{"id":1036,"date":"2023-05-29T14:57:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T14:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sortlist.co.uk\/datahub\/reports\/website-development\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:06:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:06:43","slug":"website-development","status":"publish","type":"reports","link":"https:\/\/www.sortlist.co.uk\/datahub\/reports\/website-development\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Report: The State of Website Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"section-635138146bdd7\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-color:rgb(246,248,254);\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:32px\">In this Expertise Report:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146be62\">Demand For Branding &amp; Positioning Services<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146be62\">Branding in Times of Recession<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146be62\">Why Branding Stays Stronger in a Recession<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146be62\">Which Countries Are Investing in Branding?<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146be62\">Trust and Brand in Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146beb7\">How Much Does Branding Cost in 2023?<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146beb7\">Why the Mode Might Mean More <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146be62\">Which Industries Are Investing in Their Brand?<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146be62\">Food For Thought<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146be62\">Building Healthcare Brands<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#section-635138146be62\">2023: The Year E-commerce Overtakes Retail<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-6406fdcb45698\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<p>In today&#8217;s digital age, a strong online presence is essential for businesses and individuals alike. A website serves as the face of an organisation, allowing it to reach a wider audience and showcase its products and services. With the increasing importance of digital marketing, the demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sortlist.com\/web-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website creation services<\/a> has also seen a surge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website creation companies offer a range of services, from building a website from scratch to optimising existing websites for better performance. This report will look into the <strong>demand for website creation services<\/strong>, aiming to provide insights into the growth potential of the website creation industry.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be62\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-color:rgb(251,250,249);\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Demand For Website Creation Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong><mdspan datatext=\"el1679489778297\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">14,000<\/mdspan><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Number of website creation projects on Sortlist from 2019-2023<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>3\/4<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">In 2022, demand for web design in 3\/4 of months was above average, despite economic conditions<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong><mdspan datatext=\"el1679489899170\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">Q1 2022<\/mdspan><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Project Value peaked in Q1 of 2023, before tailing off throughout the year.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Over 14,000 website creation projects<\/strong> were posted on Sortlist from January 2019 to February 2023, And that makes it the third most popular service on Sortlist.com (behind Advertising and Ditigal Strategy, and just ahead of Social Media).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Website Creation Demand % from 2019-Present\" aria-label=\"Column Chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-0W0jx\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/0W0jx\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading='lazy' style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"400\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The demand for website creation services rose sharply shortly after the pandemic broke out. Our <a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 SMB Digitalisation Survey<\/a> indicated that 43.8 % of SMB owners across Europe considered that the pandemic did, in fact, accelerate digitalisation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, by February 2023 we see a significant drop in demand, which in turn affects the budget for these projects. What's going on behind the numbers?<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be62\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-color:rgb(251,250,249);\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Website Creation's Shrinking Budget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Despite the large number of projects for website creation, the overall average budget for these projects has not only been decreasing in 2022, but also remained <strong>consistently below<\/strong> the overall average budget of all expertises combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Average Website Creation Budget Vs. Overall\" aria-label=\"Interactive line chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-ww3Gh\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/ww3Gh\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading='lazy' style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"400\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to our <a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Without a Website study<\/a>, only <mdspan datatext=\"el1679490159416\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">10.6% of European SMBs were planning on launching a website in 2022, and <strong>27% did not have a website in 2022 because they did not consider it to be a priority for their business.<\/strong><\/mdspan><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/image.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/image-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But just as the pandemic accelerated the digitalisation process for many businesses, it also sped up the adoption of no-code tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <mdspan datatext=\"el1679502764659\" class=\"mdspan-comment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kissflow.com\/low-code\/gartner-forecasts-on-low-code-development-market\/#:~:text=Gartner%20says%20that%20by%202024,the%20simplicity%20of%20no%2Dcode.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">A report<\/a> by Gartner suggests that<\/mdspan>, by 2024, low-code\/no-code tools will make up more than <mdspan datatext=\"el1679502779648\" class=\"mdspan-comment\">65% of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sortlist.com\/app-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">app development<\/a><\/mdspan>, and in the world of agencies, <a href=\"https:\/\/agencyanalytics.com\/blog\/how-no-code-marketing-tools-can-level-up-your-agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">80% of developers<\/a> say they choose low-code\/no-code because it helps free up their time to focus on high-priority tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be62\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-color:rgb(251,250,249);\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">What Countries Are Investing in Website Creation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Germany<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">German businesses searched more for website creation services<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>88k<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Dutch SMBs accounted for the second largest number of website creation searches<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Lowest proportion of website creation searches per number of businesses<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To know the countries that are most investing in website creation projects, we had a look at the top searches per market of website creation services and compared them to the approximate number of businesses in each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By this account, it becomes clear that both <strong>Germany<\/strong> and the <strong>Netherlands<\/strong> are the two markets where website creation services thrive, as both register the highest number of online searches compared to their number of businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"# of Searches for Website Creation Services\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-hRKyC\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/hRKyC\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading='lazy' style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"460\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This happens despite the fact that the Netherlands is the second smallest market in terms of number of businesses, showing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Netherlands has one of the highest levels of Digitalisation in Europe according to the EU's <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/policies\/desi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI)<\/a>, and ranks third out of 27 EU Member States in the 2022 edition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means any digital touchpoints reach a wider segment of society - providing a strong ROI to a buoyant industry for website design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Yeary Search Volume For &quot;website creation services&quot; (And Similar) by Market Size\" aria-label=\"Interactive line chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-d7DKu\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/d7DKu\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading='lazy' style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"782\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();\n<\/script>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-cost\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-color:rgb(251,250,249);\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">How Much Does Website Creation Cost?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>\u20ac20k<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Average midpoint between projects posted on Sortlist and real price<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>2x<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Real price of website creation services tend to be almost twice what an SMB initially budgets <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:46px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>\u20ac6 - \u20ac10K<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">The median cost of web design works on Sortlist.com <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Historically, creating a professional website is an expensive endeavour. Data at Sortlist often assign low budgets to website creation projects, often underestimating their actual costs when agencies have to design and implement them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On average a client might underestimate a budget by up to 50%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Median Price for Website Creation Projects\" aria-label=\"Interactive line chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-EA7rX\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/EA7rX\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading='lazy' style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"400\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at the median prices of the works uploaded to Sortlist, however, shows a slightly diferent picture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The possibility of working with no-code tools, wireframes and more indeed tends to mean that a price range of \u20ac6,000 to \u20ac10,000 is a possibility for many projects - simply  not the more custom ones with complex integrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-11.15.08-1024x289.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-11.15.08-1024x289.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-11.15.08-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-11.15.08-768x217.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-11.15.08-1536x434.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-11.15.08-2048x578.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-cost\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-color:rgb(251,250,249);\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">A Tale of Two Websites: More Than Meets the Eye<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The sharp spike we see at the end of 2022 in the previous graph corresponds to two particular projects that skyrocketed the budget for the website creation expertise, and they both share a common trait: they often encompass more than just a website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking closely at each campaign, it quickly becomes evident that website creation tends to be only one part of a greater <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sortlist.com\/digital-marketing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital strategy<\/a> for businesses, big and small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With a budget of 100,000 euros<\/strong>, one of the culprits behind the 2022 spike, French agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sortlist.com\/agency\/influactive-com#portfolio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Influactive<\/a> took the reins of a 360 campaign for the Order of Chartered Accountants in France, whose aim was to raise the profile of the profession in public accounting firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/order3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/order3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/order3-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/order3-768x464.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"295\" data-id=\"1043\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/order2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1043\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" data-id=\"1044\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/order1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/order1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/order1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/order1-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, another agency from France, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sortlist.be\/fr\/agency\/htag-consulting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Htag Consulting<\/a>, <strong>had a budget of 200,000<\/strong> euros to work on digital strategy consulting for French zoo Park Zoo Reynou, also skewing the budget trend at the end of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That project involved not just a redesign of the zoo's website, but also its transition to e-commerce, implementation of a CRM, local and national SEO and SEA, and community management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.35.34-1024x482.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.35.34-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.35.34-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.35.34-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.35.34-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.35.34-2048x964.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.36.29-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.36.29-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.36.29-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.36.29-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.36.29-1536x1150.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.blog.production.sortlist.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2023-03-22-at-10.36.29.png 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">All of which goes to show that, as a rule of thumb, no website exists in a vacuum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-cost\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-color:rgb(251,250,249);\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">What Kind of Agency Specialises in Website Creation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>78%<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">78% of website creation agencies also work on digital strategy<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Spain<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Country with the smallest website creation agency size on Sortlist<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>37<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Average website creation agency size in MENA countries<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-635138146be35\" class=\"gutenberg-block gutenberg--section\" style=\"background-image:url();\">\n        <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"background-color:\"><\/div> \n    <div class=\"gutenberg--section__wrapper wrapper\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Just like with social media agencies, Spanish website creation agencies are, on average, less than 10 employees in size. Only North American and MENA website creation agencies have teams that exceed 30 employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Average Website Creation Agency Size by Country\" aria-label=\"Map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-3w3Ne\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/3w3Ne\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading='lazy' style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"563\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, since a website tends to be part of a wider online strategy, it's normal to see these agencies working in other areas that overlap. And the data speaks for itself: <strong>78% of website creation agencies also work on digital strategy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Most Common Expertises Combined With Website Creation\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-fKYXm\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/fKYXm\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading='lazy' style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"815\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();\n<\/script>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"section-industry\" 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">What both the travel and real estate industries are investing in web creation<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>1.9k<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#081f91;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Over 1,900 website creation projects came from the e-commerce industry<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"% of Website 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