Comments on: What Should My Website Project Cost? http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/what-should-my-website-project-cost/ Young Entrepreneur Forums - your online discussion forum to share and talk about Entrepreneurship. A place to learn and to help others with starting, managing and growing successful business ventures. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Lisa http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/what-should-my-website-project-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-12818 Lisa Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:42:15 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/?p=3999#comment-12818 I am sometimes amazed at how much work goes into a website and for certain businesses a really high end site is absolutely necessary! However there are a few really professional and functional do it yourself options if you're just looking for a brochure site with options for a shopping cart, photo galleries, etc. I don't want to shamelessly plug so I wont post links or anything, however if someone is interested in something they can maintain and update on their own, you can send me an email at lisabrodersen@gmail.com. I am sometimes amazed at how much work goes into a website and for certain businesses a really high end site is absolutely necessary! However there are a few really professional and functional do it yourself options if you’re just looking for a brochure site with options for a shopping cart, photo galleries, etc. I don’t want to shamelessly plug so I wont post links or anything, however if someone is interested in something they can maintain and update on their own, you can send me an email at lisabrodersen@gmail.com.

]]> By: Jai http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/what-should-my-website-project-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-11958 Jai Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:09:51 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/?p=3999#comment-11958 Thanks for your article. I am in the process of getting a website made and was shocked at the difference between what I though was low end and what low end really is. There are a few local professionals I am going to interview this week to see if they fit my needs. Most of them have already said an "ok" site will be around 1500-2000. More than I really want to spend but I am looking at it as an investment like Andre said. Thank you again Thanks for your article. I am in the process of getting a website made and was shocked at the difference between what I though was low end and what low end really is. There are a few local professionals I am going to interview this week to see if they fit my needs. Most of them have already said an “ok” site will be around 1500-2000. More than I really want to spend but I am looking at it as an investment like Andre said. Thank you again

]]> By: Arsham Mirshah http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/what-should-my-website-project-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-11949 Arsham Mirshah Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:43:57 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/?p=3999#comment-11949 This blog post = very well put. There is no "standard" number for how much you should spend - but much like everything else, "you get what you pay for" -- that's for web design. As for SEO - be careful here... every web design company says they do SEO, but beware, they just started offering SEO because that's where the market is moving.. they definitely don't specialize in it. I'm a bit bias on this next statement as I'm in the industry.. run your site on WordPress.. easily to modify, best for SEO, and FREE (minus hosting of course). This blog post = very well put.

There is no “standard” number for how much you should spend – but much like everything else, “you get what you pay for” — that’s for web design.

As for SEO – be careful here… every web design company says they do SEO, but beware, they just started offering SEO because that’s where the market is moving.. they definitely don’t specialize in it.

I’m a bit bias on this next statement as I’m in the industry.. run your site on WordPress.. easily to modify, best for SEO, and FREE (minus hosting of course).

]]> By: Tiara Grant http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/what-should-my-website-project-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-11948 Tiara Grant Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:40:48 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/?p=3999#comment-11948 Great article. As the owner of a web design firm we have had to turn people away for not having their idea together. I can make your web design dreams come true at a great value but I am not a mind reader. We have many options for every budget and our customers have been pleased with our product. Great article. As the owner of a web design firm we have had to turn people away for not having their idea together. I can make your web design dreams come true at a great value but I am not a mind reader. We have many options for every budget and our customers have been pleased with our product.

]]> By: Rahul Ingle http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/what-should-my-website-project-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-10593 Rahul Ingle Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:40:49 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/?p=3999#comment-10593 When a client asks," How much do you charge for a SEO?" .Its better to ask the client, has he come out with a budget for marketing for his firm or company? If he says yes, then ofcourse you are doing nothing but asking him to spend a share of his marketing budget on online marketing. He questions about returns?? Many web development companies make a mistake to answer a typical client question which is How much returns should be expect out of SEO? How much sales should he expect? to which the answer is that u dont promise that the sales will pick up, but if there are 3000 visitors visiting his website today, in the next 6 months there would be say 7000 visitors visiting his website. You dont promise "sales", you only promise "traffic". When a client asks,” How much do you charge for a SEO?” .Its better to ask the client, has he come out with a budget for marketing for his firm or company? If he says yes, then ofcourse you are doing nothing but asking him to spend a share of his marketing budget on online marketing. He questions about returns??
Many web development companies make a mistake to answer a typical client question which is How much returns should be expect out of SEO? How much sales should he expect? to which the answer is that u dont promise that the sales will pick up, but if there are 3000 visitors visiting his website today, in the next 6 months there would be say 7000 visitors visiting his website. You dont promise “sales”, you only promise “traffic”.

]]> By: Andre Ivanchuk http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/what-should-my-website-project-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-10513 Andre Ivanchuk Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:01:47 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/?p=3999#comment-10513 The actual problem is that websites (and all other marketing vehicles) are viewed as commodities, instead of investments. And we all know, you try to get the cheapest priced commodity because at the end of the day you're getting the same product. Not the case with web and marketing work! No one tells their investor I'd like to buy 2,000 shares of Google for pennies because there are thousands of pennystocks out there! The actual problem is that websites (and all other marketing vehicles) are viewed as commodities, instead of investments. And we all know, you try to get the cheapest priced commodity because at the end of the day you’re getting the same product.

Not the case with web and marketing work!

No one tells their investor I’d like to buy 2,000 shares of Google for pennies because there are thousands of pennystocks out there!

]]> By: Reno Web Design http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/what-should-my-website-project-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-10443 Reno Web Design Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:55:12 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/?p=3999#comment-10443 Great article. One of the hardest things about running a web design and development company is educating clients about costs. It's even harder when there are so many companies offering a "$500 Dollar" solution. The fact of the matter is, you get what you pay for. In 2009, we had 4 clients come back to us after getting the "$500" solution. Web design and development is hard. SEO is hard. SEM is hard. We try to educate our clients about everything that actually goes into a successful website. It's a lot! Thanks for the article, I hope a lot of people read it! Great article. One of the hardest things about running a web design and development company is educating clients about costs. It’s even harder when there are so many companies offering a “$500 Dollar” solution. The fact of the matter is, you get what you pay for. In 2009, we had 4 clients come back to us after getting the “$500″ solution. Web design and development is hard. SEO is hard. SEM is hard. We try to educate our clients about everything that actually goes into a successful website. It’s a lot! Thanks for the article, I hope a lot of people read it!

]]> By: Kevin Khachatryan http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/what-should-my-website-project-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-10409 Kevin Khachatryan Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:31:38 +0000 http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/?p=3999#comment-10409 Amazing post Gabriel... some people expect to pay a few hundred dollars and get a perfect Wordpress theme or an eCommerce website. A perfectly done website is worth every penny. Amazing post Gabriel… some people expect to pay a few hundred dollars and get a perfect WordPress theme or an eCommerce website. A perfectly done website is worth every penny.

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