Website creation

We can build a website to fit any budget. Regardless of your price-point, it's our goal to invest your money in the proper areas so your new website becomes an investment that pays for itself over time.


 

If the goal of your website is to showcase your products or services, it makes sense to ensure that it has a professional design that is in-line with your existing brand identity before dedicating big dollars to fancy interactive features.

A non-profit probably wants the issues it advocates for to take prominence over a luxurious design. A new start-up may benefit by focusing on website functionality now and plan to fully address the design of the site down the road when it addresses other design-related elements of the fledgling business. We'll work with you to determine a design approach that meets your needs.

Here are some rough guidelines to help align your budget with your website requirements.

STATIC SITES (starting at $500)

Often called 'brochure sites', a static site's content doesn't change, is usually less than 10 pages and has a single design template used on all pages.

Includes: basic static site with existing logo, contact info and 5-10 information pages with basic design, domain name registration, website set-up, email set-up and hosting on our servers for a year.

  • custom designs $500 - $1,000

MICRO SITES (starting at $500)

Micro sites are designed with a single purpose in mind and often disappear after that purpose has been fulfilled. Micro sites are often used to show-case new products or to compliment print/radio/tv/direct-mail marketing campaigns. They usually allow visitors to interact with the site in one specific way - order a catalogue, purchase a product, sign up for a newsletter, etc.

Includes: basic static site with existing logo, contact info and 5-10 information pages with basic design, domain name registration, website set-up, email set-up and hosting on our servers for a year.

  • custom designs $500 - $1,000
  • custom programming $100 and up

BLOGS (starting at $1,000)

Blogs are evolving and the software that powers them is evolving with them. Originally, blogs were used by individuals to regularly publish their opinions. But it's now possible to use blogging software as the main website of small organizations, though blogs are limited in functionality to more robust content management systems. We support the Wordpress platform which is Open Source and has a vibrant community of developers regularly creating new designs and plug-ins to extend basic functionality. Blogs can work well as a main site for small organizations that have a single person's face running the show, such as one-person or small family businesses.

Includes: configuring basic Wordpress blog using out-of-the box theme of client's choice and pre-installed plug-ins, add existing client logo and business info, domain name registration, email set-up and hosting on our servers for a year, appropriate training, software security updates and backups.

  • tweak theme to achieve unique look that matches client's brand ~$500
  • custom design creation and integration starting at $800 - $2,500 up, based on client requirements
  • additional functionality: quotes based on client's needs and availaibilty of existing plug-ins

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (starting at $1,500)

A CMS is the current hallmark of a professional web presence. We use the award winning Drupal CMS. Drupal is a very mature, rock-solid, open source content management system - enterprise quality software with no licensing fees. It is modular and extremely customizable - all the functionality you need with no bloat. It is being used by every level of government throughout the world, by large and small non-profits, by some of the largest companies (and many smart, small companies) and institutions. From Greenpeace to the Grateful Dead to the Whitehouse to Brittany Spears.

Includes: configuring basic Drupal content management system using an out-of-the-box theme of client's choice and a limited number of pre-installed plug-ins, add existing client logo and business info, domain name registration, email set-up and hosting on our servers for a year appropriate training, software security updates and backups.

  • tweak theme to achieve unique look that matches client's brand ~$500
  • custom design creation and integration starting at $1,000 - $3,500+, based on your requirements
  • additional functionality: quotes based on client's needs and availability of existing plug-ins