Private or international school website cost in Nassau: local agencies vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Nassau, a private or international school website costs, as a 2026 ballpark, 8 000 to 35 000 USD with a local agency and 1 500 to 6 000 USD with a freelancer, the Bahamian dollar being pegged at par with the US dollar. Kolonell charges 2 900, 4 900 or 8 900 USD at a fixed price, native copywriting and a project manager included, delivered in 3 to 4 weeks on Starter and Growth. A New Providence freelancer can therefore be cheaper than us: the useful comparison is the scope actually delivered and the 3-year cost, not just the starting price.

Is a Nassau agency really more expensive than Kolonell?

Not necessarily, and that needs saying. The ranges below are prudent: they rely on public rate cards of Bahamian agencies, minimum project sizes on Clutch.co profiles of Nassau and South Florida studios, hourly rates published locally (often 75 to 125 USD per hour at agencies) and rates visible on Upwork and Fiverr. Always ask whether a local quote includes Bahamian VAT.

The local freelancer is unbeatable on entry price and proximity. Kolonell brings a written scope, native copywriting for the admissions pages, a price that does not move and the handover of all access. A Nassau agency makes sense if the school wants filming, on-site workshops and a partner present all year round. The tiers are detailed on our international website offer.

The Kolonell team is based in Senegal (GMT), 5 hours ahead of Nassau in winter and 4 hours in summer. A 9 am call in Nassau falls in the early afternoon for your project manager, and a written update arrives every week. Payment is by bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery.

What is the 3-year total cost with each supplier?

Kolonell maintenance after support is quoted on request, so the table applies the same maintenance assumption to all three columns, 120 USD per month over 33 months. Updates cover fees, calendar, closures and staff.

In this scenario, the freelancer comes out about 660 USD cheaper than Kolonell. The real gap hides in the copywriting line: if the office team has to write 30 to 40 pages itself, the time spent quickly exceeds that difference.

What does each tier include for a Nassau school?

Ongoing search engine work is quoted on request. An online fee payment application or a custom parent portal is also quoted on request. Pages in Haitian Creole or Spanish are supplied by the school or quoted separately.

What does a Nassau private school need online?

New Providence concentrates the country's banking, trusts, tourism and government. Private schools welcome Bahamian families, expatriate executives from the western end of the island and Paradise Island, families returning from the diaspora and a large community of Haitian origin, part of which speaks French. Many parents compare schools from Miami, Toronto or London ahead of a transfer. What the site must show:

• Real divisions and pathways: BGCSE, a US curriculum with SAT preparation, IB or British, only what the school offers.
• The admissions calendar: the year starts in late August or September, with entrance assessments and mid-year arrivals.
• Fees and scholarships, or how to obtain the schedule.
• Closures: hurricane season runs from June to November, and the 2019 storms showed how much clear and fast communication matters.
• French-speaking families: a bilingual FR/EN site on Premium reassures parents who read French more easily.

Kolonell has already delivered a bilingual FR/EN site for TR Signing Group, a notary and apostille service in New Jersey, which gives an idea of two-language work for a North American audience.

Compliance, without going beyond the facts. In the Bahamas, the Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act 2003 governs the collection of personal data, with a Data Protection Commissioner overseeing it; it applies to forms and admissions records. Children's data calls for extra care, and photos of pupils require written parental consent. Display an accreditation (Cognia, IB World School, CIS) only if the school holds it. WCAG 2.1 AA is the technical reference for accessibility. This is not legal advice.

Which red flags should you spot in a quote?

• A low price without copywriting: the school then pays in internal hours.
• One single contact with no backup: at the start of term, one absence blocks everything.
• A domain registered in the supplier's name.
• No way to post a closure yourself: during a storm warning, the school must be able to do it in 5 minutes.
• Updates billed by the hour without a prior estimate.
• VAT not stated in a local quote.

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Marcus B. is the bursar of a 900-student school, from kindergarten to grade 12, in western New Providence. He receives three offers: 28 000 USD from an agency, 3 500 USD from a freelancer without copywriting, and Kolonell Premium at 8 900 USD with a bilingual FR/EN site. He adds a local photographer at 1 500 USD and Creole pages from a translator for 500 USD: 10 900 USD in total, 17 100 USD less than the agency. Against the freelancer, Kolonell costs 7 400 USD more, but spares his team about 60 hours of writing and delivers the French version from the start. The site goes live in 6 weeks.

FAQ

Can a Nassau freelancer do as well for less?

On price, yes: 1 500 to 6 000 USD as a ballpark. Check who writes, who holds the domain and who covers for the freelancer during holidays.

Can Kolonell post a closure alert for us?

The site is designed so the school posts a banner itself in a few minutes. The 3 months of support (6 on Premium) cover help with getting started.

Can the site be in French for Haitian families?

Yes, bilingual FR/EN is included on Premium at 8 900 USD. Haitian Creole is supplied by the school or quoted separately.

Who photographs the campus?

The school supplies its images or books a photographer in Nassau, often 800 to 2 000 USD a day based on published rates. Kolonell does not shoot on site.

How does payment work?

By bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery, which means two payments of 2 450 USD on Growth.

Let's scope your project. Send us your divisions, your languages and your admissions calendar, and we will come back with a fixed-price tier and a 3 to 4 week timeline. Request your free quote or see the international offer.