Pricing
No two projects / clients are identical - but our pricing is as open & transparent as possible, so you may get a rough idea of how much your project may cost.
Hourly Rates
These rates cover all of our established services.
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Development / Coding
$60 per hourCoding and structuring of application files. This may include some layout design.
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Design & Illustration
$70 per hourDesign, image manipulation, custom illustrations, layout, etc.
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General Services
$60 per hourGeneral services such as support, research, written content, data entry, etc.
Website Project
A complete Website Project consists of 2 major parts.
We have basic starting prices that increase based on a project's complexity and time involved.
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Development and Design
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Hosting, Maintenance, and Support
starting at $80 per month
Website Project: Development and Design
Base Website Project
Every one of our website projects start here, with our basic, fundamental setup - but it's ready to scale with your project's needs and wants.
We find that a lot of our clients want simple websites that don't require anything more than the basics.
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Local Setup
We set up and keep a local (offline) version of your site to develop, design, and test.
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Design & Layout
We'll theme your branding into a beautiful, intuitive, custom web design & layout.
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Home Page
We'll supply a design to make sure you give an impactful first impression on your landing page.
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About Page
Optionally, have a dedicated page to tell your site visitors about who you are, your history, etc.
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Contact Page
Inform visitors on all the ways to contact you. Included is a form that will be emailed directly to you upon submission.
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Social Media Links
We'll prominently display any of your social media links such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
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Suite of Plugins
We provide an extensive suite of premium plugins and custom modules (image library & compression, SEO, security, etc.).
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DNS Setup
We'll set up and route all the necessary DNS entries from your domain provider's UI.
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SEO Setup
We'll configure & create your SEO relevant info and perform a "submit" to all major search engines.
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Basic Analytics
We'll setup basic analytics that record & display page views, visit time, bounce rate, and more.
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Live Push
We set up and configure the hosting server & push your project to be live to the public.
Website Project: Hosting, Maintenance, and Support
Hosting & Server Services
We host all of our Web Projects, allowing us to efficiently manage our projects and monitor our server services & applications.
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Optimized Server
Your server will be configured and scalable to meet or exceed your traffic, storage, and processing needs.
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Cloud Backups
We back up most sites at least every month, and keep that version safe for up to 2 months.
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Free SSL Certificate
We'll provide you with our basic SSL Certificate that uses a 2048-bit encryption to protect you and your visitor's sensitive data.
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Reliable Notifications
Email notifications are routed through a 3rd party service to ensure proper formatting, DMARC authentication, and reliable inbox delivery.
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Uptime Monitoring
We're always monitoring your server response time to check whether your site is down or too slow for your traffic.
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Speed & Performance
We implement advanced asset optimization such as file compression, data caching, and CDN delivery when available.
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Robust Protection
We secure and harden your site against malicious attacks with scheduled security scans, brute force protection, and more.
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SEO Optimization
We run regular sitemap updates, apply meta data, and submit to major search engines so your site is optimized to be seen and indexed.
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Image Compression
All images are compressed to save more than 2x the file size without any drop in visual quality. Images are served in next-gen WebP format.
Maintain & Management
All applications are updated for you on a regular basis. We manage your assets, and constantly improve upon our existing framework.
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Local Clone
We manage a local (offline) version of your site to develop, design, and test - before making changes live.
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Automatic Updates
WordPress has very frequent updates. We make sure you'll always have the latest updates, fixes, and version.
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Enhanced Framework
Our custom framework is always being enhanced & improved upon. You'll be upgraded every time it's ready for deployment.
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Optimizing Code Base
Maintaining a Website Project's code base requires updating and occasional rewrites and re-organization.
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Plugin Maintenance
We'll maintain approved 3rd party plugins and support your project's compatibility with their code base.
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Bug Fixes
We prioritize occasional code conflicts that may arise, especially within complex projects.
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DNS Management
We'll maintain access to your domain provider's UI to modify DNS entries when necessary.
Project & Client Support
We understand that you count on us. Set your mind at ease, knowing you'll have timely, quality, and of course, friendly service & support.
We try to keep this limited to approximately 15 minutes per month without extra charges, unless more time is agreed upon.
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Client Priority
As a valued client, your projects, questions, and requests will be prioritized.
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Communication
Communication, answering questions, discussions, etc. in a timely manner.
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Quick Project Edits
Quick changes to your project (ex. change wording, edit a style, etc.)
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Quick Account Edits
Quick edits to any accounts that may be associated with your projects.
Design & Branding
Our commonly requested design services have basic starting prices that increase based on a project's complexity and time involved.
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Logo Design
starting at $400We'll illustrate your logo to make it scalable and legible in multiple sizes and background colors.
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Branding
starting at $800We'll deign your logo, and bring your colors, fonts, style, etc. together to provide you with a branding guide.
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Business Cards
starting at $200A common request, we'll design your card based on your branding and can even help order basic or premium stock.
Pricing Frequently Asked Questions
These are FAQs that are commonly associated with Pricing.
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What types of payments do you accept
- All major Credit Cards
- ACH bank transfer
- Checks
- Cash
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Do you require a down payment / deposit, and how much
Yes, most of the time we do require a down payment.
This down payment / deposit is non-refundable as it covers our time to get the foundations of your project started.
The amount depends on the project type and size, but usually it’s around 20% of the guestimate.
We frequently bypass the down payment when we do work for well established clients that have a good track record of payment, and this usually only applies to smaller projects.
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How will I be billed / invoiced
We try to make this as simple as possible for both of us.
We send invoices via email:
- You can pay instantly online via all major credit cards
- You can pay instantly online via ACH (bank transfer)
- You can send us a check via snail mail
- You can pay us cash in person
For any monthly costs:
Monthly costs are “pre-paid” – example: an invoice sent and due on December 1st, covers December 1st thru December 31st.
You will be given the option to set up autopay so you won’t have to manually pay the invoice every month.
Alternatively, we can work around how you wish to pay – if you want to pay for 6 months or a year instead of receiving an invoice every month, no problem!
Please note that our monthly costs are non-refundable, and there is currently no discount for paying in advance for several months.
A note on the amount invoiced:
Credit card fees are out of control.
We remove the payment via credit card on invoices over $500. We ask that you pay these via ACH (bank transfer), check, or cash so we can avoid egregious credit card fees.
If you still, absolutely need to pay via credit card, we will add a 3.5% fee to cover the fees that we’ll incur.
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Can I make payments over time for my project
So… we usually avoid this, but sometimes yes.
When we accept payments over time, we are taking on a real “risk” that a client may just shut-down, walk away, and just stop paying us for the work we’ve done. We’ve dealt with this very scenario before – agreed scheduled payments stop, and communication attempts are ignored.
It’s solely up to our discretion whether or not to accept payments over time for any given client / project.
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Will my monthly cost ever increase
Yes, eventually.
First off, we want you to know that we avoid price increases like the plague – until we exhaust all other options. We understand that there’s no better way to destroy a great relationship than to tell a client that they have to pony up more cash.
That being said, the rare price increase is inevitable – just like you, we have paid services & vendors that we rely on, and occasionally those costs increase.
We’ll always notify you well in advance, and we’ll make it clear so that you fully understand what’s going on.
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Will my website be shut down if I am late on a monthly payment
First off, let’s get the ugly, blunt wording out of the way:
We reserve the right to discontinue services once an invoice is past due.Alright, now that’s been said, we are very understanding of people’s financial situations. The best thing for everyone is communication. Let us know what’s happening, what your plans are, how we can help, etc.
It’s important for you to understand that we incur actual costs to keep your project live and updated. When we are not paid, we don’t just lose profit, we lose actual cash.
So yes, we will shutdown your website, but only after all other options have been exhausted, and only after you have been respectfully warned.
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