How much should a professional e-commerce website cost?

[fisicx]

UPDATE: No one in forums is going to have a clue what the above means

Really?

In any case, your posts won't help the OP (who has long gone). He wants to sell to the NHS. The NHS doesn't buy from e-commerce websites.

 

[JasonGreen]

It depends on the agency in hand and what you are looking for I guess, a Magento 2.0 fully function store could cost anywhere from 10k to 40k however something like pinnacle cart or other similar ecom platforms you could be up and running with a professional site for around 5k

 

[fisicx]

Does nobody ever read the whole thread anymore?

It doesn't matter how little or how much the OP pays, the NHS does not buy from e-commerce websites. They could spend a million pounds on a bespoke platform and not sell a single plaster to the local clinic.

 

[edmondscommerce]

I always say £"a number between 4 and 6 digits long"

Did read the whole thread, it was quite amusing

Do the NHS really never buy stuff online though? I find that hard to believe - not anything, ever?

 

[richofwombwell]

Hmm i think 40,000 is an awful lot to be honest with you. Are your customers going to be brought in via the web or via other means such as to existing accounts?

I have just spend 2k on my site and have a couple of multinationals using it. It automatically emails my drop shippers the address of the customer and the items that need sending etc it has order authorisation, multiple site listings and furthermore it also has over 1500 products or pages.

The products are easy to do just use your supplier's catalogue and create a template for the wording then do a mail merge with all of the individual sku's etc with the database or go old school and use a macro and let it run whilst you do something else.

I have custom php work done on my magento site for $30 an hour from a company in the ukraine and there bloody awesome.

 

[richofwombwell]

NHS most certainly do buy from ecommerce fisicx, have you not heard of the nhs supply chain ?
https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/

 

[richofwombwell]

5 hours to do a page? what?! if they're product pages i would imagine you could do 10 pages in an hour provided there was a page template in the theme / site documentation.

I did 1500 pages in 10 hours using a macro, excel and sublime text editor.

 

[richofwombwell]

Nope, not going to happen. There are big medical supply companies spending huge amounts on marketing (which includes SEO), the OP isn't even going get into page one without a big investment. And even then, the NHS isn't going to switch to a new supplier. Buyers don't search google for bandages, they buy in bulk from wholesalers.

They do switch suppliers as I supply alot of GP surgeries !

The NHS doesnt buy as a whole its seperated into loads of CCG's etc ( the PCT's of old)

 

[fisicx]

Yes, but they don't go to the likes of eBay and buy plasters and swabs and pay with paypal.

In any case, what you sell isn't medical supplies. Medical supplies only come from approved suppliers.

 

[richofwombwell]

Yeah and all of those approved suppliers sell via e-commerce. Ebay isnt an e-commerce platform it's an e-marketplace. You wouldn't spend £40000 a year for someone to build you an eBay shop.

Don't think you need to be an "approved supplier" to sell to the NHS mate. Who's the approver ?

 

[StevePoster]

As fisicx stated above, the estimation in the website will do but when it comes to optimization and marketing campaign this will be a different story. Determining the cost will require the specific details and needs for traffic, rankings, and conversions.

 

[fisicx]

Don't think you need to be an "approved supplier" to sell to the NHS mate. Who's the approver ?

https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/suppliers/new-suppliers/

Selling ink cartridges to the local doctor isn't the same as selling medical supplies to the NHS

 

[richofwombwell]

https://www.supplychain.nhs.uk/suppliers/new-suppliers/

Selling ink cartridges to the local doctor isn't the same as selling medical supplies to the NHS

Your talking about tenders and yes it's exactly the same. Not just to "your local doctor" we are talking about tens of thousands of pounds worth of business. I submitted a tender for a contract worth 80k a year on cartridges last year NOT through the supply chain. You don't have to be on there to supply the NHS.

You're doing "back of fag packet guesstimations"

 

[fisicx]

You're doing "back of fag packet guesstimations"

No. Supplying medical supplies to the NHS is totally different to supplying everything else to the NHS. I know because a good friend has recently been approved.

 

[richofwombwell]

Medical supplies is a vague term, toilet paper and plastic trays can be classed as medical supplies.

 

[ethical PR]

I always say £"a number between 4 and 6 digits long"

Did read the whole thread, it was quite amusing

Do the NHS really never buy stuff online though? I find that hard to believe - not anything, ever?

They do buy online through approved suppliers on their rosters.

 

[fisicx]

Medical supplies is a vague term, toilet paper and plastic trays can be classed as medical supplies.

Indeed, and you will be amazed at what's on the list. The little cardboard tray the nurse uses to carry a syringe and the elastoplast for you injection has to be approved by the NHS (this the stuff my mate suppies).

 

[richofwombwell]

I dont know what point you are trying to make here fisicx.

 

[fisicx]

I dont know what point you are trying to make here fisicx.

The thread began with a question about how much an e-commerce site would cost. It needed to be international, selling medical supplies including to the NHS. The thread wandered about but the point was made that the NHS doesn't buy medical supplies from an ecommerce store. They may buy other supplies from sites like yours but not the stuff that comes into contact with the patient. Ergo, there is no point in investing in an ecommerce if you want to sell medical supplies to the NHS. It may however work for other potential clients. The cost of such a site really depends on what and how you are selling, to whom and to where.

 

[Rob2012]

I would not pay a penny over 3-5k... that is top budget and often guys quote you highest price to see if you fish and then reduce it significantly by 70-80%.

I would not listen to the so called specialists here who are almost 60 years old and out of touch. Find a good effective young programmer on elance. or even better a local company that you can go and see face to face.

However there will be additional work and charges that you have to think about such as, taking photographs (cost a lot), uploading the content, and most importantly marketing. So really squeeze the initial website building price because stuff after that can cost a lot more.

 

[Alan]

I would not listen to the so called specialists here who are almost 60 years old and out of touch.

Being almost 60 years old I find your comment as offensive as if you said don't listen people based on their gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. It just demonstrates your ignorance.