Is there a charge for owning a website?

[Anger is just one letter short of danger]

For example: If I open a pizza store, and create a website to promote my business, do I have to pay for it?

[john]

It all depends on what company you make the site with.

[NahPlz]

It depends. There are tons of solutions for free websites.

When you get a free website it will come with a subdomain. ex: pizzastore.freewebsite.com

You can of course buy a .com domain anytime. They usually go really cheap. A few bucks a year.

Check out some of these sites:

http://www.webs.com/‎

https://www.yola.com/‎

http://www.wix.com/‎

Then there's the more advanced one called Freehostinghero. It's possibly one of the best website managing / creating service ever. It is kind of advanced so I wouldn't mess around with it without someone that knows what they're doing.

[Sergio]

It's very cheap to own a domain. Look it up on YouTube.

[Pavel]

You can do it for free or very, very cheap.
The price depends on the company, you will use. I am using http://www.webnode.com/features-personal-websites/
Good luck

[Jack]

You will have to pay for domain name and website hosting. $10 for domain and ~$5 a month for website hosting.

[Michael Perk]

If you are creating website of your own then you don't have to pay for it.You have to pay for domain name and its hosting.And If your hire an individual or professional web design company for building a professional touch website then you have to pay for that.
While hiring any professionals analyze their pricing details and portfolio.