Our clients often ask us to help them estimate the amount of money they should dedicate to a site when starting out on the WWW.

The actual cost of website construction is directly affected by the amount of graphics and pages that you require. As with anything else, the bigger the site, the greater the time that is necessary to complete the task.

Therefore you should first prioritize the various elements, then allocate what you can reasonably afford and expand your presentation further as your online business grows. 

You can view our [PRICE SHEET] for easy reference.

Our approach to site construction differs from many other firms in that we take the time to work closely with you via email and phone communications to create the website appearance that you envision as being most effective for your own organization.

With that in mind, the package below is simply a suggested solid approach when starting out -- it can be modified according to your wishes:

• "Home Page";
• "Gallery" or "Products" pages with (at least) 10 items -- pictures, descriptions, and ordering info. You can always add more items here at any time;
• Each of these items will open in a larger more detailed view when clicked;
• "Contact Page" with postal address, email address, phone number, and a short online form with pre-configured fields for the convenience of your visitors to fill out and send;
• All ordering info is connected to your "Secure Shopping Cart". Note that to include a cart you must be set-up to accept customer payment by credit cards (ie, you need a merchant account for Visa & Mastercard), or as an alternative, have a "PayPal" type of online payment account;
• "Printable Order Form" for people to use who wish to send a check or fax you their credit card #;
• A "Links Page" so you can develop reciprocal linkage with other sites;
• An "About Us" page with a brief bio/history and picture of yourself (or of your staff);
• And a custom "404 Page", which shows only if visitors accidentally type in a wrong address for a page in your site (this means they won't get the dreaded "Page Not Found" message!).
• Also, we will submit your site information to those major search engines that still allow for free inclusion in their databases.
  (You can quickly print out the above info with prices on a plain white background for offline reference).

The cost of that fully functional e-commerce enabled package is $775 for a 10 item site (this is a one-time charge ... it is not annual). Naturally, you can expand upon it however you want, or even go with a more limited initial presentation -- it's entirely up to you.

In addition, we can make all arrangements for you with a very dependable hosting service -- the servers we are currently recommending charge about $60 per year. Also, if you do not yet have your own domain name, we can register one for you in your name at an ICANN accredited registrar (both the server and the registrar will bill your credit card directly).

You can always add more products, pages, and features -- either immediately or over time as your "cyber" business grows.

The cost to add 5 additional items at the point of initial design is $150 (bringing the total number of items for the basic package to 15). This provides you with a third "Gallery / Products" page with the 5 new graphic, and 5 larger images of same for more detailed viewing; and all 5 of these additional items are configured into your shopping cart. The total design fee for this 15 items package will be about $925.

A website with an additional 10 items would require 2 new pages, so the one time charge to custom design for you the complete "turnkey site" described above with a total of 20 items for sale using a secure shopping cart is approximately $1075.

Or, if you do not want to include additional items in groups of 5, then figure it at $30 per additional item (includes small & large picture, description, shopping cart integration, etc).

We are happy to discuss with you the cost of a basic web presence that would fit within your current budget. You should realistically decide what you need, determine your budget, then get in touch with us to see what can be done within those parameters. As long as the foundation is strong, the sky is the limit for future growth.

In addition to the pages listed above in our "solid foundation", you may also want...
~ A page detailing your schedule (upcoming shows, workshops, special events, etc);
~ Directions and/or map to your place of business;
~ Testimonials from satisfied customers;
~ Audio or video downloads;
~ Want something specific not mentioned on this page? Let us know!

You can include a wide variety of additional features and interactive enhancements on your site (the cost will depend on what you want). For example:
~ A "blog"
~ Guest book
~ Online Calendar
~ Mailing list sign up form
~ "Tell-A-Friend" email link
~ Intra-site search engine
~ Online surveys & quizzes
~ Mailing "ListServ" for group discussions
~ Password protected pages or directories
~ Bulletin board / forum for message posting
~ Send an online postcard featuring a product
~ Random images or text (by day, week, or month)
~ "Latest News" (that you can easily update yourself)
~ Tracking / counter stats for incoming visitors to your site
~ Outgoing tracking for links on your pages leading to external sites
~ A "Classifieds" section for visitors to use in selling goods/services
... and more!

As you can see, we offer a variety of flexible "turnkey" solutions to help you get started on the World Wide Web. Our website design fee is a one-time charge, so your only continuing annual expense is for your domain and hosting.

You can expand upon your completed site however you see fit, either immediately or in the future. If you add no additional content, then in the subsequent years the only ongoing fee is hosting and domain -- about $75 (paid directly to those services). We of course remain available at our hourly rate to do changes, updates, additions, etc whenever the need arises.

Please view our [PRICE SHEET] for easy reference.

If you are now ready to do business online, then the next step is very simple -- contact us so we can discuss the details regarding your site requirements. The sooner we hear from you, the sooner you will gain a visible and effective presence on the World Wide Web...

ps: If you have any remaining questions, you may very well find the answers in our FAQ or in our Terms & Conditions.