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It's extremely important to have a web site for your
business but maybe you don't know where to start. As
a consumer, you should at least know what questions
to ask a potential web designer regarding the services
they will provide. Let us try to answer common questions
and assist you with knowing what to look for.
How would I benefit from having a website of my
own?
Your local advertisement immediately becomes worldwide
and can be viewed all day, every day 24/7. A web site
can also increase the visibility and accessibility and
improve the image of your business or organization to
potential and existing clients. People can get the information
that you have available to them much more easily and
conveniently on the Internet.
How do I choose a web designer?
The best way to familiarize yourself with a web designer
is spend some time at their own web site. Do their links
work throughout their own site? Are their images clear
and is their idea original? Can you view their client
list or portfolio? These are questions to ask yourself
while you browse their site and do your own research.
If you don't like what you see, the web designer probably
won't be able to do much better for you.
What is a fair price for web design?
The average web designer charges $50 - $250 per page
on a web site or at an hourly price (some large companies
with overhead can charge $1000 per page!). To determine
your total cost, create an outline of what pages you
will want on your site and then multiply that total
by the designer's page fee and other service fees that
might be involved. It's always best to go with a designer
or company that offers a per page price instead of hourly.
At Sun Designs®, we specialize in web sites for businesses
with a smaller budget. Our prices are competitive and
we offer different plans to fit your budget. Sun Designs®
also offers generous weekly and monthly maintenance
plans.
What is included in the price?
This is where shopping for web designers can get tricky.
Make sure you ask what the quoted price covers. It should
include the page layout, image and manipulation, and
transfer of your pages to your web host server. Start
to finish! Beware of designers that have limits on the
amount of images or text that will be inserted on each
page.
How long does it take for a website to be designed?
It takes about 2-3 weeks for a website to be designed
- from start to finish. The more complex a website is,
like having a database integrated site or an e-commerce
store, the longer it will take. If you have a deadline,
please make sure you have all of your content and any
images ready.
What input/information do you need from me to design
a web site?
The more of your input that we have as to your desired
design, purpose, and function of your website, the better.
Information which we will ask of you may include the
purpose of your website (business or personal), what
you want your website to do for you, the subject matter,
your target audience, a sample table of contents, as
well as any preference you have as to things like color
scheme and layout. We will also ask you for any pictures
(digital or you can mail them for us to scan), graphics
(such as logos), or other media which you would like
included in your web site.
Do I need to provide content for my web site?
Yes, Sun Designs® will need all of the content that you
plan to put on your web site after the first approval
of the mock-up. If you would like any graphics included
in the design, we will need it before the mock-up design.
The sooner you send us the content, the faster we will
be able to have your website up and running. If you
need to have your content created, Sun Designs® offers
content writing at an extra cost.
I already have a web site, can Sun Designs® maintain
my website or redesign it?
Yes, Sun Designs® has several maintenance plans to work
around your budget. We can take your existing web site
and redesign, revamp, or simply edit or update it.
Who submits my web site to the search engines?
Most web designers do not submit your web site once
it is finished and online, or they might charge you
an extra fee to provide this service. Your web site
URL (http://www.yoursite.com) has to be manually
submitted to the search engines. Do not go with a company
that offers submissions to "thousands" of
search engines - these companies use a software program
that can damage your web site listing with the search
engines. Most search engines block out these programs.
As part of our marketing plan, we manually submit your
web site once a month to the top search engines. This
is crucial for search engine placement.
Why should I hire Sun Designs® instead of doing it
myself?
- Hiring Sun Designs® will help you save precious time
and money. Hiring us to complete your web project
will allow you to focus on your core business and
personal life, not to mention your other projects
that are equally as important.
- When you hire Sun Designs®, you are saving money
because in most cases the advanced software and hardware
that we use will cost as much, if not more, than your
own site. Then you have to take the time to learn
the tools and design the site. You would have to know
what tools are compatible, and how to make them work
to their fullest potential.
Why not hire another company?
- By hiring Sun Designs®, you are guaranteeing your
satisfaction. Sun Designs® will design the web site
to your exact needs and objectives. We don't use canned
or pre-fabricated templates, all sites are original
and custom-made.
- Sun Designs® offers the most economical web solutions
and all our pricing is upfront and in writing. Our
competitors charge hourly. We offer flat rate pricing,
you know how much you are going to pay before they
project begins. No hidden fees! In the event that
there will be an extra charge, we will send you an
estimate to approve before working on it.
- Your site is tested for browser cross compatibility.
Your site's pages are checked with all the major web
browser's including Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Netscape's Navigator (including Netscape 4.79) and
Firefox.
- By signing with Sun Designs®, you become a big fish
in our little pond. We show you the attention that
you deserve to end up with the best possible site.
You wouldn't want your web design team to forget who
you are as soon as your check clears.
- With Sun Designs®, we are obsessed with your satisfaction.
Expect to hear from us even after your site is done,
just checking in to make sure everything is running
smoothly.
Simply put... Our services meet, if not exceed, the
competition's.
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