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I think you're underestimating things a bit.

A FAIR web developer who knows what he's doing might only want $50/hour. So you're saying you want a 111-page, professional-looking web site designed, WITH a decent interface and graphics, and WITH a flash-intro that's not lame, and you're willing to pay a whole day's wages to do it? Wow.

On the other hand, someone could probably build a cookie-cutter site using pre-built, or slightly modified, Front Page graphics relatively quickly. Flash is still pushing it, however.
 
I wish I could pay more.

It is my impression that loading photos off a high res CD does not take much time. One hundred photos could be loaded in a couple of hours.

Flash and graphics of course will take time.

Mark
Michael Long said:
I think you're underestimating things a bit.

A FAIR web developer who knows what he's doing might only want
$50/hour. So you're saying you want a 111-page,
professional-looking web site designed, WITH a decent interface and
graphics, and WITH a flash-intro that's not lame, and you're
willing to pay a whole day's wages to do it? Wow.

On the other hand, someone could probably build a cookie-cutter
site using pre-built, or slightly modified, Front Page graphics
relatively quickly. Flash is still pushing it, however.
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Aloha
you may want to post to a few other places for this

to give you an idea we did this site in 2 days or around 24 hours of work (2 of us working on it)
http://www.hawaiicanines.org/

nothign fancy but clean and to the point (we also did it for free as it is a great cause)
this will give you an idea of time etc...

one other thing I tell clients to think about is how are people going to find your site ?????

I figure on 10 - 20 hours at first to build up the search terms etc... then sit back for a bit and see how they do after a few months come back and see how you did then start fine tuning at around 2 hours a week

durring hte first 2 months waiting for it to show up make sure your info is on everything and get it out to your current clients etc...

I never touch anything for less than $2000 that is how I handle it
as I include a few basics such as SEO for first 4 months etc.. into the price

my company has been around for just over 6 years doing webdev but we are getting out of design somewaht and getting more into marketing etc.. and rethinking our focus ;)

just like some photographers if someone says well I want you to take this for this much it can be tough to do
also remember that the website is part of your image.

now to help ya find someone to do this

I would contact some artschools or local college or even highschool in that order and find out if somepeople are availabel to take this on as a class project

I have seen some incredible designs come out of this kind of arangement for around the price you are looking at.

one other place to find is some higher end web designers that need high quality photos needed work out a barter system.

the higher end web developer will know that high quality images are needed to make or break a site so there may be a chance for that ????
but art schools etc.. are your best shot
Mark Dante said:
I am looking to develp a pro photography website.

Flash intro and about ten pages; one hundred thumbnailed photos
from a CD.

Willing to pay $ 500.

Please e-maill me at [email protected] if interested.

Thanks.

Mark
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Chad D
http://www.panotools.com
http://www.happyfish.com
 
Thanks for the suggestions Honu.

Sure I am willing to barter some of these very good photos. Please let me know if someone is interested.

Mark
Honu said:
I never touch anything for less than $2000 that is how I handle it
as I include a few basics such as SEO for first 4 months etc.. into
the price
my company has been around for just over 6 years doing webdev but
we are getting out of design somewaht and getting more into
marketing etc.. and rethinking our focus ;)
just like some photographers if someone says well I want you to
take this for this much it can be tough to do
also remember that the website is part of your image.

now to help ya find someone to do this
I would contact some artschools or local college or even highschool
in that order and find out if somepeople are availabel to take this
on as a class project
I have seen some incredible designs come out of this kind of
arangement for around the price you are looking at.
one other place to find is some higher end web designers that need
high quality photos needed work out a barter system.
the higher end web developer will know that high quality images are
needed to make or break a site so there may be a chance for that
????
but art schools etc.. are your best shot
Mark Dante said:
I am looking to develp a pro photography website.

Flash intro and about ten pages; one hundred thumbnailed photos
from a CD.

Willing to pay $ 500.

Please e-maill me at [email protected] if interested.

Thanks.

Mark
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Chad D
http://www.panotools.com
http://www.happyfish.com
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Honu

If you had charged for this work what sort of approximate cost would it have worked out at? As a UK public sector webmaster/intranet developer on a civil service salary, I'm interested frankly because I have absolutely no idea of what the going rate is for the kind of work I do. I can see an opportunity for some negotiations with my employer...

:-)
Honu said:
I never touch anything for less than $2000 that is how I handle it
as I include a few basics such as SEO for first 4 months etc.. into
the price
my company has been around for just over 6 years doing webdev but
we are getting out of design somewaht and getting more into
marketing etc.. and rethinking our focus ;)
just like some photographers if someone says well I want you to
take this for this much it can be tough to do
also remember that the website is part of your image.

now to help ya find someone to do this
I would contact some artschools or local college or even highschool
in that order and find out if somepeople are availabel to take this
on as a class project
I have seen some incredible designs come out of this kind of
arangement for around the price you are looking at.
one other place to find is some higher end web designers that need
high quality photos needed work out a barter system.
the higher end web developer will know that high quality images are
needed to make or break a site so there may be a chance for that
????
but art schools etc.. are your best shot
Mark Dante said:
I am looking to develp a pro photography website.

Flash intro and about ten pages; one hundred thumbnailed photos
from a CD.

Willing to pay $ 500.

Please e-maill me at [email protected] if interested.

Thanks.

Mark
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Chad D
http://www.panotools.com
http://www.happyfish.com
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Aloha
well if it were a normal pay job I would figure on around $1500 minimum

I still have not tweaked the search terms etc.. so as it stands at least the $1500 but since I try to have a $2000 min figure I would do some more SEO and promote it for the first few months to get it going that would put int the other $500 for a total of $2000
we usually charge more than $50 an hour though

but these are what I would do it for if I did not know here and it did not support the island I live on

also after all this work she gives the dogs away no charge and all the voluntees etc... dontate there time ;)
feel free to ask any other questions
DMillier said:
If you had charged for this work what sort of approximate cost
would it have worked out at? As a UK public sector
webmaster/intranet developer on a civil service salary, I'm
interested frankly because I have absolutely no idea of what the
going rate is for the kind of work I do. I can see an opportunity
for some negotiations with my employer...

:-)
Honu said:
I never touch anything for less than $2000 that is how I handle it
as I include a few basics such as SEO for first 4 months etc.. into
the price
my company has been around for just over 6 years doing webdev but
we are getting out of design somewaht and getting more into
marketing etc.. and rethinking our focus ;)
just like some photographers if someone says well I want you to
take this for this much it can be tough to do
also remember that the website is part of your image.

now to help ya find someone to do this
I would contact some artschools or local college or even highschool
in that order and find out if somepeople are availabel to take this
on as a class project
I have seen some incredible designs come out of this kind of
arangement for around the price you are looking at.
one other place to find is some higher end web designers that need
high quality photos needed work out a barter system.
the higher end web developer will know that high quality images are
needed to make or break a site so there may be a chance for that
????
but art schools etc.. are your best shot
Mark Dante said:
I am looking to develp a pro photography website.

Flash intro and about ten pages; one hundred thumbnailed photos
from a CD.

Willing to pay $ 500.

Please e-maill me at [email protected] if interested.

Thanks.

Mark
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Chad D
http://www.panotools.com
http://www.happyfish.com
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Chad D
http://www.panotools.com
http://www.happyfish.com
 
Aloha

well have to wonder only 1 post and you have left no email no true location and you are saying nothign but use this service ???

I would tell him not to use this as it is very expensive for a template
especially hosting fees etc...

I would say STAY AWAY FROM THIS !!!!!!!

lots of free template pages etc...
Lene Franke said:
Mark Dante said:
I am looking to develp a pro photography website.
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Mark,
have a look at http://www.photobizonline.com .
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Chad D
http://www.panotools.com
http://www.happyfish.com
 
Mark,

I concur with these other folks...web development takes a while especially for the more complex sites. You might want to check out a university or vo-tech school in your area to see if they have a web development curriculum. Students usually have to do projects and I've seen some nice stuff from those folks. Maybe you can find an upperclassman who would like some nice stuff to put on his/her resume and you can pay them the $500. Just an idea.

Stew
Michael Long said:
I think you're underestimating things a bit.

A FAIR web developer who knows what he's doing might only want
$50/hour. So you're saying you want a 111-page,
professional-looking web site designed, WITH a decent interface and
graphics, and WITH a flash-intro that's not lame, and you're
willing to pay a whole day's wages to do it? Wow.

On the other hand, someone could probably build a cookie-cutter
site using pre-built, or slightly modified, Front Page graphics
relatively quickly. Flash is still pushing it, however.
Click to expand...
 
After several virus-attacks I am very concerned about my privacy on the internet. Other than that I was just responding to someone looking for help. Sorry.
Honu said:
I would tell him not to use this as it is very expensive for a
template
especially hosting fees etc...

I would say STAY AWAY FROM THIS !!!!!!!

lots of free template pages etc...
Lene Franke said:
Mark Dante said:
I am looking to develp a pro photography website.
Click to expand...
Mark,
have a look at http://www.photobizonline.com .
Click to expand...
--
Chad D
http://www.panotools.com
http://www.happyfish.com
Click to expand...
 
Mark,

You may find someone fresh out of school for this, but you won't necessarily have a professional website design.

I've had mine dessigned and redesigned. My photography website, tdphoto.com, gets me a lot of work both directly and indirectly, sells a lot of stock overseas for me, is my main portfolio, and works EXTREMELY well as a marketing tool.

I felt no remorse in my current investment, which isn't up yet but will be in a couple of weeks, and at just under $8,000 is a bargain for what has gone into it. And this is an graphic design firm that I do a LOT of work with, and I love their work, so the real-world value of this site is closer to $10k plus.

You get what you pay for, and if it's your first site it's understandable what you are looking to spend. Just realize that you are asking for a pretty tall order with flash and 100 images (I think less is more, really). Just make sure that whoever does it makes sure you can update it or that they will for a reasonable fee. If you never put up anything new nobody goes back to look.

Free web templates are a joke for any real company promoting its wares/services online. Sunpak looks like they took full advantage of this, as their site is HORRIBLE. I've used their products, and I like some of them. But if I'd never used anything of theirs and went to their site, I'd have never, ever used their stuff. Adn doing the design yourself is usually not a good idea, unless you are a designer and would rather do that than photograph.

The company I work with has one person who designed my site, another who then designs the infrastructure. The guy who does the infrastructure, the "information architect", makes sure that the look created by the designer can be done, and can be made as efficiently as possible (for fast loading, easy use, etc.). And still another person follows that plan and actually lays out the whole thing and creates all the functionality and usability into it, making it a fun experience for the user, as well as easy to navigate. We all had dinner last night and talked this stuff over, it's really impressive. And nothing I want any part of. I would rather do what I do, create images, than websites. But I can't wait till they are done with it and it's up, I've been previewing it and I will be very proud to have it be my online rep.

The amount I invest in my site, pays off in spades. Anyone with a truly effective website, as part of an effective marketing strategy, will tell you the same.

HTH,

Tony Donaldson
http://www.tdphoto.com
 
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