If you've ever built a site for a client, a friend, or your own side project, you've had this conversation:

"So... how much would a website cost?"

And you've answered with "it depends" — which is true, but useless without context. So here's the breakdown I wish I could just link people to instead of explaining from scratch every time.

First: "Website" Is Not One Thing

If you've ever built a site for a client, a friend, or your own side project, you've had this conversation: