How much does a custom website cost and why do cheap options fail?
A properly built custom business website generally starts around ₹4,999 and rises with the number of pages and features you need. Cheap template sites are often a few thousand rupees because they are a reused theme with your text swapped in, built on the same code as hundreds of other businesses. They fail in two ways. First, search engines see near-identical structure across thousands of sites using the same theme, which makes ranking harder, not easier. Second, there is usually no one accountable when the theme breaks after an update, the layout shifts on a phone, or you need a feature the theme was never built for. Custom development costs more upfront because someone actually builds the site around your business, tests it properly, and remains reachable afterwards. That difference shows up in year two, not day one.