pricing
This was probably the first link
you clicked on, unless you're a friend of ours;
and well it should be. So, we work for 75 dollars
an hour, flat rate. What's that mean to you? For
starters, it means that you can be assured that
your money is going directly towards your website.
Many web design places offer package deals, wherein
you pay per page, per link, per email account, etc.
We think this is crap. First, because the place
that'll charge you 500 for a two page website will
probably spend about three hours on the website. Oh,
and did they mention that they'll be charging you
for scanning an image? And for any kind of scripting
or flash, that's way extra. Many of these companies
don't even do any design work, they just pop your
logo on the website and put a few animated gifs up
to amuse you.
Suffice to say, we have strong feelings
on the way other web/graphic design firms do business.
So, we charge per hour, no matter what work we're
doing for you. You want a simple website with flash and
have a very clear idea of how the website will work?
Great, that'll save us time designing navigation and
such, and we'll charge you the same as if you asked
us to develop a simple html website from scratch. You
want a ton of javascript in your website? Rollovers?
We won't charge you extra, just the amount of time
it takes us to make them.
how much can I expect to pay for my website?
Here are a few estimates, to make
your life easier.
+small
website: roughly
8-16 hours ($600-1125). Simple navigation, simple
design, not too much flashy stuff; you've already
got the graphics done or a host set up. See ASSIC or Lowell Garden Design for
an examples of small websites.
+medium
website:
roughly 20-35 hours ($1500-2625). Perhaps you want
more flair to your website, and would like some flash
in it, or you need us to work with some more complex
code. Examples are Ken
Stringfellow or Media
Law Group.
+large
website:
40 hours or more ($3000+). Perhaps you want
to use your website for a storefront; or you've got
a ton of content to get across, and you need a website
that will be easily updateable, perhaps with extensive
java scripting or some ASP, or perhaps you want
a large flash website. Examples are Three
by Three Seattle or Bootsy
Holler Photography or Bump Urban Maternity Wear.
what goes into making a website?
Glad you asked. Here's what usually
happens with the website making process. Each website
is different, and depending on your needs, your
website might skip one or two of these steps, but most
websites go through these steps. Time lengths are for
an average (medium) sized website.
+Initial consultation
Send us an email as to what your vision is for your
website, and we'll let you know how much time we'd expect
to spend on it. Stuff to include: who is going to
view your website? What is the goal of this website? How
do you want the user to interact with your website? Answering
these questions is paramount to the success of your
website, and the accuracy with which we can quote you
a price.
+Initial design: 3-5
hours
If you have no idea what you want your website to look
like and have no graphical concept to work from, we'll
design your website from the ground up, working with
you along the way. We'll make mockups of the website
and let you choose which one works best for you. We
did the design on all the websites on our web portfolio.
This phase also includes determining what scripting
and/or flash you'll need to make the website behave the
way you want.
+Initial construction:
varies; 3 hours to more than 20 hours
Building the skeleton of a website is often the biggest
challenge. It includes building the first page, the
navigation, whatever framesets are necessary, etc.
Most likely, the first page will have some element
of whatever scripting you use, so whatever 'extras'
you want to include in the whole website will have to
be included in this phase. Once the first page or
'skeleton' page is done, (assuming there's some kind
of continuity between the pages), other pages merely
change content, which is often as simple as cutting
and pasting. With flash, the results are similar,
most of the challenge lies in the constructing of
the frame of the movie (i.e. the navigation, the intro,
etc.), and not much else.
+continued construction:
varies; 2 hour to 10 hours
If you've got a bunch of content to put in your website,
construction can take longer. This phase is often
much shorter than the initial construction phase.
+uploading and tweaking:
1-5 hours
If you have a host lined up, we can upload your website
pretty quickly, depending on how extensive it is.
If you don't, we can register your domain name (i.e.
thisismydomainname.com), put you up with a hosting
facility, and orient you to how to update your website.
+orientation and updating:
1-3 hours
When we finish your website, we want you to be able to
update it easily and effectively. Depending on your
level of web-savy, there are different options available
to you. Whichever option you choose, we will instruct
you on how to do much of the upkeep of your website without
our help, to save you money and time. We will update
or revamp your website, at our same flat hourly rate,
if you desire.
if you have questions
about our rates, please, don't hesitate to email us.
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