How Much Will It Cost?

To get a sense of how much your web design project will cost, we will ask you to fill in a simple online web design price estimate form. We can then get back to you with a free high level estimate, giving you an approximate idea of what the relative cost would be.

If the proposed estimate is within your expectations and you are serious in your desire to have us design a web site for you, we will spend the extra time and draft a more detailed contract (Statement of Work), outlining every aspect of the job. This document also covers your legal rights in regards to domain names and ownership of the coding as well as the exact deliverables of the project.

How much can I expect to pay for a web site?

That depends entirely on how much work there is to do and how much you can afford to spend. We pride ourselves on providing the best web site for our clients' budgets. We have done sites for as little as $1000 up to as much as $20,000. Since we provide estimated quotes for all of our work, you can get a sense of how much time you can afford to spend on each phase of the development. During the course of the project, we will give you frequently updates as to the time spent on your project up to that point.

How accurate are your quotes?

Our quotes are usually quite accurate but that depends upon a few factors. The more detailed information we can get about the job beforehand, the better. How quickly you as the client can approve each phase of work before we begin the next and how far the actual job goes beyond the original scope of the project can all affect the final total cost of the job. In the past, organized clients who were able to approve work and provide us with information in a timely manner were able to complete their project under budget. They reinvested the extra money back into their site, either by applying the excess budgeted time towards advanced multimedia or functionality or web marketing. Most of our quotes are usually right on the money but in a few instances the final costs were either lower or in some cases, slightly higher than the actual finished project, but only by a small amount.

What are your standard billing policies?

For all projects, we require an initial deposit followed by payment at project milestones, as mutually agreed upon in the development contract. These items are addressed in our standard contact (Statement of Work). A Statement of Work is ONLY created once a client feels comfortable and ready to proceed with the project. If a Statement of Work is created and the project does not go forward, a $50 surcharge is billed. If the Statement of Work is signed by client and the initial deposit agreed upon is paid, the $50 surcharge is waived. We bill all web design projects on an hourly basis, rounded to the nearest 6 minute increment.

Why don't you provide flat rate/fixed prices for your web design projects?

We bill all web design projects on an hourly basis, the final cost reflecting the overtime time spent on the project. This allows us to bill our clients only on the time actually spend on the project, thus avoiding over billing our customers. We have, on occasion, charged a "flat rate" for a project. This made the billing/payment process simpler for the client, but they did not gain any cost benefits as our "flat rate" prices jobs must be quoted higher in order to compensate for any unknown factors.

The reason we don't like to give out "flat rate" estimates is the same reason why it is not the fairest arrangement if you go out with a friend for dinner and agree to "split the bill down the middle". If you only have a side salad and a glass of water and your friend orders filet mignon and a glass of wine - you are paying much more that your bargained for.

Can we hire you to just design our web site without programming it?

Yes. Since we provide estimated quotes for all our services, you can plan your budget accordingly.

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