Ways to pay for your website
Buy it outright, or spread it over a year of monthly payments. Here's how each one works, what you pay up front, and how you can pay.
Buy it outright
A one-time $300 setup fee and half the price start your build. The other half is due at launch, and the site is yours from launch day. Hosting is a separate plan, paid yearly or monthly.
A $2,500 site: $300 setup and $1,250 to start, $1,250 at launch, plus GST.
Pay it off monthly
We add a 20% convenience charge to the price and split it into 12 monthly payments; bigger jobs can run 24 or 36. A one-time $300 setup fee starts your build. Your first monthly payment is due before your site goes live, then one each month, taken automatically. If you pay for hosting monthly, it's added to each payment. The site is yours with the last payment.
What a $2,500 site costs on a payment plan
| Site price | $2,500 |
|---|---|
| With the 20% convenience charge | $3,000 |
| Setup fee, before we start building | $300 |
| Monthly payment, 12 of them, the first before launch | $250, plus hosting if you pay it monthly |
| Total for the site | $3,300, plus hosting and GST |
| Domain renewal, if we registered your domain | $85 a year |
The setup fee covers your domain name and getting everything set up. We show you the site and make your changes before it goes live; your first monthly payment is due when it does.
Who owns what
| Buy it outright | Pay it off monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| The website | Yours from launch | Ours until your last payment, then yours |
| Your photos | Yours | Yours |
| The domain name | See below | See below |
The domain name. If you came to us with your own domain, it stays yours. If we registered it for you, it's in our name. While we host your site, a domain we registered renews at $85 a year; a domain you brought renews with whoever you bought it from. When your site is paid for and you want the domain too, the domain and its transfer cost $400.
If you own your site and leave our hosting, we hand over the site files free.
If a payment is missed
Monthly payments are taken automatically. If a payment is 14 days overdue, the site comes down until it's paid. Putting it back up costs a $50 reinstatement fee.
How you can pay
Pay by card through Stripe, or by Interac e-Transfer. Every invoice comes with a secure Stripe payment link and our e-Transfer details. Monthly payments are taken automatically by card.
Tax
Prices are before tax. We add 5% GST to every invoice, including the setup fee and each monthly payment.
Questions about paying
What does the setup fee cover?
Your domain name, its fees, and getting your site and accounts set up. Every site has one, however you pay: a flat $300.
Can I cancel a payment plan?
No. Like buying a car on payments, the rest of the plan is still owed if you stop. You can pay it off early at any time.
Can I pay off my plan early?
Yes, any time. Paying early doesn't reduce the convenience charge: you pay the rest of the plan's total, and the site is yours.
Is there a yearly domain fee?
If we registered your domain, yes: $85 a year to renew it while we host your site. If you brought your own domain, you renew it yourself, wherever you bought it.
Is hosting part of my monthly payment?
If you pay for hosting monthly, yes: it's added to each payment, so it's one charge a month. If you pay for it yearly, it's billed once a year.
What happens if I miss a payment?
After 14 days the site comes down until it's paid, and putting it back up costs $50.
Can I bring my own domain?
Yes. A domain you already own stays yours, whichever way you pay.
Find a site, then pick how to pay
Every site in the showroom can be bought outright or paid off monthly.