Cost of a website like myspace...

[Dell11]

How much would it cost to get started?

[MarcL]

Depends how well you want it done... It could be from $100 to $2000...

[Cameron]

Well, it all depends. Do you want all of the specs that Myspace has? Then it may cost you into the thousands. By reading your posts, I get the notion that your thinking about starting a social networking website and the cheapest way to go is to get a myspace type script called PHPFox.
Its only a few hundred and has many of the features myspace has.
http://www.phpfox.com/
This is an example of a website that uses PHPFox:
http://www.lawbby.com/;
http://ww2.phpizabi.net/
This one is free and by far the best i have seen
hope this helps,
cam

[ixtravel.com]

It all depends:
- Technical aspect:
+ Programming: 300 - 2000 USD (if you have a web design company program for you).
- Marketing:
+ SEO: 0 - 600 USD
+ PPC marketing: 100 - 2000 USD

So, it could be 400 - 4000 USD based on my experience.

But you should have a look back. What kind of website do you want? How about content management system? Do you want to hire employees to manage the website (content, admin, technical, marketing, sales,...) for you or you will do it all by yourself?

Anyway, just start and after the first move, you will know how much it costs.
Also remember the oppotunity cost, friend!

Cheers,
Hai