There are many different ways to get your own website; here's how Creation Sports compares: All of the prices below are real and have been taken from the websites of companies found on the first 2 pages of a typical Google search

OPTION 1 - Websites where you pay a designer to create it from scratch

Occasionally you will see some companies offer to create your site for a flat rate fee, such as £750, but most web designers will charge you for the number of pages your site contains. For example, for some companies prices start from £500 depending on the complexity of design, while with others, you can expect to pay £200 for a website with just 3 pages, 6 pages from £300, or 12 pages from £450.

However, this can vary greatly and we found a company that offers just 1 page for £665, 6 pages for £990 and 8 pages for over £1000! Other companies we have come across offer 2 pages for £299, 4 pages for £599, 10 pages for £899, and even 20 pages for £1799.

As you can see, if you are a small business and money is tight, this is not exactly an affordable option, and that's without considering the additional costs. Examples of extra costs include; hosting on the Internet, which is usually charged at around £36 per year, the addition of extra pages for £50 - £160 each, or extra e-mail accounts £9 each, e-commerce for £499, plus a whole host of other things. On top of this, any maintenance, future updates or additional changes to your website will be an extra charge, typically adding another £150 per update.

OPTION 2 - Templates you can buy then adjust to your needs

Unless you have a particular idea about the way you want your site to look, templates can be a very good alternative, especially for people who don't want to pay a designer several hundred pounds just to come up with a new idea. In fact, when pushed, many people are not too concerned about the way their site is laid out, so long as the finished product suits the look, feel and needs of their business.

A lot of companies offer a wide range of templates (averaging around £35 each) that you can buy, download, and then adjust to your needs. But beware, prices vary greatly and we have seen some companies offering templates for as much as £350 each, and you still have to do all the work yourself. This option of course is only suitable if you have the right software, knowledge, skills and time needed to adjust the template design and keep it maintained.

OPTION 3 - Template websites that a designer will adjust to your needs and also take care of future maintenance and updates

This very unique option is the one being offered by Creation Sports. Since it is based around a fully customisable template, your site can be adjusted and hosted very quickly, and because trained web designers are working on it, your site will look unique and professional.

Plus, you do not need any special software or skills to customise your site since we will guide you effortlessly through the design process. Your site comes with 4 pages that can be written by you and updated with new text on a monthly basis at no extra charge.

Your site will also have hundreds of other pages, both ones viewable by your visitors and others in the private password protected section that are viewable only by you.

We know small businesses can find it hard to raise the money normally needed to pay a web designer so, with Creation Sports, there are no set up fees or large upfront costs, just a small monthly rental of £30 - £35, spread over 1 or 2 years, to cover the maintenance and updates that are made to your site every month as standard. While we will update you site every month at no extra cost, additional pages written by you can be added for just £35 each.

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Because you are doing all of the work yourself this is essentially a free option. However, in order to do this you will need the right software, such as Microsoft FrontPage or Dreamweaver, (about £320 including VAT) to name just two.

Then of course you need to learn how to use them well enough that your website doesn't end up looking homemade or amateur. Visitors will often judge the quality of your business based upon the standard of your website.

In addition, the stock photography that many people display on their sites also has to be bought. You can expect to pay around £100 - £500 for the copywrite of each picture you want to use. Then, on top of this you also need to find the time to keep your site maintained and updated so that customers want to come back.

Then there are other fees like hosting which can be anything from £60 - £300 not to mention the cost of your time to learn and design your website. This is time when you could be earning. Although this is the lowest cost option, it is not always suitable for those who own busy small businesses or do not understand HTML.