How much would you expect to pay, sorry how much can you afford to pay in these difficult times for a bespoke website, with a built in content management system? We imagine your answer will be along the lines of “as little as possible” or “nothing”.
“Nothing at all” makes it worthless for us, whereas we feel £500 +VAT makes sense all round. Let me explain: any less than £500 is just not worth staying in business for, however priced at £500 + VAT to include design and your first year’s hosting and maintenance creates the right balance.
We have the incentive to work quickly to maximise our earning potential and you have a web site that hasn’t cost you the earth, will be ready quickly and that you have the ability to add, edit or delete content on any time you wish.
You will not need to be a programmer to make changes; you will not need to rely on us to make changes for you, you can grow your site at your own pace and you can decide on your long term web strategy whilst having an established web presence from which to build.
You may find that all you really need is what’s termed a “brochure site” which does exactly what it says on the tin. A brochure site provides visitors with information similar to that of a brochure in the olden days. It gives details of your products and services and most importantly your contact details.
Likewise you may find your customers calling you for regular technical help or advice, which in turn could be displayed under an FAQ (frequently asked questions) section on your site. This would then relieve the pressure on your incoming phone lines over time and could become a major point of reference for people interested in your area of specialty.
After a period you might decide to open an e-commerce section on your site or totally change the focus of your site to purely e-commerce, anything is possible and there are hundreds of companies that can take your money and develop a solution for you, us included. What we are saying is before you spend thousands of pounds and hundreds of hours why not dip your toe in first.