Small and medium-sized enterprises website construction, the budget is usually limited. But how to spend the budget in the most effective way? A good website plan does not have to be expensive, but it has to be spent in the right place.

This guide tells you how to allocate the budget for building a website for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Cost components of website construction

A complete website construction plan includes the following costs:

  • Domain: 60-200 yuan per year - Server: 1000-10000 yuan per year - Website building system: 0-50000 yuan (open source free to commercial authorization) - Template/theme: 0-3000 yuan - Development customization: 0-50000 yuan - CDN/SSL: 200-1000 yuan per year - Maintenance fee: 1000-10000 yuan per year

Budget Classification Plan

Plan A: Minimalist Plan (2000-5000 yuan/year)

  • Domain: .com domain approximately 70 yuan per year - Server: 2-core 2G cloud server approximately 1000 yuan per year - Website System: Anqi CMS open source version free - Template: Use built-in free templates - Development: Do it yourself or hire part-time staff approximately 1000-3000 yuan - CDN: Billed by traffic approximately 200 yuan per year - Total: Approximately 1500-3500 yuan per year

Plan B: Standard Plan (5000-15000 yuan per year)

  • Domain: .com or .cn domain approximately 70-100 yuan per year - Server: 4-core 4G cloud server approximately 2000-4000 yuan per year - Website Building System: Anqi CMS open source version or commercial version - Template: Buy or customize a professional template approximately 1000-3000 yuan - Development: Professional website building company approximately 3000-8000 yuan - CDN: Billed by traffic approximately 300-500 yuan per year - SSL: Paid SSL approximately 500 yuan per year - Total: Approximately 5000-13000 yuan per year

Plan C: Enterprise Plan (15000-50000 yuan per year)

  • Domain: Multiple domains approximately 200-500 yuan per year - Server: 8-core 16G or cluster approximately 5000-15000 yuan per year - Website system: Anqi CMS commercial version + plugins - Template: Fully customized development approximately 5000-15000 yuan - Development: Customized by professional team approximately 10000-30000 yuan - CDN: High availability CDN approximately 1000-3000 yuan per year - Total: Approximately 15000-45000 yuan per year

Savings suggestion

1. Choose an open source CMS: AnQi CMS open source version has complete functions and no authorization fee 2. Annual renewal: Annual server renewal is usually 20-30% cheaper than monthly renewal 3. Choose the right configuration: The corporate website does not require high configuration, 2 cores and 2G is enough 4. Free SSL: Let's Encrypt provides free HTTPS certificates 5. Do it yourself: Simple modifications can be done by yourself to save development costs

Summary

The website budget is not the lower the better, nor is it the higher the better, but rather to find the right balance point.The Anqi CMS, with its open source, free, and high-performance features, can help small and medium-sized enterprises build high-quality websites within a limited budget.