What it costs, what it takes, what works.
Plain answers for business owners in Los Angeles and Orange County. Real numbers with their sources, and the studio's own prices where they apply. A new guide every Tuesday and Friday.
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What a Website Costs in Orange County vs Los AngelesA small business website costs about the same in Orange County as in Los Angeles. Local pricing guides put a five-page business site at $1,500 to $3,500 in either county, and agencies on Clutch in both markets most often bill $100 to $149 an hour. The differences are how many agencies there are and which industries they serve, not the rate card. Sitesmith charges the same in Irvine as in Pasadena: $500 down and $49 a month, or from $1,500 to own.Budget Websites for Small Business: What $500, $1,500 and $5,000 Buy$500 buys a year of a DIY builder or the deposit on a leased site, $1,500 buys a written five-page site that is yours, and $5,000 buys custom features: booking automation, payments, listings on Google, Yelp, Bing and Apple, and a year of upkeep. The mistakes are the same at every price. The phone number sits below the fold, no city is named on the page, and the Google Business Profile is not connected.How Much Does a Website Cost in 2026? A Los Angeles AnswerIn 2026 a small business website runs from about $17 a month on a DIY builder to $2,000 to $8,000 from a freelancer or small agency, and Los Angeles agencies most often bill $100 to $149 an hour. Sitesmith builds a five-page site for $500 down and $49 a month, or from $1,500 to own it outright. What you should pay depends on whether the site needs booking, payments or a store, and on the yearly costs of domain, hosting, email and maintenance that every quote leaves out.