Asking “how much will it cost to create my new website” is similar to asking “how much will it cost to create my new greenhouse” – it all depends on what you want.
- Do you want a custom designed greenhouse or one from a pre-designed plan?
- Do you want an automated watering system, or will you be using a watering can?
- Do you want an all-season heated space to grow orchids, or a space to get your seeds started in the spring?
- Do you want high-end growing lights, or will mother nature be providing the light?
You get the idea – every business, every site, every budget is different.
The following packages will give you an idea of where you might want to start with your website.
Book a free 30-minute consult to explore what having a website could do for your business. We can chat about what might work for you, and review the web design packages – with absolutely no obligation to purchase any more of my time.
If you are looking for a great starter site and require basic customizations, this is the package for you.
Estimated time : 8-10 hours | Project billed hourly @ $70 | Expenses* : ~ $80 – $100
- 2 Hours of planning and training time
- First year of hosting *
- First year domain name registration *
- Your preferred 100% Mobile device compatible StudioPress site template
- On-page Search Engine Optimization plugin
- Designed with your logo and colour palette
- One custom contact form
- 3-5 site pages
- Blog page
- Social Media sharing buttons
- Security and Backup plugins
If you required additional functionality, social media integration, and some custom features, a business package will help you grow your business.
Estimated time : 15-18 hours | Project billed hourly @ $70 | Expenses* : ~ $80 – $200
- 3-5 Hours of planning, learning and mentoring time
- First year of hosting *
- First year domain name registration *
- Custom 100% mobile device compatible site design
- On-page Search Engine Optimization plugin
- Plugins to support special features specific to your business, such as recipes, course descriptions, multi-lingual content, appointment booking calendar – the options are limitless. Premium plugins are an additional cost *
- 100% mobile device compatible design
- One custom contact form
- Mailchimp email list sign-up form
- Up to 2 additional custom forms
- Up to 7 site pages
- Up to 7 categorized content pages for topics such as news & events, areas of your business, etc
- 1 Custom site navigation menu
- 1 Image gallery
- Ability to add videos
- Social Media sharing buttons
- Auto-post your website posts to your social media channels
- Security and Backup plugins
This package is for you if you need advanced custom features and functions for your site. For example, with this package you can sell products or services online or provide a secured members-only area for paid or private audience. You can also integrate custom functionality required by your unique business such as real estate listings, online courses, menus and recipes – the options are almost limitless.
This estimate includes an allocation for the purchase of premium plugins.
Estimated time : 30 – 40 hours | Project billed hourly @ $70 | Expenses* : ~ $80 – $400
- 4- 6 Hours of planning, learning and mentoring time
- First year of hosting *
- One year costs for up to two domain names – for example, a .com and a .ca *
- Custom 100% mobile device compatible site design
- On-page Search Engine Optimization plugin
- A custom designed online store with shopping cart
- SSL certificate *
- Connected to your preferred payment gateway such as PayPal
- Store set up with your first 20 products (digital or shippable)
- Each product has its own individual page. You are responsible for providing the images related to your products
- Plugins for special features specific to your business, such as recipes, courses, a members-only area, portfolio, testimonials, etc. Premium plugins are an additional cost *
- Up to 3 custom contact forms
- Up to 7 site pages
- Up to 10 categorized content pages for topics such as news & events, areas of your business, etc
- Up to 3 custom site navigation menus
- Up to 3 image galleries
- Ability to add videos and audio files
- Social Media sharing buttons
- Auto-publish your website posts to your social media channels
- Security and Backup plugins
Add-on’s and Support packages
Marketing is all about building relationships with your audience. If someone chooses to sign up for your newsletter or other updates, you know that they are already interested in knowing more about what you have to offer. Emails are more personal and direct than social media marketing, allowing you to build deeper relationship with your key audience. Building an email list is also one of the most effective ways to drive traffic to your site.
This package includes:
- setting up a MailChimp account. If you have less than 2,000 contacts, Mailchimp is free.
- customizing the default sign-up, update and unsubscibe pages with your logo and brand colors
- creating a custom email template with your logo, colors, contact details, etc
- creating a custom sign up form
- adding your sign-up form to your website and Facebook page
Make it easy for people to register for your event by setting up an Eventbrite event. Follow up with a Survey Monkey survey and get valuable feedback. Integrate everything on your website for a seamless experience.
Package includes:
- design a poster for your event
- create an event on Eventbrite branded with your logo and colors and poster image
- set up tickets – free, early bird, regular, group, etc
- invite people to your event, and reach a new audience with Eventbrite promotional tools
- generate a guest list
- register guests onsite via your tablet (optional)
- set up how you will receive your money after the event is complete. You can be paid by direct deposit or PayPal.
- create a post-event survey on Survey Monkey (up to 10 questions)
- link your Eventbrite and survey Monkey pages to your website
Focusing on growing your business and need to hand off some techy tasks? I am here for you!
Hire me to:
- code and distribute your next email campaign
- update your site content or review the formatting of any new content you have added
- add new features and functions to your site
- troubleshoot an error on your site
- … and much more!
Maintaining your site is a “must do”, not an option. A WordPress site that is not maintained becomes vulnerable to hacking. In some instances, your site could go down if older plugins conflict with newer WordPress versions.
I will log into your WordPress dashboard twice a month to update your plugins, verify that your backups are running, check your security plugins and reports, and optimize if necessary.
I will send you a follow-up report and let you know if I have any suggestions for new plugins or features that will enhance your site and support your business growth.
