What is the cost of a custom designed website?
The cost is completely dependent on what you want for your online presentation. The more graphics and pages that you require, the greater the time that is necessary to construct the site. Generally speaking, we find that most websites for people starting out on the WWW will run between $1499 and $2500 (this is a one-time fee). We will give you an estimate after you indicate to us what elements you wish to include.
If you are working within a very limited budget, then you should begin with a strong foundation, and subsequently add more pages & graphics as your online sales increase. We can do a fully functional e-commerce enabled site for you (multiple pages), presenting your best 5 selling items, for about $775. Or, if you need more than 5 items, you can add as many as you want on a per page basis!
How does a website help my business?
When you compare the impact of a WebSite to traditional advertising, you begin to realize its remarkable potential. A WebSite can do much more than promote your business. It helps you to penetrate your local market, or introduce your business to the entire world. Having a WebSite makes your traditional advertising more cost-effective as well. It also provides an opportunity for your competitive suppliers to reach you.
Why does my company need a website?
A well-designed WebSite is a powerful tool for improving your business and provides an opportunity for local and global exposure. A WebSite is increasingly becoming an essential tool for doing business nowadays. A carefully planned WebSite helps you to connect with your current and potential customers, by matching their needs with your services.
Do you do maintenance on existing sites that you didn't program?
Yes, and we find that this is a great way to establish a relationship with a client. We also try to establish ongoing maintenance agreements with companies that we build custom sites for. We want our clients' sites to be kept current and useful for their business needs.
Do you use Dreamweaver, Frontpage, etc.?
No. All of our web sites are hand coded. We are very experienced in writing HTML and JavaScript and find that we can produce a better product without the use of WYSIWYG editors, particularly in the area of cross browser compatibility. Additionally, we try to integrate a database driven architecture into any significant project we do, which minimizes the usefulness of such progams.
Does WeaverBird Host Websites?
Yes. Hosting plans start at $25 dollars per month. If you pay a year in advance, we discount this 20% ($240/year).
What is a WeaverBird?
The WeaverBird lives in the hot areas of Africa, near the equator. Its nest is outstanding in many ways; First of all, the weaving itself is very artistic. It is actually a nest within a nest, with the entrance at the bottom. With this design, the WeaverBird assures itself of two things. First, its house is protected from the rain. As you probably know, the area where the WeaverBird lives receives a large amount of rain during the rainy season. If the WeaverBird's nest had its entrance on top, it would be flooded by the heavy rains. Second, its nest, with its eggs and baby birds, is protected from high-flying birds of prey.
Besides birds of prey, the WeaverBird has other enemies. The African tribesmen and their children like to rob the nests of their eggs. To combat this, the WeaverBird once again, proves how smart it is. It builds its nest in a tree that is full of ants, and other biting insects, so that the humans keep away from them.
The WeaverBird's eggs are light blue. It sometimes happens that when the father and mother Weavers are not at home, a cuckoo (too lazy to build its own nest) visits the nest, and lays her eggs there. The WeaverBird gladly takes care of these eggs as well.
There are, of course, different kinds of WeaverBirds. Some live, as we mentioned, in the equatorial forests; some live more to the north; some prefer to make their nests near a village; and others, by a lake. But, they all have one thing in common: the ingenious ability to weave their nests in the same fashion, a thing which is surely one of the Wonders of Nature.