Website cost

brynmuzika · 03-22-2010, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric

Whoa, time out here! Did you just say, on top of everything, that you have a BS in Information Technology? I don't have any tech degree at all (BM in Music 20 years ago) and I would have charged more than that! Don't you have student loans?

No, I don't have student loans. lol.. Hey, you took BM in Music? Cool! I'm into music too.

mark wick · 03-23-2010, 10:07 AM

if you looking for a basic website with few pages (5) with image gallery and contact page, you ll be looking around 300 - 350. all depend on your requirment. best way to go about is shop online and get free quotes

hope this helped you.

apisdesign · 04-30-2010, 05:46 PM

If you have a freelancer develop a website for you, a price of <$1,000 is probably quite typical. The results you get will vary from pretty good all the way to terrible.

A small company could produce a website that would be more likely to be closer to the 'pretty good' level. Costs would typically be <$5,000.

A more boutique organization would likely produce the highest quality results (read highest return on investment) but the costs would be $7-8,000 and up. But they would be better positioned to help you with a wider variety of services, including branding, content development, SEO, development, a more scalable/user friendly CMS, and so on.

In the end, you will probably get what you pay for, like most things in life. Best of luck with your project!

rmt99e · 05-03-2010, 11:19 AM

I would say from $500-$1500 from the situation you describe.

What you really need to do is figure out how many hours it is going to take you... then figure out a reasonable amount you are willing to get paid per hour.

Don't hesitate to lower you prices, do whatever you can to obtain new projects. Think BIG

directconnect · 05-03-2010, 05:53 PM

Here's the thing, you want to estimate how much time you will be spending on the website to come up with an estimate. Obviously, the more complicated the website the more money it costs. To charge $200 is very cheap, almost too cheap. Average website really should be up around $900 or so. You want to make your quality, professionalism, expertise, etc show in the website. When you charge $200, some people may be discouraged because they are thinking they are getting bottom of the line work. Think about it, a cheeseburger in a nice restaurant costs anywhere from $15-$18 ..tastes delicious and has all the sides, the presentation even looks nice. But you can get a cheeseburger meal for $5 at Mcdonalds that has fries, cheap bread, cheap meat all serviced in recycled paper products on a plastic tray. What kind of people are you trying to attract? What customers do you want?

We do great work for a reasonable price without overcharging and our customers get their moneys worth!

directconnect · 05-03-2010, 06:41 PM

I totally agree with you. I always say there really is no average on a site, it really depends on the project. Would you agree?

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmt99e

I would say from $500-$1500 from the situation you describe.

What you really need to do is figure out how many hours it is going to take you... then figure out a reasonable amount you are willing to get paid per hour.

Don't hesitate to lower you prices, do whatever you can to obtain new projects. Think BIG

directconnect · 05-03-2010, 06:47 PM

I agree with the pricing...the clients are going to bargain with you but its really on the time that you put into the project that the prices come from.

Do you do SEO?

Melanie · 05-05-2010, 08:34 PM

Hello brynmuzika,
Have you heard of Lara? It's a great CMS to build and manage your own website(s). You can build your own site for free and only pay for what you use every month (storage space and bandwidth). There are no fixed monthly rates or packages. Alternatively, you can have your site built for around $1000 which includes training on how to use the tools.
Go and have a look at http://getlara.com/

03-23-2010, 10:07 AM	#52
mark wick New Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: melbourne Posts: 3	if you looking for a basic website with few pages (5) with image gallery and contact page, you ll be looking around 300 - 350. all depend on your requirment. best way to go about is shop online and get free quotes hope this helped you. __________________ Cheers ! Mark wick Affordable Web Design \| Ecommerce Website Design

04-30-2010, 05:46 PM	#53
apisdesign New Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 1	Pricing feedback If you have a freelancer develop a website for you, a price of <$1,000 is probably quite typical. The results you get will vary from pretty good all the way to terrible. A small company could produce a website that would be more likely to be closer to the 'pretty good' level. Costs would typically be <$5,000. A more boutique organization would likely produce the highest quality results (read highest return on investment) but the costs would be $7-8,000 and up. But they would be better positioned to help you with a wider variety of services, including branding, content development, SEO, development, a more scalable/user friendly CMS, and so on. In the end, you will probably get what you pay for, like most things in life. Best of luck with your project! __________________ ---------------- Calgary Web Design

05-03-2010, 11:19 AM	#54
rmt99e New Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 4	I would say from $500-$1500 from the situation you describe. What you really need to do is figure out how many hours it is going to take you... then figure out a reasonable amount you are willing to get paid per hour. Don't hesitate to lower you prices, do whatever you can to obtain new projects. Think BIG __________________ www.pwrsites.com - Web Development Company

05-03-2010, 05:53 PM	#55
directconnect New Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3	Don't undercharge Here's the thing, you want to estimate how much time you will be spending on the website to come up with an estimate. Obviously, the more complicated the website the more money it costs. To charge $200 is very cheap, almost too cheap. Average website really should be up around $900 or so. You want to make your quality, professionalism, expertise, etc show in the website. When you charge $200, some people may be discouraged because they are thinking they are getting bottom of the line work. Think about it, a cheeseburger in a nice restaurant costs anywhere from $15-$18 ..tastes delicious and has all the sides, the presentation even looks nice. But you can get a cheeseburger meal for $5 at Mcdonalds that has fries, cheap bread, cheap meat all serviced in recycled paper products on a plastic tray. What kind of people are you trying to attract? What customers do you want? We do great work for a reasonable price without overcharging and our customers get their moneys worth! Last edited by ian; 05-16-2010 at 06:46 AM.

05-05-2010, 08:34 PM	#58
Melanie New Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2	Professional Websites for less Hello brynmuzika, Have you heard of Lara? It's a great CMS to build and manage your own website(s). You can build your own site for free and only pay for what you use every month (storage space and bandwidth). There are no fixed monthly rates or packages. Alternatively, you can have your site built for around $1000 which includes training on how to use the tools. Go and have a look at http://getlara.com/

05-03-2010, 06:47 PM	#57
directconnect New Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3	I agree with the pricing...the clients are going to bargain with you but its really on the time that you put into the project that the prices come from. Do you do SEO?

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