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Web Site Design Fee InformationFees: My site design fees currently range from $US 3500 to $6000. Fees are payable half in advance and half upon approval of your home page design in Photoshop format, prior to beginning installation. Payment is by check or international money order. Fees are subject to change without notice. $3500 site design includes:
Examples of a $3500 project: Go Army Homes, Coastal LA, Denver Chic, Homes Are Here, Outdoor Properties (excluding custom menu, a later addition). $6000 site design includes all the above, plus:
Examples of $6000 projects: Barbara Reeves Realtor, Barbara Sells Daphne, Joe Janus, The McLellan Group What costs extra?
Significant changes in direction: Changes in client direction or additional client input that I feel necessitates a major redesign may cost significantly extra. (Example: a client originally asked me to target hunters and fishermen, then decided that she also wanted to target the younger ski, snowboard and watersport market. I felt that her change in direction voided most of the work I had already done on her design and would require an extra week or more of design work.) Requests for design changes after the design has been approved and production work has begun may also cost extra. I will not do work that will incur extra costs without notifying you before doing the work. Off-site SEO work: I highly recommend that you have extensive off-site SEO work done for your site soon after it is designed or at the same time design work is being done. Having lots of in-bound links (links from other sites to your site is especially important; most highly ranked real estate sites have at least 750-1000 in-bound links. DomainDrivers has a linking system especially tailored to Point2 sites. What's the difference between SEO and design? SEO helps get people to your site; custom design helps engage them and convert them to leads. What's required?
Maintenance fees: Other than your hosting fees, there are no required on-going maintenance fees. Additional work may be requested at my usual hourly rate (currently $100/hr.) Some clients choose to retain my services on a monthly retainer basis to do site upgrades and maintenance, but this is entirely optional. DomainDrivers charges a small fee for periodic updating of link pages. Advanced Access sites: I am no longer designing for Advanced Access sites, but will be happy to work with you to move your site from Advanced Access to Point2. Point2 sites are far more customizable than Advanced Access sites. Most important, from an agent's point of view is that Point2's great syndicated advertising program can drive lots of traffic to a site than the same site would get if hosted on Advanced Access. What's more, Point2's Handshake system is great for filling out an agent's Featured Homes page with more listings, an especially helpful feature for new agents with no listings of their own. How long does it take? As of May, 2008, I currently plan to begin work on new projects in June, 2008. I cannot give a firm time commitment because my work so heavily depends upon receiving input and content from my clients. Typical projects require about 2-3 months, though in some instances in which clients have been slow to respond or provide input, projects have taken upwards of six months. I begin work on projects in the order in which I have received advance payment. A signed contract and receipt of the deposit is required before your project is added to my production schedule. Contact me: Please email me if you would like me to call you to discuss your needs, or phone me at 360-666-0881 9am to 6pm Pacific Tme. I use my machine to screen out my husband's business calls, so please leave a message if I don't answer right away. |
