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Introduction
The Web site services that I offer include domain name registration, search engine optimisation, Web hosting and the interpretation of site logs, ongoing Web site maintenance, as well the actual design and development of sites.
I have built a number of Web sites since 1997, the most recent of which are:
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Technology
I develop Web pages that are fully compliant
with the latest W3C
standards for HTML and XHTML, and can work with JavaScript, Flash, Java
Applets, Java, PHP, MySQL, ASP, ASP.NET, SQL or SVG, if required. I work in close
association with a group of talented graphic designers and Web developers,
and can provide CMS-based (Content Management System) sites if required.
The price for designing and building a Web site is just one of the costs associated with a Web site.
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Prices
For Web sites, I either quote a fixed price per page or charge
for my time on an hourly basis, at the rate of £20 per hour.
- static page containing up to 1,000 words of text, 1-5 links and 1-5 plain images, price £50
- page containing up to 1,000 words text, 1-10 links and 1-10 thumbnails with enlarged pop-up photos, price £75
- page containing up to 1,000 words of text, 1-10 links, 1-50 thumbnails with enlarged pop-up photos, price £275
- dynamic page containing 1,000 words of text, 1-5 images, 1-5 links and feedback form that collects information to be sent by e-mail, price £100
Adding more plain images or links, or more pop-up images involving the use of JavaScript, or anything more complicated (eg a splash page involving the use of Flash, or dynamic pages involving the use of PHP, ASP or ASP.NET, databases involving the use of MySQL or SQL, etc) would cost more, simply because more complex work takes longer. If you want a forum, chat room, or an e-commerce site with shopping cart, secure payment facility, etc then it would cost more still. You get what you pay for; it's as simple as that.
Let me know what your requirements are and I will gladly let you have a quotation. You can have anything you want, so long as you've got the money to pay for it. I have sub-contractors available (both software developers and graphic designers) who can work on bigger projects, if required.
Design
If you have a good look around this site, and for example
SpellerMilner
Design or
Sarasotavilla
then it will help you gauge the sort of things that I can
do.
If you want a long slow-loading splash screen with lots of Flash, numerous irritating popups and banners, animated gifs that soon become boring, an eye-jarring colour scheme and oversize or tiny text that is difficult to read against the background, or a confusing navigation system, then I'm probably not your best choice! However, if what you want is a simple, clear design with straightforward efficient navigation then you have found the right person.
Let me know if you think I may be able to help you.
