For the average individual or small business, it might not be an option to pay the going rate for professional web development. And at the same time, no one wants to sacrifice quality for cost, and end up with an unprofessional design or cookie-cutter template website. So what can you do?

In this article, we explore ways to have the best of both worlds. You’ll be able to hire a professional web developer and keep your costs to a minimum.

If you own a blog or CMS website, it is likely that you are using open source software such as WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal. And if you are on a web host, such as HostGator or GoDaddy, you might find that they do not offer the most recent versions of this software.

This can be quite frustrating if your website needs the features or bug fixes available in the newer versions. Fortunately, you have other options.

For those that don’t know what WordPress is, WordPress is a free open-source blogging platform that can also be used as a CMS to manage a website. And today, about a month ahead of schedule, version 2.6 was released.

However, one key question is: ‘Should you upgrade?’

With so much variation in web design and development prices, people often wonder how much web development should cost. And given some of the low prices that some companies are offering, many people believe that even the most complicated of projects can be completed on the tightest of budgets.

In this article, we explore typical rates for web development work, as well as possible options for cheap web development.

Starting out online is a big step and can be daunting if you haven’t done your research. It can also be expensive, in light of the current costs to hire professional web development. And depending on who you hire, you may or may not get what you pay for. As a result, some people opt to build their own websites themselves.

In this article, we discuss the pros and cons of doing it yourself.