Website Development
- Basic WordPress Website. This package includes a website with latest version of WordPress installed, 10 pages, social media sharing options throughout the website, 100% mobile device compatible, one custom website design with one revision, one custom-built contact form, a newsletter sign up form, two hours of WordPress training. For such a website the average client spends around $1,000-$1,200 to set up*
- Standard WordPress Website.This package includes a website with the latest version of WordPress installed, 18 pages, social media sharing options throughout the website, 100% mobile device compatible, one custom website design with two revisions, a rotating banner on the homepage, one custom-built contact form, a newsletter sign-up, two hours of WordPress training, three support tickets. The price for a standard WordPress website ranges from $1,800-$2,500 to set up.*
- eCommerce WordPress Website.This package includes the latest version of WordPress installed, social media sharing options throughout the website, one custom website design with two revisions, 100% mobile device compatible, a slide show on the homepage, one custom built contact form, a newsletter sign-up, two hours of WordPress training, three support tickets, a configured shopping cart with SSL hook up to preferred gateway, up to 20 products with individual pages, product photo-shoot and image edit, custom Facebook landing page, branded Twitter page so that it matches your brand, and custom Adwords landing page. This package would be ideal for a beginning or intermediary business that has a niche product. The price for a WordPress eCommerce website with all the elements listed above ranges from $3,000-$5,000 to set up*.
- Premium WordPress Website. This package consists of everything you need to build a brand and establish a strong brand presence on the web and in print. It includes the latest version of WordPress installed, social media sharing options throughout the website, one custom website design with two revisions, 100% mobile device compatible, a slide show on the homepage, one custom built contact form, a newsletter sign-up, two hours of WordPress training, three support tickets, a custom logo design, two website designs with two revisions, a custom Facebook landing page, branded Twitter page, and a custom Adwords landing page. The big thing is that this package includes a logo design and a website design and comprehensive marketing plan. The price for a premium WordPress website with all the elements listed above ranges from $5,000-$10,000 to set up*.
* These are one-time charges that will not be required to be spent every year. After the initial set up is complete, updates are billed at $50 per hour a-la-carte, or $40 per hour for clients who sign a monthly marketing agreement. In addition to website development, we also require clients utilize our basic hosting and security package, below.
Hosting and Security Package (Required):
In addition to our set up and design fee, we charge a flat $200 per year for a basic hosting and security package. It includes:
- transferring/renewing of one domain name (even though you have purchased a domain name, I would still need to manage the DNS, forwarding, etc. for the site to work with it),
- hosting of the site at DreamHost,
- up to 3 personalized email addresses,
- regular backups (we use a premium service called Back Up Buddy and ftp the files to a different server for added security and easy site restoration, if needed), and
- updates to software and plugins on a monthly basis (this protects against site bugs, but also against hacker vulnerabilities).
We require these services be part of our overall package for several reasons. One, because it is more efficient when all our sites are hosted in one place, as opposed to trying to troubleshoot issues when sites are on hosting services we am not familiar with or do not have the same security protocols. In addition, we need to be certain that proper back ups and updates are taking place and the only way we can be sure of that is if we do them. This is rarely something we make an exception for.
This package includes your own administrative login to the WordPress back-end. Clients are welcome to take the site we developed for them and manage it themselves without having to pay an hourly rate, or only pay us when they can’t do something on their own and need our help. This is what our a-la-carte hourly rate is all about. The $200 per year gives you hosting, security, backups and peace of mind knowing we are there to help you if you get in a bind. No strings attached.