What decides the price
- Pages. A small firm can start with one clear page: practice areas, how you charge, how to reach you. Bigger firms add a page per practice area, the team and costs.
- Languages. If you work for international clients, a second language almost doubles the text.
- Who writes the texts. Writing about legal work in plain words takes time. Check whether base texts are included, and plan time to check them yourself.
- Extras. A blog, a client portal or document upload are separate projects with their own costs. A first-contact form is not.
Monthly cost: keeping it online
Hosting, an SSL certificate, backups and someone who notices when the site is down. Then the small changes: a new associate, a new fee, a holiday notice. Ask what those cost before you sign.
Costs people forget
- The domain name, registered in the firm's own name.
- Your own time to check every text. Nobody else can sign off on what the site says about your services.
- Photos of your own office and team, instead of stock photos of gavels and handshakes.
- A secure way to receive documents. A website form is the wrong place for case files.
What you should get for the money
- Practice areas in plain words: what you do and who you do it for.
- How you charge, and fixed prices where you have them.
- If you take legal aid cases, a short explanation and a link to the official legal aid information.
- A clear route for people with an urgent deadline, with your number one tap away.
- The office details you're required to show, in a place people can find them.
- No promises about outcomes, no trackers you don't need, and a form that asks people not to send documents.
This guide is about building a website. It isn't legal or compliance advice. Check the rules that apply to your firm with your bar association.
My prices
| Package | What's in it | Price | Preview in |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-page firm site | One page in one language | $80 | 2 days |
| Firm site | 3 pages in two languages | $125 | 3 days |
| Firm site plus | Up to 5 pages in two languages, wordmark and colours, Google Business Profile check | $165 | 5 days |
Hosting and maintenance is optional: $25 a month for hosting, SSL, backups and an uptime check, or $49 a month with up to 1 hour of text and photo updates each month. Extra page $15, extra language $25. Prices in USD.
Delivery days start when the questionnaire, texts or notes and photos are complete. Going live on your domain depends on your DNS access.
The law firm website page has the full package list and a fictional demo firm, Uilenweide Advocaten. The names, place and phone numbers in the demo are made up.
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