How much does a website cost?

Web Design Rates

Unlike most other Web design companies, we allow freedom of choice. We are honest and upfront about our pricing structure. Nothing you don't want or need is forced upon you. You'll have a clear understanding of the cost before the project begins and no surprises when you receive the final invoice. And...once we receive final payment, you will have a website that will pay for itself in a short amount of time.

We've provided some basic price ranges for our most common requests below.

Web Design Pricing

The cost for a website can vary greatly depending on the requirements and scope of the project. Some websites are informational sales tools while others need e-commerce and custom online software functionality.

We provide Affordable, Complete Web Design, Programming, Blog Software, Copywriting and more... Especially For Small Businesses

Corporate Brochure Website Pricing

Our most popular service is our high end, custom design. We create new custom websites and also redesign existing web sites. A typical "Corporate Brochure Website" consists of 5-10 web pages such as Home, About, Services, Producs, Company, Team, Mission, etc. Every company is different - but those are some samples.

We call these corporate brochure websites, because they are just like a brochure in some ways as they describe your company and services. The only difference is you are not limited by the number or printed pages as the content is online.

A typical Corporate Brochure website ranges from $2500-$5000 plus, depending on the number of pages you require, custom functionality and focus on creative. Custom designed websites include project discovery, custom design, revisions to your design, xhtml/css coding building your web pages, inserting your content and launching your new website.

Should you need custom functionality or other advertising services we are glad to offer pricing. We also offer the ability to manage the website yourself with a content management system (CMS), e-commerce to add and sell products, contact forms, flash, search engine optimization and web marketing.

E-commerce Solutions Pricing

We provide a several e-commerce solutions that will allow you to get your products online quickly and easily. You can add products, adjust pricing, upload images and control other features on your own without any html knowledge needed. These solutions are affordable to get you started. We have custom solutions and off the shelf solutions. These shopping carts range from $1500 to $6500 plus depending on the functional requirements needed for your organization.

For the advanced e-commerce online retail store, we provide custom e-commerce solutions as well as SEO search engine optimization features. These custom e-store solutions have a multitude of features.

We have many e-commerce add-ons to customize your shopping cart perfect to your store. We also offer simple template solutions or high end custom designed shopping carts.

Corporate Blog Pricing

We offer a simple blogging solutions with WordPress configurations and installs for $350. For more advanced custom blogging solutions that take on the look and feel of your website with custom configuring - we start right around $1500.

Custom Programming - Online Software Pricing

Custom programmed website with advanced online software and e-commerce functionality start right around have many variables that determine pricing. Please contact us so we can understand the exact functionality of your web project.

Professional Website = ROI (Return on Investment)

We consider a website an investment. If you have an office or retail shop - the cost of a website is very insignificant considering the return on investment. One lead and sale for many organizations can pay for the entire web investment.

What defines a Web page?

A Web site consists of many different Web pages. Every Web site has a home page (often called the index page). The rest of the site is made up of inner pages. Some examples of common inner pages are:

• About Us
• Contact Us
• Testimonials
• Articles
• Products
• Portfolio
• Privacy Policy
• Terms of Use or Disclaimer
• FAQ's
• Order
• Resources
• Rates

Hourly Charges for Web Design and Custom Programming

Creating customized layout and graphics is a process that involves a high amount of artistic ability and creativity. The amount of time that it takes to design a new project can vary greatly depending on the knowledge the designer has about your industry, available resources, and even the creative mood of the designer.

Most Web Designers have different methods for charging for Web design services. Some charge hourly, others by packages and others bid according to your budget. Mount Evans Designs charges by the project for most projects because:

• It takes the guess work 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.

Should you have a smaller project or need additional work after the completion of your project, we bill at our hourly web design rate of $110.

What's included in our Web Design

Complete customized design and layout of your Web site

Includes preconsulation, creative briefing and custom web design and revisions by our expert staff. We guarantee you will be thrilled with the final product as we take the time in advance to understand your needs.. (A final approval is required before we begin to add content to the pages).

Custom Coding to xhtml/css

• W3C strict 1.0 valid coding
• Valid CSS coding
• Home and Sub page template layouts
• Custom dynamic navigations with css hovers, etc.

Addition of company logo and any pictures that you provide.

Cross-browser compatibility.

Your Web site will display and function properly in in most web browsers including:

• Internet Explorer
• Firefox
• Netscape Navigator
• Opera

Upload of the completed Web site to the Web.

Other costs you may incur

Domain Name: Cost usually runs around $39.95/year. We provide domain maintenance packages as well to ensure your domain is renewed at the right time so you don't lose it to a domain snatcher.

Your domain name is the address of your Web site. For example, http://www.mountevansdesigns.com is a domain name.

Hosting/Servers: Cost begins at $39.95/mo - $100+(approximate - depending on your hosting needs). hosting includes emails for your team, web statistics to track visitors and many other important functions.

Hosting is your website's home on the Internet that you buy or rent as a place for your Web site and domain name to reside.

Photos: Cost varies based on where it is obtained. Most photos we acquire for you run between $15-$30 for web and a little bit more for high resolution pertaining to print.

Photos liven up the site and give visual meaning to the words. We carry a wide variety of royalty-free photos, however, if you require photos that are not in our collection, then you will be required to purchase these photos seperately.

Web Site Maintenance: Cost is $110 US/hour

Need to update the content on your site? Want your latest photo added? Let us do it for you. We don't require any contracts and we don't require a one-hour minimum. You are billed in real time, so if it only takes us 15 minutes to make your changes, you are only charged for 15 minutes of time.

We can:

• Add, remove or change text
• Add articles, reports, ebooks 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.

Contact us to inquire about maintenance.

Our Invitation to you

Send us a short description of your project. Together we can review the details, specific requirements and the end result you want for your site.

We'll provide you with a free, no obligation quote for the total cost of your site creation. This interaction provides us both with the information and insights we need to decide if our relationship will be mutually beneficial.

We look forward to hearing from you!