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How much does a website cost to create and maintain?
Creating a website can cost about as much as creating a print
advertisement. Annual cost for hosting a website, with several email
addresses, is less than any print or broadcast promotion could be,
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The information below should help you determine, very roughly,
what a website that suits your needs would cost to develop. For
example, It would be possible to create a modest three page website
for less than $400. |
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Cost per page |
Starting At |
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Home Page |
$150 |
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Additional Pages* |
$100 |
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* (Up to 20 additional
pages. Per-page cost in larger sites may vary.) |
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Related Services |
Starting At |
| Logo Design |
$150 |
Document Design
for print document |
$100 |
Print-On-Demand
form design and development |
$125 |
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Maintaining Your Website
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Item |
Setup |
Monthly |
Yearly |
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Tracking and Updating |
$0 |
$40 |
$480 |
"Tracking and Updating" includes updates as needed (up to 300
words per month), monthly reports on site traffic, submission to
major search engines and directories, and ongoing research and
promotion of your site. I would be happy to discuss special tracking
needs you may have.
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Components and Design |
Starting
At |
Graphic Element (diagram,
drawing, photo)
ready to scan (includes cropping & adjusting for use on a
Web page) |
$15 |
Graphic Element (diagram,
drawing, photo)
provided in GIF or JPG format (includes cropping & adjusting
for use on a Web page) |
$10 |
Feedback Form
with 8 fields |
$40 |
| Additional feedback form
fields |
$2 |
| Custom Animations |
$50 |
Graphics Set
Custom graphics to give your site a unique look (includes navigation buttons, background.) |
$100 |
Online Ordering
(recommendations and setup) |
$50 |
| Copywriting |
$0.20/word |
Proofing
(free with creation or modification of a page) |
$0 |
Search Engine Optimization
(free with creation or modification of a page) |
$0 |
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Below are costs for services which I do not offer. The prices here are approximate,
based on services available in the central Minnesota area. They are
included here to help you determine whether a Web presence is right
for you: and to demonstrate how cost-effective a website is,
compared to traditional promotion.
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Item |
Setup |
Monthly |
Yearly |
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Virtual Web hosting |
$10 |
$10 |
$120 |
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Virtual email server |
$10 |
$10 |
$120 |
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Register a domain name |
$30 |
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$25 |
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Totals |
$50 |
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$265 |
"Virtual Web hosting" and "Virtual
email server" are terms which refer to space on a system which acts
as if it were a computer which holds your website or email service.
I would be happy to suggest a company or two which could provide
these technical services.
Finally, online shopping is
relatively easy, and secure: both for your customers, and for you. I
have researched a number of good shopping cart service providers,
and am confident that one of them may serve your needs.
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All of these rates are starting points.
If interested in a more
detailed analysis of your needs, please
contact me.
I
would be happy to discuss your plans, at
no cost to you.
Or, you could send me an
email:
Brian H. Gill
brianhgill@brendans-island.com
Or telephone 320 352-2087
(Central time business hours, Monday-Friday only, please) |
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