How We Determine the Cost of Creating Your Website
Our "Cost Approach" is parallel to most Canadian Programmers
& Website Designers. (our rates are lower than most)
After assessing your needs, we use a cost approach per page plus
a fair cost for any additional content.
Depending on your site’s needs, the number of pages, the number of pictures, images and amount of text, we can provide the cost. Then if there are changes required after we start, we can then refer to our table of costs if there are any additional costs.
Included in the per page cost are the top-border, navigation bar (top or side), text of up to 250 words, one picture or image, Internet coding of the page and linking to the rest of your site.
Some larger Website Companies in Toronto and Vancouver charge by the hour. At the top-end this hourly charge is $90 - $120 per hour. We find this unfair to our clients charging by the hour, as we do not charge for coffee breaks and the time we spend on the telephone with other future or present customers.
Having the experience of building websites since 1996 gives us the advantage to be able to estimate the time each task will take and how any added special effects will effect the end-product during the downloading and/or appearance of the site.
Minimum cost for a one page site is $800*
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No SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
No SEO (Search Engine Optimization)oSubmitted to the Top 80 Search Engines
Submitted to the Top 80 Search EnginesoScripted with Advance Keywords for Search Engine Indexing
Scripted with Advance Keywords for Search Engine IndexingoIncludes up to Five (5) Pictures and/or Images Placements
Includes up to Five (5) Pictures and/or Images PlacementsoIncludes up to 1,000 Text Words
Includes up to 1,000 Text WordsThe more pages your site has, the lesser each page cost.
If you compare the costing process for creating a website to that of a purchase of a new vehicle. First we need a frame, body, motor, transmission and wheels before we select the options of radio, white walls and seat covers. It is the same with building a website, there is a lot of work to be done before adding pretty pictures and images.
This can be checked by sourcing the page, it is easy to check out. After downloading your website, go to the top (right) tool-bar and click on <Page>, you then get a drop-down menu where you choose <View Source>, this will give you an idea of the background of the coding it takes to put your site together and place various fields to produce the effect and how spiders and robots read your site.
Each Page has to be scripted so that the Spiders and Robots can Index them. We have to link each page to other pages on your site through your Navigation Bar and create and link them to a Page Not Found - Error 404 Page so that you do not loose your visitors.
Additional 250 Words - Additional Pictures and Images $35 each*
oTo help you understand, even when you supply us a picture, we may have to crop it. We have to set it on the page and place it, then we will optimize the file it so that it loads faster on the page, it can take 30 to 40 minutes to complete the process for each picture and/or image.
To help you understand, even when you supply us a picture, we may have to crop it. We have to set it on the page and place it, then we will optimize the file it so that it loads faster on the page, it can take 30 to 40 minutes to complete the process for each picture and/or image.Forms, Text and Option Fields – Additional fields are $35.00 each*
oTo help you understand what is involved in creating and posting Text and Option Fields. We have to set it on the page and place it. We have to label it so that when you get an e-report you can understand the copy.
To help you understand what is involved in creating and posting Text and Option Fields. We have to set it on the page and place it. We have to label it so that when you get an e-report you can understand the copy.oEach of these Information or Customer Request Forms require a Thank You Page, your viewers want to know if they have submitted their information and when they can expect an answer or delivery of your product.
Each of these Information or Customer Request Forms require a Thank You Page, your viewers want to know if they have submitted their information and when they can expect an answer or delivery of your product.oEach Field has to be scripted to be <Required> or <Not Required> and form an <Error Message> for the viewer. Text Fields have to have limits scripted. Option Buttons are scripted for choices and so on.
Each Field has to be scripted to be <Required> or <Not Required> and form an <Error Message> for the viewer. Text Fields have to have limits scripted. Option Buttons are scripted for choices and so on.Adding Flash, Shockwave and Multi Media Files, this is where we add 'Special Effects' to pictures and images like roll-overs, fade-in and fad-outs, and motion movie clips, each effect will be assessed on it’s own merit.
It is advisable to note, that some of these files take large amounts of file content, which in turn makes your page longer to down-load and view. Pages that do not download within a second or two cause viewers to cancel the page view and go to other sites.
Depending on your target’s (future clients and customers) computer equipment, we will advise if possible or if there are other effects more appropriate to your needs.
*Costs are subject to change without notice
