WebSite Construction

      Constructing your website can be as simple, or as complicated, as your inclinations and abilities allow. At it's most basic level, you can use free design templates to create a website in a very short period of time. They are very user friendly and require nothing more than "filling in the blanks". If your Internet Service Provider (or ISP) offers you a free website for personal use, they probably also offer this tool. Lycos and many other Internet sites, also will set you up with a website for gratis. They derive their revenue from pop-up ads placed on your site. The limiting factor here is that you'll be using a generic template designed to fit into one of several different categories such as a love of sports, photography, etc. There a definite constraint as to the amount of individuality that can be expressed using a pre-made template. Most of these "free" sites will state that they are for personal use only, but I do see a large number of these offering goods for sale.

(If your interest is in having a site constructed for you, skip the next paragraph.)

      If you want to "do it yourself" and move beyond these limitations, it's time to begin the learning curve. Start by purchasing a program such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver. These powerful software tools will enable you to construct, and publish to the web, very professional looking websites. Here's the catch! That learning curve is a steep one. Becoming familiar and proficient with these types of programs can take a very long time. You'll need to learn HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). You'll also want to also probably incorporate DHTML, Java, PHP, PERL, CGI BIN, and a host of other tools into your repetoire. All of these resources can be found for free on the Web, either as snippets of code you can use in your website pages, or as tutorials to help you get started. A brief list of some of these resources can be found on our "Links" page. If you're not intimidated by all this, here's a quick tip. When you're looking a website page on the Internet, go to the top tool bar on your browser window and click on "View". Then select "Source". A page will pop up on your screen showing the coding which created the page you are currently viewing. You can learn a lot by switching back and forth to determine what coding produces individual sections of the page.

     Here's a step by step list outlining the process of site construction for a new client:

At our initial meeting we will discuss client requirements such as paid or free hosting, domain name selection, number of pages needed, menu button and navigation bar styles, themes, backgrounds, favorite fonts, flash integration, email accounts, photography, shopping carts, secure certificates, etc.

We begin the construction process by constructing a sample layout based on this input for review. Once the basic layout has been conditionally approved, we will begin adding content provided by the client: IE - products, copy, pricing, photos, etc. At this stage, client input and communication will be very important to ensuring the success of the project. The project will be uploaded to an anonymous server for editing, and to allow easy client access to view and approve any changes desired.

Once the project receives final client approval, we begin free site submission to every major search engine which allows this method.

An invoice is only submitted after the site is published to the web and has received final approval from the client. *** Paid hosting, shopping cart fees (if required), and domain name registration will be billed as incurred.

Basic updates, within reason, will be performed free of charge for one calendar year from the date the website "goes live". *** If you are unsure of how much updating your site will require, please discuss your requirements with us beforehand. Frequent and intensive updating is billed at $15.00 per hour.

We here at "Site Me Up" enjoy the challenge of constructing and promoting a new website for our clients. It is always a thrill when that first retail sale is made, or increased traffic bears fruit in the form of restaurant reservations, for example. The cost for domain registration and hosting (one year), site construction, SEO, periodic updates (one year), and promotion for a new website will start at $350.00. (Minimal site with few pages and free hosting) A complex site with a secure shopping cart and multiple pages may cost up to $5,000.00. For pricing comparisons of the website examples on our home page, click HERE and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

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