What is a reasonable price for a web team to design a website for my business?
August 14, 2009 - 4:17 pm
Right now they want to give me a free trail for 30 days, after that it will cost me 79.00 per month. Is this reasonable, or are they taking me for a ride? I really need a answer soon (before I commit). Any suggestions are appreciated. They state that they are the cheapest, and promise customers.
How many pages are they creating? Is there java or other programing being used? Will you have an online shopping cart?
Depending on what you are trying to get out of your website, I could do it for less. Also ask them if this includes SEO.
August 14th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Building a web site sounds easy - and it can be.
You want to remember that you will have it for a long time as it will start to grow.
Make sure you control it completely - that if they go down the tubes - your site (and hard work and investment) doesn’t follow.
Cheapest isn’t always the best way to go. Can they expand to meet your need 2, 3, 5, 12 years from now?? Will they lose interest in their business if all they make is ~$1000 from you annually.
I’d check further into what other options are ‘out there’.
As I write this, one comes to mind - if you send me an email, I’ll send you a link that you can look over.
Keep Smiling!
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August 14th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
How many pages are they creating? Is there java or other programing being used? Will you have an online shopping cart?
Depending on what you are trying to get out of your website, I could do it for less. Also ask them if this includes SEO.
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http://www.richkahmer.com
August 14th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Uh…that’s a joke Sir/Madam. Websites are a one time cost, not monthly. Real web developers don’t have "trials"…they make a you a site.
(So is the reply that says "email me for a link"…what a scam.)
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August 14th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
the 30 day trial sounds good,79.00 per month ,not bad either.maybe u should get a professional advice,sorry
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August 14th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
This web designer did my web for a flat fee and then I pay $10.00 per month. http://www.iwdwebdesign.com/ They did a great job!
Changes and updates are very reasonable
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August 15th, 2009 at 12:04 am
Hi
My name is Roger from Montreal
First, I would advise that you get a copy of the easy to read book "Don’t make Me Think" It will definitely will be an excellent investment for your website and second like Daniel Pink mentions in his book "The Whole New Brain" which I’m currently reading, that a lot of the code writing process is being outsourced overseas, so you can then check up the website rentacoder.com to get your website done and maintained for a very small amount of money and the coders really do an excellent job. I used to work for a small Montreal ISP and we outsourced the whole construction of our new web site to them for something like $250. Initially our website had been done for something like $4900 by local programmers. You can outsourced the whole coding to any one programmer or some parts to programmer A and another to programmer B, etc.
It is the new reality, the new rules of the new economy and like Daniel Pink mentions in his book, in the coming years, in North-America and most everywhere else in Europe and Japan the primer will be put on the right brain thinkers that can come up with creative solutions.
Anyway I thought this might help you.
Wouhouuuu… ~(_8(|)
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August 15th, 2009 at 12:43 am
I am assuming that you are doing an EBROCHURE, as in just info on the web ABOUT your comapny. IF you are a small biz, and dont want to do the design yourself, just pay for the DESIGN work seperately, and buy from the biggest guy out there http://www.1and1.com, for $6/month.
Any designer can work with a HOSTING company like 1and1.com
And if by chance you think its JUST a lil information you want to do yourself, 1and1 has easy tools to do that - ATLEAST to get you started so that you don’t have to pay ANYONE to start.
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August 15th, 2009 at 12:50 am
Let me just tell you that we paid 3 people to make our web site. Before we got it the way we wanted it and finaly someone that worked for us did it . You dont want to spend more than about 300.00 dollars unless you are wanting some big thing that needs to be kept up monthly. http://www.streamlinemedicalbilling.com is ours so if you need something like that then dont spend more than 300.00-400.00 max good luck
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August 15th, 2009 at 1:00 am
now a days there are so many developments center in this world that design your site in resonable price but they are copy the matter from here and there and generates the site with in 3-4 days but that site contains the lots of matter due to that your site become very slow during accesing time so to be desine by expert coder that do this and no one you can get there whose provide you free trails for 30 days
http://www.searchenginerankings.com.au
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August 15th, 2009 at 1:32 am
First, it’s important to ask yourself what specific business goals you want your web site to help you achieve - increase brand awareness in your company, allow you to sell products online, act as an online brochure, etc. Next, you need to ask yourself where you want to position yourself in the market - are you interested in doing average business or are you looking to take your industry by storm? Do you want to be the next leader in your market or are you looking to merely provide yourself with a decent income.
The reason it’s important to answer these questions first is because it helps you determine what sort of investment you want to make in building not only a web site, but a set of marketing tools for your company, including your logo, brochure, stationery, etc.
There are many small companies that are happy staying small, getting by and not knocking anyone’s socks off with their company’s image and marketing materials. However, that’s exactly where companies stay when they are not willing to invest in their company’s image - small. I’m not suggesting you should go out and spend tens of thousands of dollars on developing a web site (which is certainly not difficult to do depending on the size and complexity of the site’s requirements), but if you’re looking to distinguish your company and take it to the next level, it’s important to invest in developing a set of marketing tools that will enable you to do so by helping you build credibility with your audience and increasing the professionalism of how you present your company which will, in the end, make it easier for you to grow your business and attract more customers.
With regards to how much you should expect to pay for a web site, I’d definitely stay away from the monthly charge type of situation as this usually means you don’t own the template, so as soon as you decide to change web hosts, you’re stuck with no site again. And, there’s no fixed price….if you keep your site for three years, you’ll end up paying them nearly $3000 and the bill will still keep increasing, all for something you never own at all and which dozens of other companies will also be using as well. In general, I’m not personally a fan of template sites - while one could argue they’re better than nothing, as a consumer, I don’t hold much confidence in a company who takes a cookie cutter approach to how they present themselves. There is a fine line between economical and cheap and consumers can smell it a mile away.
Also, with regards to design, "cheapest" is not always the best route to take. You need to find a company that understands your needs and can provide you with a solution that fits YOU, not you and every other sucker they can coax into paying them monthly for an indefinite period of time. With design, like a lot of other professional services, you get what you pay for. So, email or phone around to some local companies and and ask them for a fixed-fee quote for a basic static web site which will integrate your company colours and client-provided logo (typically 7-10 pages is average for a brochure-style site). Prices vary by firm, experience and geographic location, but usually, the quotes in the middle of the range offer the best quality to value ratio. Also ask them what their rates are for monthly maintenance. Most firms will likely give you an hourly rate for these types of post-project tasks.
If you’re willing to end up spending several thousand dollars for a template site that will have you end up betrothen to the provider with nothing tangible to show for it EVER, why not pay a reputable firm that money up front to build something custom-designed for your company that meets your specific needs? Then, you have a tool that you own and that will help you stand out from the crowd, rather than blending in with everyone else.
Graphic design and its digital equivalent, web site design is, in the end, about marketing, not art. The site should include clear calls to action - what do you want the customer to do when they get to your site? Do you want them to buy something from the site? Call your office for more information? Visit your store? Order a free informational video/kit? Make a donation? Any company you work with should have a solid grip on marketing and how design - be it for printed materials or web-based tools -
fits into the greater scheme of marketing your business. A lot of providers get caught up in their technical knowledge and neglect to consider that the whole purpose for building a site is to be an effective marketing tool. So, I’d ask your prospective providers what they know in the way of the business and marketing sides of what they’re offering as they can’t promise you the moon if they don’t even understand what you’re trying to accomplish.
Good luck!
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August 15th, 2009 at 2:07 am
It depends on how complicated your website is. If you have 15 pages and they are going to do the updating, it’s pretty cheap.
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August 15th, 2009 at 2:37 am
Have a nice ride (Trip)
Hosting is $350/year (not $79/mth)
The website is easy but some do charge $300-$500 (you can do it yourself in about 4 hours)
If changes need to be done througout the year (numbers, addresses, item descriptions etc) do you pay each time or is this free
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August 15th, 2009 at 3:13 am
some of these people who have answered have no clue what they are talking about. The real question is: what do you get for your $79.00? It should be alot in terms of advertising and continued support and search engine optimization. All in all it seams high, but again: what are you getting?
try
http://www.samwilson3d.com
a small company that does alot of work for a very little $$ they did a great job on my friend’s site and he gets alot of traffic.
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