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Your Investment
"How much does a website
cost?"
While there is no easy answer to give a "one size fits all" type
of figure, we've come to find out that pricing is a simple function
of math: more people working more hours equals more money.
We think it is better to decide what you really need and then lay
out the budget for your project. Often times, seeing the details in
writing helps you eliminate unrealistic expectations and hone in on
what is really important.
Sometimes though, you have a particular amount
of money in mind, and so in our experience, here is the breakout of
what you get for the buck:
Free
- We build and maintain some websites for free. These are usually
nonprofit organizations or family members. We currently have as
many of these accounts as we can handle.
- Do It Yourself (DIY) See
Google for
a free email account and web space with Page Creator abilities.
Even easier: consider a blog.
Hundreds
- If you have under $500 to spend: Purchase hosting
and domain name at a low cost host. Use their tools
to make and maintain your own site. After all, how hard can it really
be? :)
- Up to $1,000: Use the above, and add in my consultation.
You do the work, I just make suggestions.
Thousands
There a lots of companies producing websites with costs ranging from $1000 to tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Basically, the more complex and custom your needs are, the more it will cost.
Not Available
We are not available for professional web site development training.
We reserve the right to refuse to bid on any project that contains
content that we are uncomfortable promoting.
If you decide to employ our team on your project, we will ask you
for 1/3 of the fee at the start of work, 1/3 of the fee at an agreed-upon
midphase, and 1/3 of the fee upon launch/completion. Maintenance is
then on a scheduled or as-needed basis.
Maintenance Plans
- Do It Yourself (DIY) Use Contribute with
any of my designs and you can change your site content as much as
you want. Several areas like the navigation will be special code
that you cannot (and really should not) access from Contribute software,
so you may still need me occasionally. But the bulk of the content
is up to you.
- Professional Updating If you'd rather not mess
with your site, I have lots of experience doing site maintenance
quickly and effectively. Many of my clients rely on my updates and
are very satisfied with the price as well as the result. We'll figure
out together what is best for you and set an annual budget based
on what you'll need.
Outsource to Us
- We work for larger corporations on a temporary or as needed
basis. If you need coding of your design or require a reliable company
to handle your larger site's updates, we can come on board and up
to speed quickly to help you out without you having to add us to
your payroll. If your webmaster just quit, use our services until
you fill your in-house position.
- We've had experience taking design house layouts and converting
them into websites. If you're working with a marketing firm that
is drawing your website but they do not have a developer, we can
code their design into a website for you.
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