A maker market website costs more or less depending on how many dates you run and how you handle vendors. A single annual craft fair is a lighter job than a recurring market with a vendor application, a lineup and sponsors.
The price at a glance
Most artisan marketplaces fit Business Plus: $989 one-time for up to 20 pages, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly performance checks, A/B testing and up to 30 minutes of small edits each month. A typical maker market site covers Home with dates, Makers, Apply, Visit and Contact.
What changes the price for a maker market
- ✓Number of market dates — a weekly or seasonal market needs a calendar that updates often, while a one-day fair needs just one page
- ✓Vendor lineup — showing makers with names and photos builds interest, and a bigger lineup means more content to gather
- ✓Application process — a form with criteria, fees and deadlines takes careful wording, and more steps mean more setup
- ✓Visitor logistics — maps, parking and accessibility notes help shoppers, and larger sites with multiple areas need more detail
What keeps you in the smaller plan
A market with a few dates a year can keep a home page with dates, a short makers list and one vendor application page. Skip a separate page for every vendor and use a simple gallery with links to their shops. Keep logistics to a single clear visit page.
Costs that sit outside the website
- ✓Vendor fees — collecting booth fees runs through a processor such as Square, with its own fees
- ✓Ticketing tool — if some events are ticketed, that tool carries its own plan
- ✓Maker photography — good product shots from vendors make the lineup page shine
- ✓Domain and email — a market name and inbox for vendor questions looks professional
When it makes sense to step up
Step up when you run weekly markets, hold several themed events a year or host dozens of vendors with their own profiles. Sponsor recognition, food vendors and a ticketed holiday market also call for more pages. If makers keep emailing the same application questions, a fuller process page helps.
One example of what your site could look like
This is one sample we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words, and we have more examples if you want to compare directions.
What it costs
Websites are priced one-time by size, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds. Monthly SEO is an optional add-on when you are ready for it.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
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