When planning a website, you need to think about the web design Santee that will work best, what you are willing to pay and what you may end up paying. Don’t just take the package given to you by a web design company. You need to do your own research to avoid being exploited. In this post we shall be looking at the costs you should be prepared to pay when it comes to web design.
New websites will cost more than a redesign
This is the first fact you need to understand about web design. When a web designer Santee has to start from scratch to create your website, he will charge you more than when redesigning your website. This is because with a new website, a web designer doesn’t have pre-created assets to work with. The advantage of creating a website from scratch is that you can work closely with a designer to get exactly what you need and within your budget. The cost of a new website runs anywhere from $500 to thousands of dollars. The cost will depend on the options you need, number of revisions and the hourly cost of the web design team.
Blogs and content management tools
If yours is a WordPress website, you will have the advantage of having a free content management system (CMS). Integrating a website on WordPress and other tools like Drupal, Joomla! And ExpressionEngine has its challenges when building a site from scratch. You also have to think about buying premium themes and plugins. You should add $200 if you want to add a blog or CMS.
Graphics
Graphics are the images you will be using on your website including the logos. You don’t want to be skimpy in this area. Poor graphics will tarnish the look and affect the performance of your website. Even if you are supplying all the images, you still have to pay for the integration of the graphics into your website. If you need the web designer Santee to customize the images, you should set aside at least $500 for both image customization and integration into your website. If the web designer will be doing everything including getting the images, you should budget for at least $1,200. You also need to set a budget of $350 for the icons and buttons that will be created. For the use of stock photos, set a budget of $20 to $100.
Content creation and addition
The cheapest way forward is to create your own content and add it to your website. If you cannot do this, your web designer will help with content creation and addition to your website. With content creation you need to budget about $150 per page of typed content.
There are so many other costs you need to plan for. The important thing is to always ask for a cost breakdown for your web design Santee. When you know what is being charged you can make some compromises to bring the cost down.
