“Pages” in Web Design:
WTF Are They and Why Are They on My Invoice?

So you hired someone to “build a website.” Cool. Then they dropped a bomb on you like:

“That’ll be €X per page.”

...Wait. What the hell is a page, and why does it sound like something ripped out of an ancient scroll and slapped onto your invoice?

Well buckle up, because I’m about to demystify this overused, under-explained dev lingo and drag it into the modern era. You didn’t ask for this enlightenment—but here it comes anyway.

A Page Is a Digital Room (That You Probably Forgot to Clean)

Every website is like a badass cyber-bunker. And each “page”? That’s a room.

  • Home – Your entrance. Your digital jaw-punch. First impressions happen here.
  • About – The narcissism suite. “Look at me, I’m experienced and trustworthy.”
  • Services – The weapons rack. What you’re offering, and how it shreds the competition.
  • Contact – The intercom. Ring the bell, leave a message, summon the gods.
  • Blog – Your brain’s garage sale. Hot takes, cold facts, and SEO bait.

Each page is its own beast—designed, developed, optimized, debugged, then styled until it glows.

Why You’re Charged Per Page (Spoiler: Because Time Is Real)

Asking a dev to build “just a website” without clarifying pages is like telling an architect:
“Just build me a structure. With… you know… walls and stuff.”

Every page requires:

  • Different content
  • Different logic
  • Unique layout
  • Testing for screen sizes, browsers, and your weird uncle’s iPhone 6
  • Actual thought and design work (you’d be shocked how rare that is)

So yeah, we charge for pages. No apologies.

Are All Pages Created Equal? HA. No.

There’s a galactic gap between:

  • A “Contact” page with a form and some text...
  • ...and a “Dashboard” page that syncs with 4 APIs, triggers push notifications, and reacts faster than your ex during an argument.

Not all pages are created equal. Some are copy-paste monkeys. Others are Frankenstein's monster — and you better believe I’m charging for the electricity.

Want to Add Pages Later?

Welcome to modular development, baby.

You can start with 3 pages and expand into a 50-page empire when you realize your startup is actually a real business. But remember:

More pages = more time. More time = more money.
And I don’t accept “exposure” as payment. Save that for OnlyFans.

TL;DR for the Scroll-Impaired

Pages are real work, not a buzzword.

  • Every one of them adds design, logic, and time to your site.
  • They’re priced individually because they’re built individually.
  • Your site is a war machine. I’m the weaponsmith. Pages are the blades.

If you still think all pages are equal, I suggest building your next site on Microsoft Word.

— The Web Runners
Click. Hire. Deploy.
And never ask me again why “pages” cost money.

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