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Website development for freelancers

I build your website to fit your business: one page from €499 or 3-5 pages from €899, excluding VAT. You get a fixed quote up front and work directly with me from first idea to launch.

For freelancers and sole traders who want their first professional website. A compact scope, a clear price, and you stay in control.

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Which package fits you?

Choose by what your visitors need to be able to do, not by the number of pages. Each button below preselects that package in the form; you can still change it there.

Landing Page

1 page

From€499excluding VAT

One page that says what you do, who for, and how to reach you. For someone just starting out or offering one service.

Included
  • Responsive design
  • SEO optimized
  • Contact form
  • Fast load times
Not included
No extra pages, CMS or second language. Extending it into a full site is possible later, with a separate quote.
What you supply
Your text, photos and logo. If you do not have them yet, writing is included in the quote.
Turnaround
Often live within a week

Business Website

3-5 pages

From€899excluding VAT

Homepage, services, about you and contact. The usual choice for a freelancer who is in business for longer than a trial period.

Included
  • Up to 5 pages
  • Responsive design
  • Basic SEO
  • Contact form
  • Google Analytics
Not included
A blog or portfolio, a CMS and Dutch plus English are not standard. They are part of the extended website, or added as an option in the fixed price.
What you supply
You supply the text and photos, or we write them together during the project. Whatever I write is in the quote up front.
Turnaround
Usually live within 1-2 weeks

What sets the price

  • The number of pages, and how many of them are genuinely different.
  • Whether your text and photos are ready.
  • Extras like a booking planner, multiple languages or a quote tool.
  • Whether you are moving an existing site or starting fresh.

Ongoing costs

  • Managed Hosting€10–€25/month
  • Domain Name€10–€15/year
  • Maintenance Basic€49/month

All listed prices are starting prices, excluding VAT. The exact investment depends on your requirements, the scope and the functionality. After a short conversation you receive a tailored quote. I then build a proposal for your homepage first: if you do not like it, you pay nothing.

Similar work

Etta Coaching: Business website that explains the offer and collects enquiries.
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Wrapify Interiors

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Business website with work examples and an enquiry route.

What you get

  • A site that says at a glance who you are, what you do, who for, and how to reach you.
  • Works as well on a phone as on a laptop.
  • A contact form that actually reaches you, plus your phone number and WhatsApp.
  • Findable on your own name and your trade, with proper titles and descriptions.
  • Your own domain name and a secure connection.
  • A handover walkthrough, so you can update your own text.

You supply the text and photos, or we write them together during the project. If you have nothing yet, we start from a short questionnaire.

One page or several pages: which website fits you as a freelancer?

For freelancers I build two website packages, and the difference is the number of pages and what your visitors need to be able to do. The landing page from €499 is one page. The business website from €899 has 3-5 pages. Both are starting prices, excluding VAT, fixed before I start. This is how to choose:

  • Landing page (1 page, from €499): you offer one service, you are just starting, or you first want to test whether there is demand. Everything is on one page: what you do, who for, and a button to get in touch
  • Business website (3-5 pages, from €899): you have several services or want a page per topic: homepage, services, about you and contact. For most freelancers who are in business for longer than a trial period, this is the right choice
  • Growing from one service to several later? I extend a landing page into a business website without starting over, with a separate quote for the extra pages
  • Several services with work examples, articles or a second language: then you end up with an extended website from €1,499

What a freelancer website has to do

A freelancer does not need fifteen pages. Your site has to answer three questions quickly: what do you do, who for, and how do I get in touch. Anything that does not serve those three, I leave out.

  • A homepage that says in one sentence what you do and who for
  • A services page with exactly what you deliver, how it works and roughly what it costs
  • An about page: who you are, why you do this work, with a real photo
  • Work examples or a short description of past projects, if you have them
  • Contact: a form that actually reaches you, your phone number and WhatsApp
  • Chamber of Commerce (KVK) number and VAT ID in the footer, as Dutch law requires of businesses

What a freelancer website costs: one-off and per month

The cost of a website as a freelancer has two parts: the build, which you pay once, and the running costs to keep the site online. Both are below, excluding VAT, so you have the full picture up front.

  • One-off: landing page from €499, business website (3-5 pages) from €899, extended website (5-15 pages) from €1,499
  • Per month: hosting €10-€25, including SSL, backups and monitoring. That is €120 to €300 per year
  • Per year: your domain name, €10-€15
  • Optional: Basic maintenance at €49/month (updates, backups, monitoring) or Standard at €99/month if I also handle content updates for you. Without a maintenance plan you manage the site yourself and I stay reachable for questions
  • No monthly subscription to a website builder and no hourly billing: apart from hosting and the domain there are no recurring costs you did not choose yourself
  • What sets the build price: the number of pages, whether your text and photos are ready, and extras such as a booking tool or multiple languages

What you supply, and what I do if you do not have it yet

The sooner the content is in, the sooner your site is live. This is what I need from you, and what happens if you do not have something yet.

  • Text: what you do, who for, and why customers end up with you. If you have no text yet, we start from a short questionnaire and writing is included in the quote
  • Photos: a real photo of yourself and, if you have them, of your work. Without photos I build the site so they can be added easily later
  • Logo and colours, if you have them. A logo is not a requirement: your name in a fitting typeface is enough for many freelancers to start with
  • Your business details: KVK number, VAT ID, phone number and the email address enquiries should go to
  • If you already have a domain name or an existing site, the login details for those, so the switch happens without interruption

Website builder or custom-built?

Many freelancers start on Wix, Squarespace or a free WordPress theme. That is fine to begin with, but you keep paying every month and the site stays a template. A custom-built site is a one-off investment, and after that it is yours.

  • With a builder the subscription keeps running; stop paying and your site is gone
  • With a custom build you own the code, the design and the content
  • Built with Next.js and React, hosted on Vercel: fast on a phone, with no plugins to keep up to date
  • Easy to find when someone searches for your name or your trade, with proper titles, descriptions and a logical structure
  • Your own domain name and a secure connection, with no builder branding on your site
  • Starting small is fine: a landing page from €499 can be extended into a full site later

Your website as a business expense

The cost of a business website is a business expense. That makes the investment smaller than the amount on the quote. How exactly you book it depends on your situation, so check with your accountant.

  • If you are VAT-registered, you reclaim the VAT on my invoice through your VAT return
  • From a purchase value of €450 the build is normally depreciated over several years
  • Hosting, domain name and maintenance are running costs you deduct in the year you pay them
  • You get an invoice with everything your bookkeeping needs
  • I am a developer, not a tax adviser: your accountant knows your situation and the current rules

After your enquiry: what happens next

An enquiry is not a commitment and you are not tied to anything. This is what happens after you send the form, and the conditions I deliver under.

  • Within 24 hours you get a WhatsApp message from me with a few short questions about what you do and who for
  • Then I send a quote with a fixed price and a schedule. That price does not change during the build
  • If you agree, I first build a proposal for your homepage. If you do not like it, it stops there and you pay nothing
  • If you approve the proposal, the first invoice follows and I build the rest of the site. You pay the remainder at launch, when the site goes live
  • The schedule depends on when you supply text and photos: a landing page is often live within a week, a business website usually within 1-2 weeks of receiving the content
  • After launch you get a walkthrough, access to your own domain and hosting, and I stay reachable for questions

Not sure whether you need a landing page or a business website? Send me a few lines about what you do and I will tell you honestly which one fits.

How it works

  1. Intake: we discuss your business, your customers and what the site has to deliver.
  2. Quote: you get the scope and the price in writing, with no surprises.
  3. Proposal: I build your homepage. If you do not like it, it stops here and you pay nothing.
  4. Build: the rest of the site, with a review point along the way.
  5. Launch: going live, a walkthrough, and I stay reachable afterwards.

Questions you probably have

What does a website cost as a freelancer?

A one-page landing page starts from €499, a business website with 3-5 pages from €899, both excluding VAT. For most freelancers the business website is the right choice: a homepage, a services page, an about page and contact. The price depends on the number of pages, on what you already have ready in text and photos, and on extras such as a second language. You get a fixed price in writing before I start, and I stick to it.

How quickly can my website be live?

A landing page is often live within a week. A business website with 3-5 pages usually takes 1-2 weeks. What sets the pace is how quickly you supply text and photos: if they are ready at the start, it goes fast. If you have no text yet, it takes longer. The quote comes with a schedule based on that.

I have no text, photos or logo yet. Can I still start?

Yes. Then we go through what each page needs at the intake: your services, your customers and why they end up with you. Writing the text is included in the quote, so you know the cost up front. Photos you arrange yourself; if you do not have them yet, I build the site so they can be added easily later. A logo is not a requirement: your name in a fitting typeface is enough for many freelancers to start with.

Can I deduct my website from tax?

Yes. A business website counts as a business expense, and if you are VAT-registered you reclaim the VAT on the invoice. Whether you deduct the build in one go or depreciate it over several years is something to settle with your accountant.

Website builder or custom-built: which is smarter for a freelancer?

It depends on how long you need the site. For a trial of a few months, a website builder like Wix or Squarespace is quick and cheap. If you stay in business longer, the monthly fees add up and you are tied to a template you cannot take elsewhere. A custom-built site is a one-off cost from €499, after which you only pay for hosting (€10-€25/month) and your domain name (€10-€15/year). If in doubt, start with a landing page: I extend it once your business grows.

Can I update or extend the site myself later?

Yes. If you want to change text, prices and photos yourself regularly, I connect a CMS so you can do that without touching the code; if little changes, you send me the edit. If you later grow from one service to several, I add pages without the site having to be rebuilt; a landing page can grow into a business website that way. If you would rather hand off the upkeep, I take it over with Standard maintenance (€99/month); Basic (€49/month) covers updates, backups and monitoring. Even without a maintenance plan I stay reachable for questions after launch.

Which freelancers do you build websites for?

For freelancers in every field: coaches, consultants, photographers, therapists, tradespeople, copywriters and trainers. For Etta Coaching, for example, I built a business website that explains the offer and collects enquiries. What differs per trade is mainly the contact route: a tradesperson wants to be called, a coach wants to schedule an introductory call. We discuss that at the intake and I set the site up accordingly.

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