THE PROCESS

The process described below outlines a typical basic website.
Prices start at $3,300 for this basic site. A more elaborate site with, for example, a comprehensive online store will cost upwards of $6,600.

I’ll get to know you

I provide a questionnaire. Your responses will help me to understand your brand, site aims and objectives.

We’ll scope it out and you’ll provide content

• Website planning and site architecture development – involves a meeting in person or online.
• We will share a Dropbox folder where all page content, images and documentation should be placed.
• A deposit of 50% of the overall fee is required at this stage.

Hosting and set up

• We will find the best hosting solution for you. I generally recommend that you purchase hosting directly so that your website is always in your control. Digital Pacific is all Australian hosting with 99.9% uptime and great support. I can help you to chose the right package with them and I will take over the technical aspects.
• Once you are signed up, I will set it up and integrate WordPress using a temporary URL so that you will be able to view and approve the evolution of the site at key moments.

Design

• Integration of your brand – logo, colour scheme and contact details into a customised responsive WordPress theme, keeping in mind the need for a ‘mobile first’ design mind set.
• Addition and configuration of a homepage slideshow or banner as required (you supply images or talk to me about what will look great and have high impact).
• Single menu.
• Page layout design and formatting of up to 6 pages of content (defined in scoping meeting).

Website Programming

• • Blog or news page styling and functionality (3 posts added to get you up and going).
  • Video embedding, configured and tested – allows us to easily add YouTube or Vimeo videos within pages.
  • Addition of recommended plugins such as security, anti-spam, and Yoast SEO.
  • Integration with Google Analytics – so you can monitor visitor behaviour, speed enhancement and image compression.
  • Contact page with contact form and Google Map embedded  (if required).
  • Social sharing buttons to allow visitors to find you on social media and optionally, to share your site content via Facebook, Twitter, and other key social sites.
  • Cross platform testing (it will look great on phones, tablets and desktop screens).
  • Webhost-based email setup (please note that this is the initial set-up of your hosted email address – Your Web Host will look after it from there on).

Launch

After approval and any final revisions have been applied, you will pay your 2nd instalment, then your site will go live and you can broadcast to the world that your new site is now online. At this stage, I can provide a coaching session to show you how to access your site and update your blog.

Full administrative access to your website is in your possession allowing full control of every area of your site, though I do recommend that clients only update their news or blog page and their shop (if applicable), so as to keep the design integrity of the main body of the site. I take daily back-ups on the maintenance plan (see below), but I will charge to restore the site if there is a problem after a client edit.

A Help Guide so you can update your blog with confidence

Basic WordPress instruction guide

Optional Add-ons:

•  Mail Chimp integration – set-up account, mailing list and add sign-up forms to website – $250 + branded newsletter template set-up $500
•  Photography – I make flattering portraits, clean clear product pics and I have beautiful stock images available. Click here to see some of my work.
•  Logo design – $600 (based on 5hrs design time) or logo refresh – $300 (based on 2.5hrs design time) – 3 or 4 options presented so you can choose one
•  Social Media branding  $75 per platform
•  E-commerce facility using Woo Commerce
•  Events calendar
•  Membership area
•  Booking systems

I can make a WordPress site do just about anything you can dream of. It all becomes a matter of cost, so ask and I will quote for your specific needs.