Pricing

...or, what it's all going to cost you

There are two major ways to get a price for your web design needs:

Hourly

Hourly rates vary according to the type of work being performed. All hourly billings will have a statement detailing how much time, the date the time was spent, and a brief description of the item or items worked on. For further information on rates, send an email now.

Flat Fee

If you're not sure how much time your website is going to take, you might want to negotiate a flat fee for it. A single price to create a website involves one or more consultation meetings (or exchanges of emails) to develop an outline of your requests. Once that is determined, you will receive an estimate of what it will cost to fulfill the outlined requests. Note that flat prices are for one-time projects only. Continued maintenance is always available, but it will be billed on an hourly basis.

Not sure which is the best for you? Consider the following:

Original Setup

Do you have a simple webpage or website in mind, with no more than three or four pages? Do you have all of the information and graphics in hand? If so, then an hourly fee will likely be the best way to go. On the other hand, will you need to have a domain name registered for you, hosting set up, and a website with a couple of dozen pages- complete with an online database for you to maintain current information? In that case, let's talk, because you should probably ask for a flat fee. Note that quotes--both hourly and flat fee--do not include actual costs incurred. Your total bill will be costs plus the fee or rate. We will do our best to avoid having costs come as a surprise. In most cases, you will know beforehand what the costs will be for and an approximate amount for them. But this information is an experienced prediction, not a guarantee.

Continued Maintenance

Although continued maintenance can only be billed according to an hourly fee, there are still a couple of things to note. First, if there is a calendar month in which billable time is less than one hour, there will be no charge for any of the services performed that month. Second, maintenance is defined as small changes or technical support: helping correct a balky e-mail account, or changing contact information on a page. Major changes to the site- redesigning all of the graphics, layouts, or adding a major new feature-do not fall under the continued maintenance restriction. You can negotiate a flat fee for them, just as you can with the initial setup.

If you have any further questions about prices, or if you want to request an estimate for your website idea, send an email today!