A website involves three basic costs: Development, Web Hosting and Domain Registration.

The development of the site is the actual creative building process: putting together the images, text, links in a organized manner that is pleasing to the eyes and easy to use, so people can find what they are looking for when they visit your site. This process requires technical set up, web programming and graphic design skills. This is the largest of the three costs and can range in price from $700 to $2000 typically, depending on the size and complexity of your web project. Once you have paid for the initial development your site is ready for the world to see. The cost of your website development is a one-time investment for a tool you own and can continue to use for communication and marketing indefinitely. You may have noticed that all websites are not created equally, and when it comes to good design... well, you get what you pay for. We've all visited poorly designed websites with low-quality graphics. In short, Designs On Fire exists to make the Internet a more attractive place — one site at a time. We believe you should be proud of your website! We can build you an affordable site that boasts stunning and memorable graphic design PLUS functionality.



Hosting simply means your website files are stored on web servers (large computer networks) and made visible to people using the Internet. If your site is not being hosted, no one can see it. Hosting costs vary but average around $7 to $50 per month, based on your needs and the hosting provider. Service varies widely as well. The ideal host will offer several services bundled together for one affordable price. Look for these services in a hosting package: ample bandwidth space, FTP, CGI, e-mail accounts, reliability, site statistics, MySQL databases, content management and support for various programming languages, programs, and multimedia.

We partner with SUS4 Hosting Services to provide affordable and quality hosting services.

Registering the domain name involves reserving a unique web address where users find your web site (www.yourname.com). This is done through a public registry service and the cost is typically $10-35 per year.

Be aware that these additional services will require additional costs:

• Search Engine Optimization — include Internet marketing services and research to find ways to promote your site and get the maximum visibility, drawing more visitors to your site through search engines, pay-per-click advertising, directories, databases, etc.
• Maintenance services — updating the site is necessary to keep your visitors coming back. Maintenance includes changing content, adding features and pages, making requested changes and more.

Written by: Kaiti Lenhart
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