containment

Ways We Can Help You Save

We help you cut costs where they are not critical, so you get what you really need, without any fluff.

Quality goes where it matters most.

With many designers, cutting costs means lower quality. With others, it means losing features that you may or may not need.
For us, helping you cut costs means that we assess your needs, and then help you determine which cost containment aspects will help your business, and which features or functions are essential.

After all, a cheap site which doesn't do what you need it to won't help you at all!

 

Here are some examples of ways to cut costs that will not compromise the appearance or function of your site, but which will save you a significant amount.

- We use the simplest coding that will do the job efficiently. We don't waste time fussing over behind-the-scenes issues which the user will never notice.

- We do search engine optimization as we build the site. You don't have to pay more for it later. It only ads a tiny bit to the overall cost of your site if we do it as we go, but to do it separately later is very pricey.

- We create a design with simple features that are not time consuming to create or update. This means your site is less expensive to build, and less expensive to maintain.

- We charge a flat rate instead of an hourly rate. You get a quote up front which specifies everything we will do, and the price we will do it for. No open ended hourly rates that you cannot budget for.

- We recommend cost saving support services - If you need a web host, we can recommend the best value in the business.

- We use free open source software when possible, so that you don't have to pay outrageous licensing fees for advanced features.

- We are experts in "cost breakpoints". We can evaluate your business, and then determine exactly which features and services will be worth your money, and which ones won't until your business grows a little more.

- We know which elements of web design cost a lot but return very little, and which ones cost very little, but return a lot. We make sure you only pay for the ones that will be of value to YOUR business.

- We never recommend something that you do not really need. If we think it will be to your advantage to upgrade something, then we will tell you why, in terms you can understand, so that you can make the choice. We will never recommend something just to make a sale. We stake our reputation and honor on this point.

- We know that no two businesses and no two business owners are alike. We tailor your website services to your needs, and we NEVER proceed with a "one size fits all" mentality. This can save you thousands in the long term.

- If you have to do things one step at a time, we make sure the site structure will easily accommodate the future additions so it does not cost more than necessary to add them later.

- We focus first on building a sound foundation for your site, so that whatever else, it WORKS. We make sure that the foundation is firm before we add non-essentials if you have elected to have them. This can save you a good many headaches and costly repairs later on.