The basics of website design and development for small businesses
The basics of website design and development for small businesses Are you looking for a practical guide to developing small business websites? Well, I…
5 Oct 2026 · 3 min readThe first question any business owner asks before building a website is: how much will it cost? The answer varies a lot, because a website is really four things, each paid for differently. This article breaks down each item with numbers, then calculates the full cost in three scenarios.
Your address, such as company.com or company.sa, paid yearly. A Saudi domain at Hyyat Host is SAR 99/year and renews at the same price.
Where your website files live. A company brochure site usually needs shared or business hosting, not a dedicated server. Check the renewal price, not just the first month; see the real cost of cheap hosting.
Email on your domain, such as [email protected]. Either email with your hosting at a fixed price, or Google Workspace / Microsoft 365 at about $7 per user per month in 2026. For 10 staff that is about $840 a year, versus business hosting, which combines your website and unlimited email accounts from $77/year. Full comparison: best business email.
The biggest and most variable item. Typical Saudi market ranges in 2026:
| Website type | Approx. market range |
|---|---|
| Basic brochure site or landing page | SAR 3,000 to 8,000 |
| WordPress with a customized template | SAR 3,000 to 10,000 |
| Company site with custom design | SAR 8,000 to 25,000 |
| Online store | SAR 12,000 to 50,000 |
| Scenario | First year | Each year after | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build it yourself (Saudi domain + business hosting) | About SAR 390 + your time | About SAR 390 | People with WordPress experience |
| Hyyat Host company website offer (6 pages + hosting + domain + email) | SAR 1,500 | SAR 340 | Small companies that want a ready site fast |
| Custom design agency + separate hosting | SAR 8,000+ | Hosting + maintenance | Brands that need a unique design |
$77 is about SAR 289. Prices at the time of writing; current prices are on the service pages.
The cost is made of a domain (about SAR 99 per year for a Saudi domain), hosting with business email (from $77 per year), and design, which starts at about SAR 3,000 for a basic site in the market. Hyyat Host has an all-in offer at SAR 1,500 covering design, hosting, domain and email for the first year.
Renewing the domain, hosting and email, plus optional maintenance. In the Hyyat Host company website offer, renewal is SAR 340 per year for hosting, domain and email.
It is not required, but it builds more trust with Saudi customers. At Hyyat Host it costs SAR 99 per year for every extension and needs verification via Nafath.
More pages, more languages, a custom design instead of a template, features such as a store, bookings or payment gateway, and content writing.
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