Off topic sorry but how much would a decent web site cost....

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  1. Del Rosso

    Del Rosso Well-Known Member

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    or are there any web designers on here that can sort me one out?
     
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    What sort of thing are you looking for? It depends completely on what features you are needing.

    You can do it yourself for free using template sites such as Word Press if you just want a basic page or it can go into thousands if you’re needing a bespoke transactional one.
     
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    Probably an unhelpful answer, but it depends on how complex you want the site to be. If it's a shop window kind of website, they can be put together very cheaply (£2,000-£3,000) by most freelance web developers.

    If you want something with e-commerce, CRM integrations for data capture, enhanced security etc...it'll cost a lot more.

    My advice, work out what you want the website to achieve and you can decide the rest from there.
     
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    Thanks for that I'll do some more research on it
     
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    I did one myself a few years ago through Vistaprint. I cost me nothing to do and I had no knowledge or experience of such things at all.
    They, and other sites like them, suggest templates for you to fill in your own details which you can amend at will, adding photos and text as you want.
    It took me quite a long time to do but I was very pleased with the end result. The beauty of doing it yourself is that you can change or add things any time, you don't have to rely on someone else to do them when they can be bothered. The changes take effect straight away.
    The cost to me is about £11 per month to Vistaprint to keep the site up and running together with the cost of a domain name, ie the "xxxxx.co.uk" address you choose for yourself, you usually get this first from some domain company or other, and can cost as little as a few quid for a year or several years, it's up to you.
    If you'd like to look at what my homemade site looks like.... and it's not perfect by any means but it does well for me... see www.davidsunderland.co.uk
    Once you get going it can be fun to do !
     
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    You can do it yourself with templates for free plus cost of web address.

    To get a professionally done one you’d be looking at £800-5000.

    I’ve just had this one done for my new business which has cost me less than 1k.

    www.amvsolutions.co.uk
     
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    Yes just been Quoted £849 which seems reasonable.
     
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    When I did part time Youth work, we wanted a web page to advertise our Youth Club.
    Two of our Youth Club members were doing an IT course at Wakefield College and
    they approached their course tutor to see if our Club requirements could be used as
    part of their practical submission towards their final qualification. I have to say, they
    did an absolutely brilliant job. From memory, we made a donation towards College
    funds to acknowledge their input. Don't know where you live Del Rosso, but before you spend
    anything, it might be useful to speak with someone from the IT Dept at your local College
    to see if they want to take your requirements on as a project for their students.
     
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    Now that's a very good idea
     
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    Something else worth mentioning, a lot of people go straight down the route of getting a website when a social media presence can be better (at times).

    If you take your LinkedIn company page seriously you can use that instead of a website. The added benefit is that you don't need to worry about hosting costs, security, expensive updates, usability of certain browsers...because they have a team of developers that do it all for you. You can still link a personal URL to your company LinkedIn page but without all the hassle of a website. If cost is important, well worth considering that as an alternative.
     
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    DIY. Template builders like Divi are so good these days, there’s really no need to pay a consultancy
     
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    I taught myself web design when I finished work. Never used a web builder or anything like that, it's all done in text based languages and scripts including HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript. I was lucky as my former employer hosts my site for free, and the domain name costs about £10 for 3 years.

    My site is www.wildyorkshireway.co.uk and it's probably not the most creative, artistically speaking, but there's lots of technical stuff going on behind the scenes, particularly on the mapping pages.

    One word of warning. Never EVER use any pictures on your site that you've found on Google Images, or generally on the internet, including social networking sites. Someone will own the copyright, and there are companies who make their money by searching for such images and demanding money to avoid legal action. They'll hammer you if you do it. If you didn't take the picture yourself, don't use it.
     
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    My Ex, Cheri got a student to do her site for their studies. I think a minimal amount of cash changed hands, but it's fairly good.
    www.earthworksnorth.co.uk
    Depends what you want. I programme my own site, which is a bit less corporate looking, as I'm a DJ agency. it could look slicker, but the SEO thing is key for me & looking a bit different than the standard templates web designers use.
    www.thehi-life.co.uk

    The commercial Wordpress thing is great if you want to run your own site & just get someone to do images & stuff for you
     
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    VERY, VERY GOOD ADVICE!
     
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    I used Barnsley company Genius Division for my London-centric craft beer site Craft Metropolis. Very creative and really happy with how it all works. Nice chaps too, drop them a line but you are looking at the top end of the quotes quoted on here for something more than a basic page(s). All depends if you need e-commerce adding and etc etc
     

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