Website
Design Pricing & Info.
Domain/Hosting
Plans:
The first thing you'll need is a domain name
(www.yourwebsite.com). You'll also need to
find a company to host your website, or
place it on the internet. I STRONGLY
recommend
Netfirms.
I've used it for years, and am familiar with
the company, and how they work. If you use
Netfirms, we'll be able to work a little
easier together, since I am so acquainted
with the system. They charge $4.95 for the domain name, and
the cheapest plan they have for hosting is
$4.95 a month ($59.40 a year). You'll
have to set that up with them yourself, but
it's an extremely fast and easy process.
There are customer service representatives
available 24 hours a day, and all you need
to worry about is telling them the domain
name you want, and the hosting plan you
want. I will take care of the rest! (If you
sign up online, you can actually earn me
referral money towards my website through
Netfirms. See the
Frequently Asked Questions
page to see the exact steps in signing up
online.)
FREE HOSTING- Netfirms also offers
FREE
hosting. The only implications are that your
domain name would be "www.yourname.netfirms.com"
and there would be advertisement banners at
the top of your page. (I had this type of
plan when I first started, and it was fine,
until around Valentines Day, when the
advertisements got a little "inappropriate"
for my classroom website, so keep that in
mind when you decide.) It's a good way to
start though, if you're unsure, and then you
can change over later to a higher package
deal.
Website
Package:
Each page I design on your site will be $10. I will design your pages with
graphics, layouts, and content exactly as
you describe them. If you're not satisfied,
I will fix it until you are, free of charge!
Updates:
I will update your pages (announcements,
dates, small changes, pictures) for $10 a
month. This is unlimited updates. If you
don't need any updates, you don't have to
pay!
Graphics
You are responsible for choosing your
own graphics. Here is a
list of my favorite graphic artists. I suggest you look through these before
contacting me, so that you have an idea of what you want. I can make
suggestions, but everything I would look at is on this list. Just a tip..."Linkware"
means free, and "Purchaseware" means that you have to pay for it. I know that
everyone wants things for free, and as a teacher, I don't blame you, but don't
neglect the Purchaseware graphics. I actually recommend Purchaseware over
Linkware sometimes because #1, they are better quality, and #2, they will be
different from other websites out there. But be ready to tell me specifically
which graphics you want on the specific pages that you want me to design for
you.