Tell Me About the Cost

How much should your website cost?

One amazing thing about the Internet is that it levels the playing field. A huge corporation and a small corner store can compete on the same field and it may be surprising who comes out on top! The cost of a website is reflected in the trust exhibited to your customers.Your website cost is worth whatever it takes to bring new customers in the door. Your website should be an integrated part of your marketing strategy and convey confidence and security to your customer base.

Odds are that if you have a successful business, there is something about you that is unique. We recognize that and help you bring that uniqueness to your website. We don’t believe that one size fits all, we believe that our site should fit one… you and your customers.

What Kind of Websites Can You Do?

Websites come in all shapes and sizes; naturally, the more complicated a website is, the more it costs. There are five basic types of websites: Static, CMS, eCommerce, Blog and dynamic.

  • A static website is the one most people are accustomed to seeing; it has a set look and page content, if you want a change made, you call your web guy and they will make your changes.
  • A Content Management System (CMS) website often will have chat rooms, picture galleries, possibly a store and web pages. These are built to handle vast amounts of data; they are pre-packaged, often the software is free but not the easiest to learn how to use and you must have a professional set it up for you.
  • The latest craze for Social Marketing is the Blog. WordPress is the most popular of these programs with free, easy to install software and a host of templates to help you make it look exactly as you want it.Once again, while you can work on this all by yourself, but if you do not know what you are doing, your site can become enormous and bog down to the point where the search engines look the other way. Having a professional guide you and put the proper plug-ins in place is worth every penny. It is far easier to start with a clean site than to try and fix it later.
  • eCommerce (shopping cart) software is also usually free or very low cost. You will need a professional to set these up as many of the settings must be made by one with advanced knowledge. We specialize in Zen-Cart software which is a very comprehensive and powerful tool with many SEO capabilities, inventory management, newsletter and coupon tools and even banner advertisements.
  • A custom dynamic website is built just for you and is easily expandible to meet your ever growing needs. This the type of site that lays out exactly as you envision without you having to fit your products into the same format everbody else on the Internet has. Stores can be linked to inventory management systems for real time availability quotes, add a new salesman and they are instantly the contact for that product line or service, if a customer wants more information, they can be added to an email newsletter and placed in queue for a follow-up email or phone call.

If you have a template, we will apply it to your website, we’ll incorporate your corporate identity and logos and will even allow for up to 5 hours of custom programming to convey your uniqueness to the world.

All of our websites start at $500; naturally, the more involved your website is the higher the initial fee but our basic site is more than most companies need! This is what you get:

  • Up to 50 email addresses
  • Up to 10 site pages
  • Database Access
  • Picture uploads
  • Ability to set fonts and colors
  • Pre Set-Up for SEO

What’s included with the monthly fee?

  • Monthly feedback to improve Search Engine Rankings
  • Annual Hosting
  • Domain Name Renewal
  • Email Management

Bottom line – A good website is like a good company, if you provide good products and services at a reasonable cost and have good communication and fast delivery you should be a success. A good website should be an extension of your business; the personality of your business should come through.

We help you communicate your honesty and integrity and  are available to answer your questions whenever you need us. We don’t succeed if you don’t succeed and we never forget that. The website cost is the investment you make for your success.

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