How much should a New Zealand small business website really cost?

A basic brochure website used to cost a New Zealand small business several thousand dollars. That price made sense when every page had to be hand-coded and every change went through an agency queue.

What you are actually paying for

Agency quotes bundle strategy workshops, custom illustrations and long approval cycles. If your site needs a menu, five pages of information and a way for customers to get in touch, you are paying for work you will never use.

The NZD $299 turnkey model

We use AI-assisted design exploration and a proven page structure, then refine the result by hand for your brand. One fixed price covers design, build, mobile optimisation, SEO foundations, plus a free Vercel domain and free hosting on Vercel.

What to watch out for

Check who owns the domain and the content, confirm the hosting plan suits commercial use (Vercel’s free plan is aimed at personal, non-commercial projects) [[待确认: 商用套餐费用]], and make sure you can edit the site yourself without paying a developer.