At Thorns Digital a menu website starts from 300 JD, a company website from 600 JD and a premium website from 900 JD. Product images and videos start from 20 JD. The final price depends on the pages, the features and how much content we prepare, and you get it in writing before work starts.
Those are our prices. Other studios in Jordan charge differently, and a number means little until you know what it covers. This page shows how ours are put together, so you can hold any quote you receive against the same list.
Our starting prices
| What | Starts | For |
|---|---|---|
| Menu website | from 300 JD | Cafés and restaurants whose guests ask for the menu, and owners who want to change a price without calling anyone. |
| Company website | from 600 JD | A business that customers look up before they call: a salon, a clinic, an office, a shop. |
| Premium website | from 900 JD | A brand that wants the website itself to be the first impression. |
| Product images and videos | from 20 JD | Anything you sell that has to be seen, from perfume and food to cosmetics and packaging. |
These are starting prices. You get the final price in writing, with what it includes, before any work starts. The pricing page lists what each price includes and leaves out.
What moves a price up
- Pages. Each page is designed, written and tested on a phone and a laptop, so the count matters.
- Features that do a job. A page that shows your prices is simple. A panel that lets you change them, a booking form or a product finder takes more work.
- Content. If we write the text or make the pictures, that is part of the price. If you send them ready, it is not.
- A second language. Every page is laid out and checked twice.
Costs that are not the studio's fee
- The domain name. It is a yearly fee paid to the registrar. Buy it in your own name, so the address stays yours.
- Hosting. Ask what it costs per year before you sign anything.
- A business email address on your domain, if you want one.
- Photos or product pictures, if you have none.
Six questions to ask before you pay anyone
- Is the domain in my name?
- Do I get every login when the work is done?
- Can I change a price or a photo myself, or do I pay for each change?
- How fast does it open on a phone on mobile data? Ask to open one of their sites on your own phone.
- What happens after launch, and what does a fix cost?
- Is the price written down, with what it includes and what it leaves out?
Ask us the same six. Our answers are on the pricing page and below. For the speed question, open our two live sites on your own phone.
When a cheaper route is enough
A site builder with a template is enough when you need a few pages, change them rarely and have the time to set it up yourself. An Instagram profile alone is enough when every customer you want already follows you.
A studio earns its fee when the site has to look like your brand and nobody else's, open fast on a phone, or do a job such as taking bookings or showing a menu you edit yourself.
More answers
How long does it take to build a website?
A menu website is usually live 2 to 3 days after we have your menu, photos and domain. A company website usually takes about a week, and a premium website about 2 weeks. The clock starts on the day we have your text and pictures, so sending them early is the fastest way to launch.
Who owns the website when it is finished?
You do. The domain is bought in your name and you pay its renewal yourself. Once the project is paid in full, the content is yours, you hold the logins, and you have the right to use the site for your business. We ask to show the finished work in our portfolio.
Can I update the website myself, and who hosts it?
Yes, when the site has an admin panel. A menu website comes with one, so you change prices, photos and items from your phone. For other sites, send us the change: it is free in the first month after launch and quoted after that. Hosting depends on the size of the site. We tell you its yearly cost in writing.
How does payment work?
You pay half before work starts and the other half when everything is done. The price and what it covers are written into a short agreement that both sides sign first. You pay for your domain and its renewals directly, and we quote anything outside the agreement first, so no charge arrives that you did not approve.
What happens after the website is live?
For one month after launch, any change to what we built is free. After that, every change is quoted before we make it. Day-to-day changes on a menu website are yours to make in the admin panel at any time. New pages or new features are new work, and are quoted whenever you ask for them.