Buying a tutor website
Define what you need before comparing website quotes. A practical guide to scope, ownership, ongoing costs and questions to ask.
A tutor website quote is useful only when it explains what is included. A one-page introduction with an email link is a different project from a subject-led website with content writing, enquiry forms and booking integrations. AbneosEd offers the packages below, with a written scope and proposal before commitment.
Decide what a parent must understand before contacting you: subjects, age groups, exam qualifications where relevant, lesson format, your approach and the next step. Those needs should determine the pages and functionality, rather than a long feature list.
Ask for the initial design and build cost, then a separate breakdown of domain renewal, hosting, maintenance, content changes and any third-party subscriptions. Establish whether these are optional or essential to keep the site working.
A lower initial quote may exclude writing, image preparation or migration. That does not make it a bad offer, but you need to know which tasks you will be responsible for and what additional work will cost.
Give each supplier the same brief. Ask how many pages are included, who writes and approves the copy, whether mobile and keyboard checks are covered, and how the enquiry route will be tested. Agree who will configure any existing booking tool.
For example, a solo online maths tutor might need a homepage, a detailed tuition page, an introduction and an enquiry route. A tuition team may need separate subject and tutor pages. Neither should pay for an account portal without a clear use for it.
Find out who owns the domain, where the source and content live, and how you can obtain a copy. Ask what happens if you change suppliers. Clarify access to the hosting account, enquiry inbox and any paid tools.
Your comparison should end with a written scope, responsibilities, recurring costs and acceptance checks. Choose the proposal you can understand and maintain, rather than assuming the most expensive or cheapest option is the best fit.
| Cost | What to check |
|---|---|
| Initial build | Page allowance, profiles, supplied copy, image preparation and revision rounds. |
| Care and hosting | £29/month with the Website Care scope below, or agreed alternative hosting. Confirm the arrangement before commitment. |
| Domain and subscriptions | Registration, renewal and any paid third-party services are separately scoped. |
| Future changes | Minor content edits within care allowance versus new pages, redesigns and integrations quoted separately. |
Write down the specific change you need, the parts of your current process worth keeping and the questions a supplier must answer. This gives you a useful basis for a proposal.
Explore websites for independent tutors, tuition team websites or a focused website review.
Tell Alan what you teach, who you help and what needs to work better. Scope and pricing are agreed before work begins.
Prepare your website brief ↗£495 £295
Early-adopter build
Standard price from 1 December 2026.
Plus £29/month Website Care, or alternative hosting agreed before commitment.
£895 £595
Early-adopter build
Standard price from 1 December 2026.
Plus £29/month Website Care, or alternative hosting agreed before commitment.
£1,495 £995
Early-adopter build
Standard price from 1 December 2026.
Plus £29/month Website Care, or alternative hosting agreed before commitment.
£129 £79
Early-adopter review
Standard price from 1 December 2026.
Early-adopter pricing applies when the written proposal is accepted and the agreed deposit is received by 23:59 Europe/London on 30 November 2026. Delivery dates are agreed in the proposal.
Responsive layouts; basic accessibility checks; unique page titles and descriptions; appropriate structured data; optimised supplied images; sitemap and indexing foundations; secure enquiry form and launch testing; two consolidated revision rounds within the agreed scope.
Hosting, technical maintenance and up to 30 minutes of minor content edits per month. Unused editing time does not roll over. Cancel monthly. Before commitment, your proposal confirms the cancellation effective date, domain access, and migration arrangements, any migration work and replacement hosting. Hosting ends on the agreed date; arrange replacement hosting before then to keep the site online. New pages, redesigns and additional integrations are quoted separately.
Domain registration/renewal, paid subscriptions, booking systems, payments, ongoing article writing, original photography and custom application features.
No online payment is taken here. Your written proposal confirms the agreed price, deposit, delivery and contractual terms. Accepted proposals retain their agreed price.
Abneos is not VAT-registered. No VAT is charged. Prices shown are the amounts payable for the stated scope; recurring charges are shown separately.