How are your prices so much lower than those of other Web Design companies?

There are two major reasons why our prices are lower than the vast majority of web design companies:

1. We exist specifically to cater for small businesses and charities that can't generally afford the ridiculously high prices charged by our competitors.
2. We have very few overheads which means that we are not passing on the costs of premises and support staff when we create your website.
3. We estimate how much time that a project will take, and charge based on the amount of time we think it will take.

How many pages do I get?

Unlike many website companies we don't charge by the page, as a general rule.

When paying by the page, clients tend to squeeze as much information onto each page as possible, rather than pay for a new page. This results in really long and overloaded pages which are both hard to read and to navigate.

Believe it or not, once we've made one page, making new pages is relatively simple. So, we let the content fill as many pages as it needs to fill.

So instead of limiting how many pages you can have, we charge based on how much time we think the project will take.

How much is a One Page Site?

Most companies offer a one page site so that they can say that they sell websites for far less than their rivals. The fact is that most people will soon realise that the information they wish to display won't realistically fit onto a single page.

This is why we don't offer single page sites unless specifically requested. See also: How many pages do I get?

When do I pay?

We are now asking for a small non-refundable deposit when we start work on the project - This is usually about 10% of the total cost of the project. This is to cover the cost of any stock photography required for the designs.

We ask for the second payment when we have both agreed on the final design of the site. This is usually for around 40% of the total. This also covers the cost of aquiring the domain name(s), database(s) and hosting .

The third and final payment is payable when the site is ready to go live. The outstanding amount is usually around 50%.

After the payment is recieved, further minor changes can be made for another month. We recommend that our clients check thoroughly for mistakes during this time.

How long will it take?

An average site takes somewhere between 5-6 weeks to complete but, as you might expect, this depends on a number of factors including:

1. The complexity of the project.
2. The speed at which you can get us feedback about the designs, page text and images.
3. The number of other active projects (this is usually 3-4 at any one time)