Some Important questions
There's more than several cost factors involved so some questions would need to be answered in the following categories:
Hosting: Who's hosting the site? The client? Then hosting cost is not much of an issue. A third party? If so have they chosen one already or can I choose/recommend one? i.e. I can get hosting for a year with database support and the domain registration thrown in for just under $100 US.
Which database and which web server platform? This is related to the host question. It also concerns whether the client has a preference. For example the host I used as an example will support a MySQL database and PHP as part of the package. If the client requires ASP well this host can support that too but for a little more cost.
OK, let's just throw out a startup of about $100-125 US. After that there's what the freelancer will charge to design and develop the site. That's where the specs on what you want aer really important. It could run you anywhere from $300-600 for something really simple to $5000-10000 for some complicated things (I say this without knowing the full scope). What I like to do sometimes is quote a project in pieces after discussing with the client what is absolutely necessary to go live and what might be delayed. That gives the client the choice and budget flexibility aftet they find out how much their perfect world site will be.
Hope this helps.
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