Think of building a website like building a house. You do your research, find a builder, and say, "Hey, I want a 4 bedroom house, how much will that cost?" The price of a four-bedroom house could be anywhere from $20,000 to millions of dollars, depending on different specifications like location, age, materials, surroundings, school districts, etc. A website is very similar; you could have a one page website with two paragraphs of text and it may only cost a few hundred dollars, or you could have a one page website that builds into an interactive map that shows every Twinkie factory in the United States that then tracks how much inventory these factories have in real time (this is important information to know for the Zombie Apocalypse) — something this complex could cost you $100,000.

It's important to remember that custom designed and developed websites will vary from customer to customer. Because every business or organization has different needs and a different audience you need to understand that a good website needs to be customized to reach these audiences and capture the message of the business.