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How much does a website cost in Chico?

Short answer: In Chico in 2026 the honest range is: build it yourself on Wix or Squarespace for about $16–$46 a month; a freelancer for $500–$5,000 one time; an agency from $5,000 up; or a subscription service at $59–$99 a month, forever, for a site you never own. Our studio’s answer is priced, not “call for a quote”: a website built with you, launched on your own domain, for a flat $500 one time — and a do-it-yourself Studio Pack (starter templates + a plain-words setup guide + AI help by text) on its way at $49.

The question that matters more than the starting price

Ask every seller one thing: if I stop paying, what do I still have? A rented site disappears the month the payments stop — $59 a month is $2,124 over three years, $99 a month is $3,564, and at the end of it you own nothing. An owned site costs more on day one and nothing to keep existing, beyond your own domain (about $10–$20 a year, in your name).

Why “I don’t need one, I have Facebook” is changing

About 17% of small businesses still have no website at all — and most of them don’t cite cost; they say a website isn’t relevant to their kind of business (Clutch’s 2025 survey of small business websites). Meanwhile, referrals are the top source of new work for those same businesses — and every person referred to you now looks you up first. The empty “website” field on your Google Business Profile is the moment that costs the job. You don’t need a big site. You need a real one, with your name, your town, your services, and a way to reach you.

Start free

Text SITE to (530) 487-0107 for a free check: already have a site? We will tell you straight what it needs. Don’t have one? We will tell you what yours should include — and when the $49 Studio Pack opens, texters hear first. No pressure either way; the check is free because some people who see the honest answer want help with the fix.

Where we fit — said plainly

TechNow SAI builds starter websites for a flat $500 one time — you own the site and the domain. Bigger and corporate builds are quoted at premium rates, because those clients can pay premium; the $500 door stays open for the little guy on purpose. We serve every U.S. ZIP code; Chico is home base, and the answer is the same everywhere.

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