Why Do You Want A Website?

Summary of: Top Ten Reasons Why You Needed A Website Yesterday

1. Do you want to sell your products and/or services all over the world?
2. Do you want to grow your contact database automatically?
3. Do you want to be open 24/7 via autopilot?
4. Do you want to further your marketing efforts by enabling those barely know you to find you?
5. Do you want to increase the number of people who go on to buy something after contacting you?
6. Do you want to be convenient to your customer, and not frustrating?
7. Do you want more time to spend on things other than answering enquiries such as opening hours?
8. Do you want to stand out among the crowd?
9. Do you want to be able to effortlessly send attractive advertising to people?
10. Do you want a few hundred extra visitors every month?

Chances are, you want most of the above list. With a website these are possible.

Bill Gates put it this way:

See the full article: Top Ten Reasons Why You Needed A Website Yesterday

What Do You Want In A Website?

Typically, small business owners want (and get) the following:

Common content & functionality

• 'Services', 'Contact Us', 'About Us', and other pages to your desire;
• SEO work, so your site gets more customers;
• Real (as opposed to generic stock) photography so your site looks more unique;
• Maps, such as Google Maps (static/interactive), so people can get instant directions;
• Photo Gallery, so people see the quality of or the type of service or product you supply without question;
• News/Blog section, so people can interact with you, or just know that you're real;
• Video support, so people get mesmerised by your message;
• Ability to easily update your website;
• Website Hosting, Domain Names, Meetings etc. all included. There are no fee surprises.

See my web design portfolio for examples

Pricing Range

The needs of each business are unique, please consider the following a guide only.

	Basic		Standard		Complete
Item	You receive	Value	You receive	Value	You receive	Value
Initial Consultation	Free	$100	Free	$100	Free	$100
Website
Content Management	Easy-to-use System	$1000	Easy-to-use System	$1000	Easy-to-use System	$1000
No. Pages	1	$50	4-7	$250	6-12	$400
Basic SEO*	2 hours	$300/m	5 hours	$750/m	10 hours	$1500/m
Email	you@name.com.au	$50	you@name.com.au	$50	you@name.com.au	$50
Domain Name	name.com.au	$20/yr	name.com.au	$20/yr	name.com.au	$20/yr
Website Hosting	Basic	$60/yr	Basic	$60/yr	Premium	$200/yr
Layout	Pre-made Template	$400	Pre-made Template	$800	Unique Design	$1600
Main Head Graphics	Basic	$150	Unique Design	$300	Unique Design	$300
Layout Graphics			Some Tweaks	$100	Unique Design	$300
Logo			Basic	$200	Premium	$400
Additional Basic Functions**			1-2	$500	3-4	$1000
Email System***					Yes	$400 + $1000/m
HTML Email Design					Yes	$350
Email Opt-in Form					Yes	$100
Additional Included Services
Ongoing Support	Email Only	$100	As needed	$300	As needed	$300
Training	Email Only	$100	As needed	$400	As needed	$400
Speed Optimisation	Yes	$100	Yes	$300	Yes	$600
Face to Face meetings			As needed	$300	As needed	$300
Usability Testing			Yes	$300	Yes	$600
Graphic Design Voucher					$50 off any Graphic Design service	$50
Investment	$500 - $600		$700 - $1300		$1500 - $2500
Ongoing	$80/yr		$80/yr		$220/yr
Value	$2130 + $300/m		$4880 + $750/m		$8470 + $2500/m

 

*SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation, and is the practice of optimising your site to gain targetted customers.

**Additional Functions include some basics such as photo galleries, maps, video support, blogs etc.

***The Email System includes ability to send regular HTML emails, setup an automatic contact database, manage autoresponders, and measure results.

Re-designs and TroubleShooting

Please contact us for a quote for any technical work that you need done.

Found a better price?

If you can find another price below what we offer, be sure to ask exactly what you're getting as you may well find extra costs involved for every little addition you want, or for every change, meeting, SEO work, hosting etc. We don't have any fee surprises.
You will also want to find out other reasons why we're different than the rest below.

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More advanced functionality

There are also plenty of other things that we can do if you're willing to invest a little more, including:

• eCommerce/Online Shopping Carts,
        so people can easily buy things from you;
• Live video to the web/Webinars,
        so people view you as an authority;
• Audio podcast,
        so people stay in touch and regularly come back;
• Online Forums,
        so people can interact in a larger, more meaningful way;
• Social Media integration,
        so people can engage with you better;
• Bookings/Surveys/Forms,
        so you can speed up your administration;
• Email Marketing,
        so you can tap into the most cost effective form of marketing;

See my web design portfolio for examples

Ten Ways We Save You

"Zero bureaucracy, maximum flexibility"

1. We recognise that your project is unique, and your budget needs a return. We work with you to work out the best solution to make you satisfied, without going through three committees (or even one).

"Low overheads = High value"

2. We maximise the use of Open Source technologies, which are different from Closed Source that many other firms use, which are only usable by themselves and often come with pricey licenses. We also use smart, efficient online tools so that we don't need an expensive office. This point alone saves you $1k-$10k.

"Future-proof"

3. Using an appropriate back-end system allows for easy addition of extra services, so you don't have to redesign your website for every new functionality that you find you need later on.

"Smart Leveraging"

4. Clients often find using pre-made professional templates or designs, with some tweaking, is completely satisfactory, saving them 25-50% off their full cost.

"Ease of Use"

5. All our websites are easy to update, such that if you can edit documents in Word, you can edit your website. This also means that if you want us to do the updating, it won't cost you the earth. All training required (if any) is included, via videos, email, phone or even in person.

"No hidden costs"

6. Our fees contain no hidden suprises, and you won't be paying for every little change - just for additional functionality/services that you desire later on.

You can also expect solid work in the areas of:

7. SEO for higher Google rankings and more customers;
8. Speed Optimisation so users don't leave your site or get frustrated;
9. Usability testing so users get to your content easily and without thinking;
10. Service in providing guidance or referrals to any other online needs such as Marketing, Social Media, or Reputation Management.

Be sure to check out our previous work in our website portfolio.

If you've decided we may be right for you, contact us, or instantly chat (best times: 9-5pm Mon-Fri AEST & some evenings). We also offer free consultation for the first hour.