Website Design
I design all websites from scratch so your business' website image will be unique. Your site can be as simple or complex as you wish and can incorporate anything form blogs, surveys, shopping carts, image galleries or forums.
My basic website design package includes 4 pages:
Home Page
The fist page your visitors see when they arrive. Generally some small text and image to define your business.Contact Page
Email input form for people to email you directly plus any other contact numbers/addresses you would like to add.Page 3
Your choice of content (ex: Products)Page 4
Your choice of content (ex: Services)
Pricing
Since all our websites are custom designs, all pricing quotes are based off on your needs disscussed during the consultation. A simple site discussed above with all text, graphics and photos supplied start at $250.00. Graphic design, photos, or extra pages and features are charged extra depending on what is required.
Extra Website Features
In addition to the basic website package, your site can include any of the following extra features to make your site more interactive.
| Feature | Description | Price | |
 | Extra Page | To display more information on your site. If you wish to add more content you might need more pages. | $25 |
 | Customer Feedback | Allow your customers to post comments about your sor services in the customer feedback section. You have full control over which comments stay and which ones are deleted | $250 |
 | Photo Gallery | Have a photo gallery to present your photos. This application will allow you to upload your photos and organize them into albums. | $400 |
 | Shopping Cart | Allow your customers to purchase your products from your site. Secure payment setup with your merchant account. Includes a tutorial on how to populate the shopping cart application with your products. | $500 |
 | Shopping Cart Population | Populating your new shopping cart with your products. This can take you more time than you might have available, the process includes taking photos, writing descriptions and updating the initial inventory of each product. | $40/hr |
| Extra Language | Allow your customers to view your site in a different language. | $50 each | |
| Note: All prices are quoted in CAD. | |||
Please contact me so we can discuss your new website and figure out a price that is right for you.
Design Process
It is essential that your are involved in the design process. By listening to your ideas, needs and aspirations for your new website, I can ensure that you will be completely satified with the end result.
Step 1: Consultation
The consultation helps to define the purpose and audience for your site, we'll discuss different website designs that you have seen and like or dislike and what your objectives are for your website. I'll provide you with a document that will help you to organize the information you wish to display on your site.
Step 2: Website Proposal
With the information we discussed during the consultation, I will prepare a mock up of the website to show you the layout, graphic ideas etc.
Step 3: Finished Design
When I recieve the content from you and you are happy with the design, I will finish off the site, and test to make sure there are no errors, or broken links in your site.
Step 4: Implementation
If you have decided on where to host your site, I will fully implement your site on the web server of your choice. If you are not sure about hosting, take a look at our hosting options. Clients who purchase a 3 year prepaid hosting account recieve a 25% discount on their website design!
Design Principles
The most important factors to consider when creating your site is your website's purpose & intended audience. Properly defining these two factors is essential to a successful website.
Purpose
Your website's purpose will define what type of website you end up with. Try thinking of a realistic online presence for your business that represents your needs & how much time or money you are willing to invest.
Websites can generally be classified by one of the following types:
Informative
Simply providing information about your business, products you sell, location and means of contact.Interactive
Include all properties of an informative site plus the ability for the customer to interact with the website through product galleries, forums, or games.Revenue Generating
Generally include all properties of an informative site plus the option of catelogueing products, selling products & accepting monetary transactions online.
Audience
Your audience are your clients, or anyone else you intend to have visit your site. Knowing your audience helps to build a site that targets their skills, keeps them entartains or informed with out loosing their focus. If a user gets lost navigating your website, they are likely to navigate somewhere else.
Things to consider about your audience include:
Computer Skills
Are they novice users or experienced. Will they be confused by a huge tabbed menu or will they instinctively know where to click.Computer System
Do your users generally have up to date systems with the latest browsers and plug-ins installed? If not then you have to limit or provide alternatives to certain website elements.Demographics
Are your users younger/older in age, speak a certain language or multiple languages. Do they use a different monetary system. All these have to be considered to keep your information relevant to your users.