Web Design

Pricing is based on a flat hourly rate, and may vary greatly based on the size and content of the site. My current hourly rate is $45.00/hour. To discuss costs for your project, please contact me.

Getting on the Web

To get your site up and running, you will also need a domain name and hosting, which are recurring (monthly or annual) costs.

Domain Name Registration

For the best prices, I recommend registering domain names at Go Daddy I do not, however, recommend ordering any of the many add-on options they'll throw at you on your way to checking out.

Budget Hosting Plans

I have put together a few simple, low cost, hosting plans to meet the needs of clients who do not require all the disk space and bandwidth provided by a typical hosting company's starter plan.

Hosting Plan	Disk Space	Xfer	Annual $
Ultra-Lite	10 MB	0.2 GB	$15.00
Lite	20 MB	0.5 GB	$20.00
Basic	40 MB	1 GB	$30.00

Advanced Hosting Options

For more powerful hosting solutions, I recommend amhosting.com's cPanel plans. Their $5.75 Micro plan includes more than enough features for a basic ecommerce site.

Selling on the Web: eCommerce

I've used a variety of shopping cart options over the years. PayPal is a good bare bones choice if you're not ready for the costs associated with a merchant account. It can also be used as a payment method with other shopping carts. SecureNetShop is my top choice for a full service cart. If you're on a tight budget, Mal's e-commerce is still the best bargain on the internet. While it does not offer all of the features of SecureNetShop, it is a good, solid, basic cart with a secure server at an incredible price (Free!).

Extras, Odds & Ends...

If you'd like to enhance your project with the use of stock photography, try iStockphoto for quality images at a reasonable cost.