A website can be a simple brochure style information only site or a complex database
driven showcase of hundreds of products and interactive functionality. Development costs
similarly range from a few tens of dollars to many hundreds if not thousands. It is primarily developer time
that you must pay for; time to create a thematic design, time to draft and proof textual content, time to
compile and prepare graphical content, time to setup and populate databases and time to code, test and
deploy the site to the Internet.
In keeping with philsphiles
objective of offering tailored, economical solutions we follow a simple plan;
careful analysis of your requirements in order to ensure the most economic and focused approach is taken
maximum use of client provided design elements, text, images and other content
whenever possible the use of fixed price quotes to avoid surprises
whenever appropriate the use of a modularised content management system (CMS) enabling user access for ongoing
content upkeep and functional expansion when required
The majority of small business website development will fall within the $300-$500 range.
The following table gives an indicative costing for some standard development options:
Product
Description
Cost
The $99 Website
A complete website: single page design and build, 1 year hosting, domain name like 'www.hosthere.co.nz/~yourname'
$99.00
CMS Basic
A standard 3-5 page site with contact form and user access to CMS.
from $300.00
Photo Gallery Module
A CMS module enabling upload and categorised display of photographs.
from $50.00
Shopping Cart Module
A full featured, multi product ecommerce module for the display and selling of products online.
from $300.00
Other modules are available, or can be developed to extend the functionality of the CMS.
Where not otherwise stated a standard rate of $60.00 per hour is charged by philsphiles
for all work conducted. Specific projects can be negotiated at a lower hourly rate or fixed price quote. Third party elements will be charged at cost plus any associated administrative time at the standard
philsphiles hourly rate.
Complimentary to all full website developments are the following:
