Body Tone Multimedia’s Web Design Rates
The cost of a regular website.
Most Web Designers charge anywhere from $75 - $150/an hour for Website design services.
In the industry a regular (not E-commerce) website can range from free to $25,000+. With such a wide margin, how can anyone decide without getting utterly confused? To aid you let’s categorize what the groups are and explain each.
Free websites low cost websites. The advantages and disadvantages. From $0 to $39 per month.
Advantages:
- You have full responsibility for the website.
- Low cost: This can publicize information on what you are offering for little money.
- Can be used to test markets and ideas.
Disadvantage:
- You are responsible for developing the website. If you are not Internet savvy you could be spending hours trying to get things to work.
- You do not have control over the code underneath the pages, which search engines use to find you on the web.
- There is advertising and annoying pop up windows to direct your customer to somewhere else. These websites are using your content to sell their items.
- These pop-up windows and advertisement makes your business look less professional. Visitors will associate an unprofessional website with your business’s attention to detail.
- There is no publicity or marketing strategy for your website. It is all up to you.
- Templates are used: You cannot customize your website to meet your and your customer’s needs.
- You do not own the website.
- E-commerce: Shopping carts, merchant accounts will cost extra and is your responsibilityand may not work or be supported.
Low cost from an amateur. The advantages and disadvantages $25 -$40 per hour, $100 -$300 per website.
Advantages:
- Low cost: This can publicize information on what you are offering for little money.
- Can be used to test markets and ideas.
Disadvantage:
- May be unreliable.
- They are usually inexperienced untrained individuals (student, etc) who may have a talent for making pretty websites, but have no idea what it takes to make the website SEO (Search Engine Optimized) and functional.
- They may not know about content editing, keywords and link placement.
- Some may host your website on their friends server with no backup and uptime guarantee.
- The bandwidth of one server can be overwhelmed and crash. Your website will not be on the web.
- If is a power where that server is housed and there is no redundant server elsewhere. Your website will not be on the web.
- Customer service can be intermittent. They will get to it when the can.
- They may not perform any publicity for your website.
- Your website cannot grow when you need it to grow.
- Some amateurs use free websites (mentioned in the first catagory) and template, which you do not own and cannot customize for your customers needs.
- May not be capable to set-up and execute an E-commerce solution.
Middle to high. The advantages and disadvantages $300 -$25,000 +, $50 to $150 per hour.
Advantages:
- Worry free. You pay for the service and get it.
- Can expand and customize your website to cater to you and your customers needs.
- You own the website and if you wish to switch to a different Webmaster, you can.
- Can develop and execute E-commerce solutions.
- Knows the latest technologies.
Disadvantage:
- Cost can be price prohibitive?
E-Commerce Websites.
An E-commerce store is a website that sells products and services.
- E-Commerce website are an additional cost added to the regular website cost.
- A professional E-Commerce website can cost between $5,500 to $7,000.
- It needs to be maintained.
To accept payments for your products and services on the Internet, a Merchant Account, Payment Gateway with a Secure Web Certificate, and a shopping cart is needed to allow you to accept credit card payments directly from your website.
PayPal.
PayPal is a service, which allows people to send and receive money safely and securely. It allows you and your customers to exchange money through a neutral source. You simply open a PayPal account (for free), and place "buy me" buttons on your web site.
Google Checkout.
Google Checkout is an online payment processing service provided by Google aimed at simplifying the process of paying for online purchases. It is very similar to PayPal
If you have a product but cannot justify the cost of a E-commerce website, or want to increase your product’s exposure, follow this link to submit your product for review for placement on Body Tone Multimedia’s Store.
Website Design Rates
When you use Body Tone Multimedia, you will have a clear understanding of the cost of your project before we begin. Once final payment is received, you will have 100% ownership of you site.
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Website Design Rates
The cost for the first page designed is $199.00 US, as the initial design is the most difficult and time-consuming task.
Unlimited drafts and revisions (up until final approval). By offering unlimited drafts and revisions, we can guarantee you will be thrilled with the final product. (A final approval is required before we begin to add content to the pages).
Body Tone Multimedia charges by the page because:
- It takes the guesswork out of the final cost of the project - there are no surprises when you receive the final invoice.
- You pay a predefined amount regardless of the time the designer spends on the project
Also included is:
- Search Engine Optimization for your major keywords
Time frame for completion 2-4 weeks, once all data is obtained.
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Cost per Web page |
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1st page |
$199 |
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Pages 2 – and above |
$75 |
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Sample Web Design Pricing |
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Amount of Pages |
Total Cost |
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1 page Web site or template |
$199 |
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5 page Web site |
$499 |
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10 page Web site |
$787 |
10% discount |
15 page Web site |
$1062 |
15% discount |
20 page Web site |
$1300 |
20% discount |
20 + pages. Will be charged at the 20% discount rate per page.
Website consultation fee is $75 per hour.
Hosting and website maintenance rates.
Web site maintenance consists of:
- Add, remove or change text
- Add articles, reports, e-books or links to existing pages
- Add logos, photographs, or images
Maintenance services apply to changes to your existing design.
Maintenance does not apply to redesigning an entire page or site.
Maintenance does not apply to writing content for the pages.
Body Tone Multimedia Hosting Rates:
Bronze (Basic) |
$365/year |
10 Email Accounts |
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Updates and changes (per hour) |
$75 |
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Silver (Standard) |
$600/year |
20 Email Accounts |
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1 page update and change per month |
Included |
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Gold (Premium) |
$720/year |
30 Email Accounts |
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2 page update and change per week |
Included |
Other costs you may incur that are NOT included in the page rate.
Domain Name: Your domain name is the address of your Web site. For example, http://www.BodyToneMultimedia.com is a domain name.
If you do not have a domain name
yet, Body Tone Multimedia
can purchase one for you.
Professionalism
Consultation/Agreement
After and initial no-charge, no-obligation question and answer session, I’ll share my thoughts on the project. We will discuss finances. Once accepted by you, we will sign a simple agreement outlining responsibilities, time frames and investment.
Terms
As all jobs are different, quotes made a consultation, Short-term assignments (2 weeks or less) can be quoted at a flat rate basis, longer projects may warrant hourly rates. One-third down of the contracted amount will be due up front, with the balance paid at negotiable checkpoints.
Revisions
Two rounds of revisions are included in any contracted price. Additional revisions will be billed on an hourly rate. Prices quoted are for each individual service only. Additional services will be billed separately
Commitment
Creativity
When creativity is the goal, count on Body Tone Multimedia 15+ years of experience in marketing, sales, and production.
Value
Get great work at a price far lower that large ad or PR firms.
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