What does a website for a steel company cost?

Every package gives you a fully built website, not a half-filled template. Concretely that means: copy that matches how customers actually search for your business, photos properly integrated, a contact or quote form, a mobile version that works well, fast load times, and a basic setup for Google and AI visibility.

Handover is included too. Explanation of how to replace copy or photos yourself if you want to, or how to arrange maintenance if you would rather outsource. No passwords vanishing into thin air, no unclear invoices afterwards.

The difference comes down to two things. How many pages you need, and how unique the design should be. A freelancer who just wants his services and contact details out there is fine with a onepager. A company with multiple machines, a project portfolio and separate pages per service quickly needs five to ten pages.

Custom design is the second factor. Do you want a standard setup that is quickly finished, or something that visually stands out from other steel companies? Both are fine, but they come with different price tags. At Sjems you see up front what you get, so you do not have to guess.

Websites under €500 exist. Usually you get a template that sits identically at a hundred other steel companies, without custom copy, without SEO setup, and without anyone to pick up the phone when something breaks. Cheap in the short term, and a reason to start over within two years.

Websites above €5000 exist too. For most steel companies that is overkill, unless you need a large agency for a brand identity project or complex systems. Sjems deliberately sits between those extremes. Professional, without agency overhead.

Customers looking for steel work want to know quickly whether you fit their project. Concretely that means: what you make (construction, facades, fencing, machining), who you work for (private, construction firms, industry), where you are based, and what you are actually good at.

Photos of your work do more than copy. A few good photos of finished projects convince faster than three paragraphs of text. Certifications and material knowledge may also be visible, because that is what commissioning parties select on.

Maintenance is charged per hour, €75 ex VAT. An hour usually covers a batch of changes: new copy, replacing photos, adding a section, updating prices. No subscription, no minimum. You only pay when you want something changed.

Small websites often need maintenance only a few times a year. Larger sites or sites that get active content updates sit closer to a few hours per month.