Services ...
If you have already browsed the home page and porfolio you have a general idea of what Brandon Beck Designs is all about. Brandon's web design approach focuses on informative clarity, aesthetics, and functionality. He can provide everything you need to get online:
- A fully designed website
- Domain name registration (www.YOUR_URL.com)
- Email accounts (YOU@YOUR_URL.com, etc.)
- Web hosting setup
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Steps ...
All of these services are provided in a stuctured manner to suit the client's needs. Here are the general steps:
- You contact Brandon Beck through the contact page of this website with a brief description of your needs. This will include a brief description of yourself or your service, what you wish to convey, any opinions on how you'd like your website structured, and other similar websites that you like.
- Brandon Beck will respond by email with a proposal of what he can offer, how long it will take, and how much it should cost. If both you and Brandon are happy with the project proposal then you will plan to work together.
- You will provide Brandon with the content for the pages, specifically all the text, what you would like the navigation menu to display, and any pictures you would like included.
- Brandon will respond with a website design incorporating your content.
- You and Brandon will communicate regarding changes to the proposed design and/or content.
- Brandon will create an updated design a reasonable number of times until you are pleased with the result.
- Brandon will work with you to sign up for a web hosting service and register a domain name if you do not already have one.
- Brandon will upload the site and make sure it is working and displaying properly. This includes google registration and a sitemap.
- Brandon will be available for light maintenance and minor content changes.
Costs ...
- For an informative website design similar to the ones in his portfolio, Brandon Beck charges $1,200 and up. More complex websites will cost more. For the quality of his sites, Brandon Beck believes his rates are a great value, but feel free to shop around and see for yourself.
- For web hosting Brandon Beck recommends the company Bluehost, which charges approximately $100 per year for the basic package (which is usually all you'll need).
- Domain names generally cost around $10 per year, but free for the first year with Bluehost hosting.
- Email accounts are generally free with a hosting service.
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can be very complicated and time consuming and will cost an additional minimum of $1,500. However, Brandon Beck codes the sites in a very logical way that is prone to google recognition without SEO.
- Although minor changes and light maintenance are free if Brandon designs your site, he charges $50 per hour for substantial revision, redesign, or adding additional pages. Luckily for you, Brandon works quickly!
To conclude, you should budget around $1,300 for startup costs and about $110 per year thereafter. To include SEO, you should budget around $3,000 for startup costs.