Lesson10 - Ideas for a successful websites

Lesson10 - Ideas for a successful websites

How much does a web design cost?

According to a recent survey, the internet is now the number one source of information for most people all over the world. This makes it very important to have an online presence as it gives you the visibility you and your business need, be it a big or small organization.


There are plenty of web designing companies out there that provide affordable and economical web design packages. These packages vary from design company to design company, and depend upon the services and features you require in your web design. The pricing of most web designs depend on the package offered. Most web design packages include the number of pages required, whether a design is flash based or HTML based, whether the designs are dynamic and interactive or not, if its an ecommerce site or just a regular web site, etc.

By hiring the services of a professional web designer, it will save you hours of valuable time and produce an original and attractive web design. It is very important that you work closely with the designer you hire, as your web design should reflect and capture the vision for the look and feel of your site. A professional web design company will be able to give you the kind of designs you need to get noticed.

Most professional web design firms charge around $250 to $500 per page for a basic page. The price is more for an ecommerce page. A top designer will probably not start a project for less than $1000, which is quite expensive. However there are an abundance of affordable web design companies that offer their services at more nominal prices. A good place to research for an affordable web deign firm would be on the internet. Go to any popular search engine such as Yahoo, Google, or Msn, and you are bound to find a web design firm who meets all your needs and requirements.

Web design costing

So much does a web design cost? Most web designs vary according to the features and services you require of your design. A common web design package would include the following;

* A smart layout with an eye-catching header
* Drop down menus (if required)
* Navigation bar with rollover buttons
* Content Insertion for up to 10 HTML pages
* Two layout options from which to choose

This kind of package usually takes around five working days to complete and costs approximately $225.

For a web design package with lots of pictures the price would range between $280 to $325, and would take roughly five working days to complete. A common package would include:

* A smart design layout with an attractive header
* Swap Images i.e. rolling over links on a live site to view the swap images
* Drop down menus
* Navigation bar with rollover buttons
* Content Insertion for up to 15 HTML pages
* Two layout options to choose from

A more expensive web design package with flash animation would cost around $500-$600 and would take around 15 to 20 working days to complete. A package like this would include:

* An eye-catching homepage with a short Flash introduction
* Drop down menus
* Navigation button rollovers
* Content Insertion for up to 25 HTML pages
* Two unique layout options to choose from

A more complex web design package would cost over $800 and would take around 20 working days to complete. This kind of web design package would include:

* A unique and striking homepage with a Flash intro or a Flash Element/Header
* 1 template for the inner content pages
* Drop down menus
* Navigation button rollovers
* Content Insertion for up to 25 HTML pages
* Two layout options to choose from

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