Why
a Website is Needed
The
World Wide Web (WWW) offers a business, organization or
an individual a chance to present their products, services
and points of view to literally millions of people everywhere
in the world. Quest Graphics Design feels that the world
wide web is the most important tool that can be utilized
to accomplish this goal.
Your
message becomes available online the moment that you put
your information on the web. People around the world at
any time (day or night) can access your message. The benefit
to you is that you can market your product at a much lower
rate than traditional advertising may cost you. Anyone that
has a product that they want to market has to use this wonderful
media that is fast replacing other methods of traditional
communication and marketing.
What
is involved in getting a website?
Quest
Graphics Design is capable of combining outstanding graphic
design and/or text preparation and editing, with a creative
approach to layout, while structuring your website to produce
a high quality presentation. Need a web host? We can obtain
hosting sources for you, register your domain....whatever
is necessary to create your web presence.
Provided
Services
A
sample of just some of the provided services are:
- Site
Design
- Personal
or commercial
- Flash
enhanced sites
- Preparation
of client's original custom images for insertion into
new site design, or a renovation of a pre-existing site
- Forms
& Tables
- Site
Maintenance
- Image-mapping,
rollovers
- Search
engine submission
- Java
scripting as needed
What's the cost involved?
Truthfully, cost can vary dependent on needs. The
following is a general guideline that will assist you in
calculating a reasonable base cost. All custom design work
is estimated prior to initiation of a project. For most
projects a 50% deposit of the estimate is required, with
the balance due on completion. Many clients prefer to be
billed on an hourly basis rather than a per page/piece basis.
This method usually results in a cost lest than the original
estimate, but sometimes is higher in rare cases. My standard
hourly rate is $50.00 per hour.
Web
Page Design
$75.00
per page, base price. The price includes two (2) scans
per page with each additional scan costing $15.00. Scanning
price includes any color correction and touch-up needed
of the scanned image. The web page price includes unlimited
lines of client supplied text. Minor touch-ups or alterations
are included. Buttons, icons, backgrounds from my image
libraries are included if needed. Any custom graphic work
is separate and will be charged according to any difficulty
or complexity of the image requested. Tables used for
page layout are included, but any complex table work,
java scripting, or frames will incur additional cost.
Banner
Graphics
$50.00
to $150.00 per banner, depending on it's complexity, and
whether a static or animated graphic. The banner graphic
is the graphic at the top of the web page or a banner
used in banner ads.
Image
Maps
$75.00
- $300.00 depending on complexity. The image map that
will allow the web-site user to click on a particular
image to navigate your site. Mouseover java-scripting
available, however it not only increases the complexity
of the imaging but also adds to the cost of the site.
Mouseover scripting is easier for site navigation.
Company
Logos
$400.00
and up for static imagery. A logo to be used specifically
on a website, supplied at 300 dpi in PSD format. If you
are requesting an interfaced logo with mouseovers contained
within estimates begin at $750.00 and up.
Buttons
and Horizontal Rules
Buttons
are designed specifically for use with the site sets.
If mousovers are being utilized, then the price of the
buttonage is included in the cost. If you request individual
buttons, a base price of $10.00 per button is accessed,
then for each text change on the original base button
add $2.50. For example, buttons for Home, Email, and Links
with the same design would be $17.50. Pre-designed sets
may be purchased from sets already available at market
price. Exclusive use costs apply.
Search
Engine and Catalog Submission
$2.00
per page per each submission. Generally I refer the client
to specific websites to utilize submission tools that
are available directly from those sites. Years ago, submission
to search engines such as Yahoo and Lycos were free. They
no longer are. By utilizing a search engine submission
program or company specializing in submissions will range
in cost from $50 to $250 in most cases, which is not included
in the base cost of an estimate unless requested.
