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Xavier Kain is all about attention to detail. This site hides 7 secrets.

    How many pages for your website.

    Pick your situation: the estimator gives the useful order of magnitude and a sample site structure, which you can adjust and then copy into a requirements document or a quote request.

    It all happens in your browser: nothing is sent unless you request a quote.

    Your situation
    What justifies extra pages

    Only three situations justify multiplying pages, plus two common cases. Tick what applies to you.

    The method behind the estimator.

    Page count is not a budget variable you choose: it follows from the number of questions your customers ask before they get in touch. Five pages form the core of any site (home, offer, proof, about, contact), plus the legal notice and privacy policy. Beyond that, each page has to settle a recurring question.

    The ranges and structures come from the guide How many pages does a business website really need, which also covers the cost of a page and the town-page trap. To move on to budget, use the budget calculator; to send it all to suppliers, the requirements generator.

    • Tradesman, one trade, one area5 to 8
    • Professional practice6 to 12
    • Shop with a physical presence6 to 10
    • B2B SME10 to 20
    • E-commercecatalogue + 8
    • Industrial with catalogue50 to several thousand

    Frequently asked questions.

    Can a one-page site be enough?

    To validate an offer or sell a single service, yes. The limit shows quickly: a single page can only rank for one subject, and you cannot answer different questions without extending the scroll indefinitely.

    Are more pages better for SEO?

    No. What counts is the number of pages that answer a real search intent. Twenty pages that resemble each other are worth less than five distinct ones, and can weaken the whole site if Google judges them redundant.

    Do you need a blog on top of the pages?

    A blog helps when your customers have questions before they are ready to buy. If your work is emergency-driven, it adds almost nothing. If the decision cycle runs for weeks, it becomes the main acquisition channel.

    What does an extra page cost?

    It is billed on time spent, at €490 per day, depending on the writing involved, on an existing site. The dominant cost is never the build but the writing: a good page needs information only the client holds.

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