.
 

Ns1

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You are paying $10 in India or $10 to a company that offshores to India?
Because if you are paying $10 to a private contractor/India company you are getting ripped off.

lol, general ball park =P
 

DesiPower

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10 bucks an hour from India.

Are you out of you fvckin mind??? you are not hiring a team of web architects and engineers. :biggrin:

No seriously, if you find the right source you can get it for almost free, there are so many mom n pop web development firms in India where they developers get close to 150 - 200 $ a month. They grab projects like this without caring about what they will get for it, they just want work, at they end of they day if you pay like $100 - 200 for they website, they will be more than happy.
 

Maleficus

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I don't know shit about building a website, I'm looking for someone to do it all.
 

JS80

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There's web design, then an "app" that runs the site, then all sorts of other shit depending on the functionality.
 

bhanson

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Competent people in the USA usually bill $50-$100/hr, considering for every 1 billable hour there's usually 1 more of actual work behind that.