How much does a website cost in Albania? How to compare proposals
The price of a website depends on its pages, features, content and the services that renew every year. Here is how to plan the budget and compare proposals.
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The cost of a website in Albania depends on four things: how many pages and layouts need building, which features you need, who prepares the copy and photographs, and which services are paid every year after launch. Two proposals with very different prices often do not describe the same work. This guide helps you define what you need and request proposals you can compare.
The price has two parts
A website has a one-off cost and a recurring cost. Ask for them to be listed separately.
- The project, paid once: planning the structure, design, development, adding content, testing and launch.
- Yearly services: domain renewal, hosting, business email and any software or extension licences.
- Maintenance, as agreed: technical updates, backups, content changes and help when something stops working.
A low project price can come with higher yearly charges, or the other way round. To see the real cost, add up the total for the first three years. For technical services, read what to check when choosing hosting.
What increases the work and the price
Number and type of pages
Five pages sharing one layout take less work than five pages with different structures. A company website, a product catalogue and a photography portfolio have different needs. Ask for a list of the pages and layouts that will be designed.
Features
A contact form is simple compared with a booking system showing live availability, or a store with payments and stock. For each feature, describe what the customer does on the site and what the business receives or manages.
Languages
Each additional language needs translation, review and updating. Clarify who supplies the translations and whether every page will exist in every language. Our guide to a website in two languages explains which pages to translate first.
Copy and photographs
If the copy, logo and photographs are ready, the work moves faster. If copy needs writing or photographs need taking, that becomes part of the project. Record what is missing and who will supply it.
Administration panel
If you will add products, articles or projects yourself, the site needs an administration panel and training. For a site that rarely changes, updates handled by the developer may be enough.
Comparison: how the work changes by project type
The table shows illustrative briefs and what increases the work in each. It is not a price list: a proposal depends on the full description of your project.
| Project type | Example brief | What increases the work | After launch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company website | A service business with home, services, projects and contact pages, in Albanian only. The copy and photographs are ready; enquiries arrive by email. | Layouts with different structures, copy that needs writing, missing photographs. | Domain, hosting and email; occasional changes. |
| Website with a catalogue | The same site in Albanian and English, with a product catalogue and a panel for adding products. | Translations, product descriptions, the administration panel and training. | Updating products and maintaining the panel. |
| Website with bookings | Customers choose a service and date, receive an email confirmation, and staff see requests in a panel. | Availability rules, notifications, connections to calendars or other systems. | Checking notifications and connections after every update. |
| Online store | Products with variants, payments, order notifications, delivery terms and return rules. | Payments, stock, order testing and delivery rules. | Payment provider fees, regular maintenance and testing after changes. |
Bookings and a store are not simply the same website with more pages. They change the work, the testing and the responsibilities after launch. For a store, also read how to prepare products, payments and delivery.
How to request comparable proposals
Send every provider the same brief. Include:
- what your business does and who your customers are;
- the pages you think you need and the languages;
- features such as a form, catalogue, bookings or payments;
- the materials you have ready and those still missing;
- your current website address, if you have one;
- when you would like to launch.
Our website creation guide helps you prepare this brief.
What to check before accepting a proposal
- Are the pages, languages and features listed?
- Is it clear who supplies each material and when?
- How many revisions are included, and how are additional requests assessed?
- Which services renew every year, what do they cost and who pays for them?
- Is the domain registered in your business’s name, and who has access to the hosting?
- How will the form or order process be tested before handover?
- What support is included after launch, and for how long?
- Which currency is the proposal in, and are taxes included?
How to keep the project within budget
Separate what you need for the first launch from what can be added later. For example, you can start with services and contact details and add a blog or an English version a few months later. Prepare the materials before design starts and nominate one person to collect your team’s feedback. Ask for any change in scope to be explained and approved before the work is done.
How we prepare proposals at MarketingOn
We do not sell ready-made packages, because two businesses rarely need the same website. After a short conversation, we send a fixed-price proposal that lists the pages, features, timeline and yearly services separately. Explore our projects and what our website service includes, or send us your project brief.