Pricing

Costs

The cost of designing a Web site should always be considered bearing in mind its longevity and value-for-money compared with other marketing options.

Often a web site costs little more than running a single ad in a printed medium or glossy magazine, which are often discarded after a brief thumbing through the pages. However, a web site can last for as long as you desire and will still be viewed many years after it was born and by a much broader audience.

So, how much will it cost?

Building a Web Site is similar to building a house. You couldn't expect a builder to give you a price for building you a new house until you gave him the plans. Similarly, we can't give you a price for designing your web site until we have discussed your needs.

What we can do, is tell you that we have an all-inclusive pricing policy and you won't have any unwelcome surprises when it comes to paying!

Pricing Policy

At ADA, we believe in all-inclusive pricing with no surprises. When we quote for a project, you will be given a price within a range. The lower and higher points of the range are normally within 10%-15% of each other. If the project goes to plan with few hold-ups, the price you pay will be towards the lower end of the range. However, if there are delays outside our control, a higher final price will naturally be charged. Either way, you will know before the work starts what your maximum cost will be, providing the agreed specification isn't changed.

Experience to date has shown that clients prefer this arrangement as they then can influence the final price paid.

We do not charge clients on a 'per-page' or 'per-hour' basis, as many designers do. Charging this way means that you are giving the designer an open cheque to decide how many individual pages are produced and how much time is spent on designing your site. You will, most probably, end up paying more than you should.

When we design a site, you are essentially paying for our time. This is mainly made up of time spent programming, producing customized graphics and image optimization, on-line form development, database design, ecommerce set-up and setting-up the site. You will be charged with any direct additional expenses incurred over that agreed but you will be informed before we go ahead.

Fair and Reasonable Pricing

We believe our rates to be fair and reasonable. Experience tells us that larger companies often charge two or three times our rates. Feel free to compare the quality of our work to many of the large national design firms.

How to get the most for your money

With a little forward planning, you can help reduce the work involved and influence the final project cost:

• Plan your site carefully. This will save time and money by avoiding simple oversights or delays;
• Write, edit and supply your site's final content in advance;
• Work closely with your developer - it is your money!;
• Assign a Contact Person that will promptly address issues related to the development of your new site.

Free Quotes

Each web design project undertaken is priced independently, since no two are the same. This leads to a flexible pricing policy which benefits you. We provide free quotes, so contact us and ask for one! Try to give a little thought (and perhaps examples of sites you have seen and like) as to what you want. This helps us give you an indicative cost for the project you have in mind. Or, if you can't be bothered giving it much thought, contact us anyway and we'll talk it through.