The typical club website doesn't die of budget — it dies when the volunteer who maintained it "on the side" stops. So the most important cost question for clubs in 2026 isn't "What does the build cost?" but "Who keeps it current — and what does that cost?".
Still, first things first: here are the three usual routes with honest numbers — and what they really cost the club.
The three routes compared
- Volunteer + website builder (WordPress, Wix): €0–30 / month. Cheap on paper — but the site depends on a single person. When the web volunteer moves on, the site goes stale. That's exactly how club sites end up with news two seasons old.
- Agency: €3,000–8,000 one-off. Professional, but hard to get past most club budgets — and every change after launch (new training times, a new coach) costs extra.
- Productized website (Website Manufaktur): fixed package price + predictable monthly fee. Pre-built for clubs, live in days — and maintenance is included in the monthly price instead of hanging on a volunteer.
The decisive difference sits in the third column of the club budget: with a builder the club pays in volunteer hours, with an agency in change invoices — with the package model there's one fixed line item the general meeting approves once.
Why club websites actually fail
- Training times and contacts are outdated — newcomers reach nobody and never make it to a session
- The membership form is a PDF to print — young families drop off at exactly that point
- Sponsor logos are missing or stale — which makes the next sponsorship pitch harder, not easier
- Photos and news only live in the WhatsApp group — to outsiders the club is invisible
None of these are technology problems — they're maintenance problems. So the honest calculation is: a club website costs either reliably budgeted euros — or unreliably available volunteer hours.
What that means in practice
For clubs we've broken down scope and prices transparently — with training times, an online membership form and a sponsor section, maintained without volunteer stress — on our club website page. You'll also find a real before/after from archery there.
How the package model works in general — a fixed plan price, live in 7 days, 30-day money-back guarantee — is explained on the Website Manufaktur overview.
