| |
| I
am a small business owner. What can a website
do for me?
A website
can offer your business many advantages,
including a:
- More professional
company image
- Improved branding
- Increased sales
- Inexpensive advertising
- Edge on the competition
- Better customer relations
- A website can help
your business reach new customers, keep
you in closer contact with your current
customers, and enable you to respond quickly
and efficiently in a rapidly changing
market.
Top
|
How
much time does it take to build a web site?
- A web site can be
completed in as little as a few days to
several months. Completion time would
depend on several factors: (1) the size
of the web site and (2) the amount of
time it takes the site owner to offer
feedback on the web design in progress
and to provide relevant content (images,
pictures, text, etc.) for the web site.
Top |
Can
I just design a website on my own?
- Of course! If you
like HTML, CSS, SSL, CGI, SSI, XML, PHP,
CFM, JSP, ASP, DHTML, SHTML, Flash, Java,
....
- If you don't want
to spend months learning the basic foundations
of web design, you might want to let a
professional designer develop your site.
Top |
How
can I promote my website?
- Search engine and
directory submissions, negotiating cross-links
with other sites, set up affiliate programs,
put your URL on all correspondence and
marketing materials, e-mail marketing
... and that's just the beginning.
Top |
Can
you guarantee my site will be listed in all
the search engines?
- No, and no reputable
company should make these guarantees!
However, all of the sites we design, optimize
and submit to the search engines are eventually
indexed.
Top |
If
I build a great website, will they come?
- If you build it, promote
it, nurture it, update it, they will definitely
come. Simply creating a web site will
not generate lots of traffic and will
not cause your web site to be immediately
listed in all the search engines. Building
a web site is only the first step in an
overall marketing plan. We will submit
your completed web site to the search
engines that are still accepting free
submissions, but we cannot guarantee if
and when the search engines will index
any web site. We can also provide you
with other online advertising venues which
provide immediate exposure for your site.
Top |
What
kind of services will I need once the site
is completed?
- Some web sites require
minimal maintenance while some require
daily updates. Site Solutions
4 U includes monthly maintenance
with our web design& hosting solutions.
Please see our solutions
page for more information.
Top |
How
much does a website cost?
- The investment you
make in your web site development project
can vary depending on the complexity of
the site, visual sophistication and the
type of programs you require on the site.
Site Solutions 4 U takes
many of the variables out of this question
when you select one of our packages. Please
view the solutions
page for more information and pricing.
Top |
What
is your payment policy?
- Payment policies vary
depending on the size and scope of the
project. We require a deposit of one-half
(1/2) of the project price in order to
begin development. The remaining balance
is paid prior to the web site being launched.
Top |
Do
you offer some kind of assurance to ensure
that my work will be done on time and within
specifications?
- Yes, we do. To make
clear our mutual understanding of the
web design project, we do not undertake
any project without first preparing and
executing a legal Website Development
Agreement, which outlines in writing the
terms and specifications of the proposed
web design project. This Agreement contains
the terms (website specifications, delivery
time, payment terms, etc.) to which we
agreed prior to starting the project.
Top |
What
ingredients should a "good" website
have?
- Effective design,
sound navigation, pertinent content, fast
loading pages and lots of attention.
Top |
My
daughter is learning HTML in college. Why
should I hire a developer?
- There's more to the
web than HTML. A web developer will bring
expertise, information and knowledge about
current technologies and trends and much
more to your project.
Top |
After
designing the web-site, if it needs to be
updated what is your maintenance fee to do
this?
- We offer free technical
support and free maintenance/updates (up
to 1 hour per month) is
provided following site completion, installation
and publishing. If you anticipate major
changes/updates after the 30 day grace
period, web site maintenance requests
are invoiced at $25.00 per hour in 1/2
hour increments, after all maintenance
requests have been completed to your satisfaction.
If you need updates to your website, just
send us a request via fax or email and
it will be completed, normally within
24 hours.
Top |
| If
there are any problems, how are they corrected?
Support service?
- If there are
problems with the website's functionality,
that would be our responsibility. You
are hiring a web designer/developer to
not only design your website, but make
sure it is functional across all platforms
and make sure your users are getting the
most benefit from your website.
Top |
| Would
we need to use your company to revise and
update our website?
- You can call
on us at any time to revise and update
the website. This is an ongoing service
we provide to all our clients. After we
have completed a website, we will provide
you with (1) all the source files and
code (2) a document which contains all
the passwords, usernames, database information
and any other information related to the
website.
So, armed with this information, you will
be free to revise and update your website.
Top |
