Separate the build from the running costs
The build fee pays for the agreed project: planning, design, implementation, content work, relevant checks, review rounds and handover. Running costs pay for keeping the chosen services available and maintained. A domain, hosting, business email and an online shop platform can be separate bills with separate owners.
A lower build fee is not necessarily a poor deal, and a higher fee is not proof of quality. Ask the supplier to explain which work they will do, which materials you must provide and what is excluded. A quote for a simple static page should not be compared directly with a shop that requires a catalogue migration and stock connection.
Also check whether figures are one-off, monthly or annual, and whether tax is included where applicable. Vemblo’s published fees currently have no VAT added; third-party suppliers may have their own tax treatment and charging terms.
Vemblo’s starting prices, with their boundaries
| Project | Build from | Starting point |
|---|---|---|
| Single-page website | £299 | One focused marketing page and a simple enquiry route |
| Multi-page website | £695 | Up to five agreed core pages using shared layouts |
| Physical-product shop | £1,695 | A scoped shop with supported checkout and management handover |
| Digital-product shop | £1,595 | A scoped digital-download shop and delivery route |
These are Vemblo’s starting prices, not a claimed average for the UK market. Final prices depend on the brief and agreed allowances. Hosting, domains, provider plans, paid assets, usage and additional features are confirmed separately. See the current pricing guide for the service details.
A multi-page brochure website does not automatically include a shop, content editor, booking system or managed CRM. If you need those, include them in the conversation before accepting a price.
The choices that change a quote
Content: Supplying accurate service information and usable images is different from asking for new research, specialist copy or a large catalogue rewrite. Agree who supplies and approves the facts, and what happens if the content changes direction halfway through.
Editing: A static website updated through an agreed support arrangement is different from a website with an owner-facing content editor. Shops generally need product management, but that does not necessarily include editing every designed page. Decide what you will actually change, how often, and who will do it.
Connections: Linking to an existing booking page is different from configuring a new calendar, collecting deposits, sending reminders and reconciling cancellations. A supported connection may also depend on the subscription tier and permissions in another account.
Migration: Moving an old website can involve redirects, image rights, existing search URLs, mail settings and form destinations. Keep the working site available until the replacement and handover plan are ready.
Hosting and care are different decisions
Hosting provides the environment that serves your site. Care adds an agreed maintenance and support workload. Ask what is checked, how recovery works, what editing time is included and which faults or new features need a separate quote.
Vemblo’s managed static hosting starts at £25 per month. Our ordinary brochure care plan is £79 per month and includes managed standard static hosting, defined checks and an allowance for supplied edits. Those are alternative arrangements for the appropriate scope: do not add the hosting fee again when it is already included in the chosen care plan.
For illustration, a £695 website with twelve months of £25 hosting comes to £995, before a domain or other extras. With twelve months of the £79 brochure care plan, the illustrative total is £1,643, before excluded extras. This is a comparison of the stated components, not a promise that every business needs that package or has no other costs.
Ownership and handover belong in the quote
Ask whose name the domain and important accounts will be registered in. Find out what access you receive, what can be exported and what happens if you change supplier. Third-party licences and platform restrictions can affect what can be transferred.
Request a practical explanation of changes after launch. Can you update products yourself? Who changes opening hours? Is training included? How do you report a broken form? A useful handover answers those everyday questions as well as supplying login details through a secure route.
Keep a record of renewal owners and recovery contacts. A domain renewal missed because everyone assumed somebody else owned the bill can be more disruptive than a design issue.
Compare proposals using the same brief
- List the required pages and the purpose of each.
- State whether you need enquiries, bookings, checkout or customer accounts.
- Identify the content, images and existing systems you will supply.
- Ask which review rounds, tests and handover activities are included.
- Separate build fees, recurring services and usage charges.
- Ask what counts as an extra and how a change is approved.
- Check payment milestones, cancellation terms and ongoing responsibilities.
Do not choose a package because it has the longest feature list. Choose the smallest scope that properly solves the problem and leaves a sensible route to grow. If you are still deciding the page structure, read our one-page versus multi-page guide. If you need checkout and products, start with the online shop preparation checklist.
For a Vemblo quote, bring your goals, current website, useful reference sites and rough requirements to a free discovery call. We can then explain the route and quote the agreed work.