Website Facts

By: Ryan Trask
3plains Manager - Apr. 06, 2008

Web Design

A common theme I hear from people: "I took a class or my friend took a class in web design" and they will take care of the site for me. Well the chances are you have guaranteed yourself or your company in reducing your brand, customers, online leads, & you will setback by your decision. What is web design? Web design is nothing more then the layout of your page and how it looks in relating to a browser.

Web Hosting

Hosting or overall monthly service fee? Hosting on the web is in abundance.

Domains

Domain names are cheap. The amount of people that don't have a clue how they work or how to manage a domain name is amazing.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Good organic SEO's can range anywhere from 250-500 dollars a hour.

Search Engine Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC)Paid Results

Did you know people are 88% of search engine users will organic vs. paid? A good search engine marketing company is vital to a business.

Cheap Web Services

It's a fact in life, you get what you pay for. If you pay for a $500 website, you will get a $500 dollar website. In rare cases, you might get a deal. There is always that chance of someone underselling their services.

Costs For A Basic Site

Web Design - $1000-$10,000
Web Programming & Database - $150/hr
Search Engine Optimization/Marketing - $150/hr
Link Building - $5 per link

3 legged stool

You need 3 web items to succeed. A good web design/online prescense, your site well search engine optimized & product or service very prominent, and a good link campaign.

Website Structure

The structure of your website is just as important as anything else.

Website Leads

Website leads need to be treated with more care and respect than if you had a person in your store. Once a person is in your physical store, you can sell whatever to them. If they are on the web, the back button is easily accessible and also the most frequently clicked button.