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Building a Cheap Website: Risks, Realities and Smart Alternatives

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Under-20,000 TRY Website: What Do You Get?

In the 5,000-20,000 TRY range, what you typically get: template + content filling (Wix, Squarespace, or premium WordPress theme with content pasted in), junior developer project (low experience, slow delivery, non-standard code), or Turkish template agency (same template for everyone, minimum customization). These don't automatically mean worthless — for a small local business, basic digital presence may suffice. The problem: if you're targeting corporate image, SEO visibility, or B2B client conversion, these options don't serve your goals.

The Real Total Cost of a Cheap Website

  • No SEO results: low Lighthouse score, missing technical SEO means your site is invisible on Google.
  • Brand trust loss: B2B prospects who see an unprofessional site turn back.
  • Early rebuild cost: average 18-24 months later, a 'we're rebuilding from scratch' decision. Double cost.
  • Maintenance accessibility: developer unreachable or maintenance fees create ongoing drain.
  • CMS lock-in: some agencies lock you into their own system; switching costs extra.
  • Hidden plugins: every new need costs extra. Domain, hosting, SSL, email — all separate invoices.

Smart Website on a Limited Budget: MVP Approach

If your budget is genuinely constrained, the smartest path is the MVP (Minimum Viable Product) approach: only the most critical pages (home, about, services, contact) in a technically correct, fast, SEO-compliant 4-5 page site. This structure is possible in the 70,000-120,000 TRY range. New pages, blog, and integrations are added in subsequent phases. This approach eliminates the future rebuild cost and missed opportunities of a 20,000 TRY 'cheap' site.

PROJX Digital's Budget-Friendly Approach

At PROJX Digital, we don't take every budget project — but we do offer quality starting points for smaller budgets through the MVP approach. Small corporate brochure site: 80,000-150,000 TRY, 6-8 weeks, Lighthouse 90+, full SEO setup, source code delivery. At this price range, the technical quality gap versus 'cheap' site providers in the market is dramatically apparent.

Frequently Asked Questions

Discover → Design → Develop → Scale. Discovery maps your needs and competitive landscape, Design produces approved wireframes and visual mockups, Develop builds mobile-first with Lighthouse 90+ target, Scale goes live with SEO setup, GA4, and 90-day warranty.

Yes — clause 1 of every contract. Full source code with git history, technical documentation, and deploy guide are delivered at project closing.

Responsive design, CMS setup, technical SEO (schema.org, canonical, sitemap, GA4), SSL, 90-day warranty, full source code, and Lighthouse 90+ performance target.

Yes. Monthly SLA-based maintenance: security updates, CMS support, uptime monitoring, minor content changes, with 4-hour critical response guarantee.

Yes. PROJX Digital delivers TR/EN/ES trilingual websites with correct hreflang, language-specific sitemaps, and independent content per language — no word-for-word machine translation.

Key Takeaways

  • 'ucuz web sitesi' requires evaluating portfolio quality, technical performance (Lighthouse 90+), and contract ownership terms — not just creative aesthetics.
  • Technical SEO, CMS usability, and post-delivery support are as important as visual design in a professional web project.
  • PROJX Digital standard: Lighthouse 90+, full source code, technical SEO, 90-day warranty on every project.
  • Free discovery session at projx.com.tr — scope, budget, and timeline assessed together before any commitment.
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