A chocolate maker’s website is priced by how much of your craft and ordering you want to show, because photos and story sell the box before the first bite. A small maker with a few bars is different from one with gift boxes, seasonal collections and wholesale.
The price at a glance
Most chocolate makers 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 chocolate maker site covers Home with gift boxes, Shop, Our story, Wholesale and Shipping and heat policy.
What changes the price for a chocolate maker
- ✓Product range — Bars, bonbons, boxes and seasonal items each need photos and descriptions, and a larger range takes more layout and image work.
- ✓Ordering and shipping method — Online checkout, order forms or local pickup change how the shop section is built and how shipping notes are written.
- ✓Heat and holiday policies — Warm-weather shipping rules and holiday cutoff dates need clear, prominent wording that takes careful drafting.
- ✓Wholesale inquiries — Cafes and gift shops need a separate path with terms, which adds a page and a form.
What keeps you in the smaller plan
A small maker can use a home page with gift boxes up front, a shop page linking to your existing checkout and a short story page. State your shipping and warm-weather policy in plain text and use a single form for wholesale. Seasonal features can be added as needed.
Costs that sit outside the website
- ✓Checkout platform — An online shop runs on its own plan with transaction fees, and we link to the platform you use.
- ✓Packaging and shipping — Insulated boxes, cold packs and carrier costs are your business expenses, not the website’s.
- ✓Product photography — Chocolate sells with the eyes, and a photographer or good lighting setup is a separate arrangement.
- ✓Domain and email — A brand web address and matching email feel right for a gift product.
When it makes sense to step up
Move up when you sell many products, run multiple seasonal collections, wholesale to several shops or ship nationwide with detailed policies. A larger shop section, a deeper story with process photos and a separate wholesale page are signs you need more room.
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.
Keep reading
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