WHAT TO EXPECT
Choosing a web designer can be a daunting task. Check around. Get prices. Ask questions. Find someone you are comfortable with and someone that can accomplish your goals. Consider you budget and what is "necessity." Trying to accomplish it all at once is not necessarily the best path – it can get expensive and frustrating. Grown into your website. If you have a limited budget... choose wisely. Talk with your web designer about strategy as much as you do about layout. Hint: Strategy is key to marketing your website and gaining an audience/customer.

How long does it take?
A visual mockup of your website normally takes 3-5 business days. 
A final working version takes ±2-3 weeks to complete. 

What you need to do?
It is crucial to gather the materials and information you want to include in the website – ahead of time. We can create whatever else we need once we start the build. If need be, I can come to your location and do some photography/video. I can also do some design or graphic work if required. And, of course, I can write your story if you are at a loss for doing it yourself.

Knowing what you want to accomplish with your website is the most important ingredient you bring to the kitchen. Think it out. Write your thoughts down. Have notes. Prepare questions. Keep in mind is that the more website content you have available (and organized) ahead of time the more easily the initial stages roll. Be open-minded.

The quest is simple. What do you want to accomplish with your website?  

We will review your aspirations and come up with a plan and strategy. Your plan is a general idea of what you want to accomplish. Strategy is what we need to make that happen.

Sometimes it cost more. 
Sometimes it cost less.
The true costs behind a competitive website.

The amount of work, thought and energy required to establish, maintain or grow a website are never easily definable. For this reason, it is often very hard for someone to give you a set price before work even begins. No two websites are identical. Each website has its own challenges.

On the one hand, the costs for such things as domain registrations, hosting fees and email accounts are no-brainers. These are customarily third-party services. They are the basic fees. We have nominal control over what those fees may be. We pay the piper. These are simply the "electric bills" of the internet.

On the other hand – creative activities, design, optimization and maintenance tend to be in an entirely different arena. The work involved creating a website for a truly unique service or product is not the same as creating a website for a product or service that is competitively commonplace. 

In simple terms, the more competitive the market you are in – the more it will inevitably cost to become noticed in the search engines and to attract visitors. This is a simple fact of life on the web. That "cost" is not necessarily just about budget – it is about time, research and the simple fact that if you are "the new kid on the block" it is going to going to take more time to become noticed than someone that has a history of being there for years.

FYI: Five Page Web maintains an organic approach to SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Online Marketing and Site Development. While research and implementation may take longer to realize with an Organic approach, the results of an Organic SEO are very long lasting as opposed to traditional PPC (Pay-Per-Click) options. Both short-term (as little as 3 months) and long-term (usually yearly) SEO Agreements are available. Please inquire if these services are of interest to you or if you have questions about it.