Website Design Rates

I offer small business websites at an affordable rate. Rates vary from project to project and are affected by the client's needs and desires. A 2 or 3 page website for a small business looking to generate new customers, such as a local coffee shop, will cost less than a website that wants to sell products on-line. Basic websites with 5 pages start with a $450 design rate.  As we talk on the phone or by email, I will be able to gather all the information I need to design a website for your business within your budget. 

It really is that simple.

Hosting/Maintenance Rates

If you have never had a website, you may not be aware that the costs for a website include:
  1. A web designer to build the website.
  2. A hosting service to put the website on the Internet.
  3. Someone to make updates to your site.     
Hosting will average about $125 annually (only $10.50 per month), depending on how many pages are included in your website. Your hosting rate will put your website on the Internet and include email addresses that will be forwarded to the email address you currently use.  Domain registration is not included in the hosting rate, but I can help you purchase a domain name and get it registered.

Updating Rates

After your website is launched, I will make changes/additions for 30 days as part of the hosting fee.  During that time, we will work together to decide which of these updating options work for your business:

1.  You pay a monthly fixed amount, and I make updates/additions to your site as outlined in an updating agreement.
OR
2.  You call me when you need something changed and pay me by the hour.
OR
3.  You hire me to teach you how to update your website by yourself.

If you decide you would like to update the website yourself, I will turn over all passwords and files to you, and there won't be an updating cost.  Instruction lessons will be billed separately by the hour.   Or you could decide to pay for a year of website updating and see how it goes. 

If you don't have any experience with website design, I would suggest you invest in a year of website updating.  Experience has taught me that a site needs to be updated monthly (minimum) to keep it fresh.