"Here is some flour, yeast and water. I'd like some bread. How long will it take?"
Tailored
websites bave basic ingredients and variations. We've tried to provide a
guide below of the costs of building a website and the time it takes.
It
is rare for a website to be completed in a few days (elapsed) because
things tend to added or changed as the design and build progresses.
There are often delays in waiting for content, particularly photographs
of appropriate shapes and sizes. If scheduled dates are missed, this
could impact delivery times.
This is an example of what we do for a small business website:
Pre-contract (allow 2-3 hours over 2 days)
- Understand
the client’s objectives and expectations – allow at least 1 hour (not
chargeable);
- Prepare
detailed quotation for client agreement, making it clear what is/isn’t included
– allow 1 hour including subsequent discussions (not chargeable);
- Provide a guide to additional costs, such as domain name and annual hosting, SSL certification, etc., and a list of complementary services the client may consider during or after development, e.g. SEO, social media management (also not chargeable).
Set up (allow 1.5 days over 3-5 days)
- Set up
hosting space for a test site. Depending whether the website is new or a
re-design, this can be on the client’s chosen host server or on the developer’s
web space. This may include:
- Install
WordPress database with a customisable theme / child theme;
- Install a selection of plug-ins for functionality to make WordPress admin easier for users, e.g. user back-up facility, contact form, cookie compliance message overlay, image slider, image gallery, search engine sitemap and analytics, social media links, etc.
- Customise
all elements. Include colour palette, typefaces, fonts for headings (1-4),
paragraphs and links.
- Set up pages templates and menus, ready for content.
Website Development…
Content (time depends on number of images and documents to upload and number of pages with content but is likely to be up to a day's work):
- Upload the supplied images* and documents;
- Upload the supplied text to appropriate pages.
Design & Layout (allow an average of 30 to 60 minutes per page):
- New WordPress themes incorporate a 'block
building' system. These all include Visual (like MS Word) and Text options. If the
content is to be updated by users, the block building system should make it
easier to use columns when mixing text and images on a page;
- Extra time will be needed for certain elements, e.g. image slider functions, interactive map, customised forms, SEO (alt-text for images, optimisation of written content), etc.
Publishing the Website (allow 1-2 days over 2-4 days)
- When the PC-based design is signed off, the developer will add responsive re-sizing for different devices to display correctly, take a full back-up, transfer the website to its new host, apply the SSL certificate and perform thorough testing and any necessary tweaking, followed by another full back-up.
- Site maps will be submitted to search engines, Google Visitor Analytics will be set up and activated.
- Handover to client will include basic documented ‘how-to’ followed by 30 days support.
- domain name renewal
- hosting renewal
- SSL renewal
- Backup and software versions update service
- Social media management
- monthly/quarterly blog writing
Optional ongoing updates/seo/social media cab be
quoted as required. Our rates are considerably lower than similar
services that have been established 30+years. Our experience enables us
to advise and guide our clients, as required.
*if images need editing, this takes time and may incur additional costs.
We can also provide e-commerce websites but these will cost significantly more to set up.
We work with you to create the website you want. Contact us for your professional website quotation - see our website info for contacts:
The BPc / Professional Solutions
These are screen-shots of some websites that we have designed for clients:
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