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A web presence is considered a necessary business tool for almost any company, attracting potential customers, providing them with information and contact details, encouraging them to sign up for newsletters and other communications, providing the functionality to purchase products and services. The range of functionality and applications for a web presence is extensive.

If the purpose of the website is to create online sales, a better designed site will compel the visitor to make a purchase through ease of use and placement of, perhaps, promotions. If the site sets out to secure subscriptions, it should encourage the visitor to enter their details.

And if the site intends to impart information, this should be geared to quickly and effectively meet the visitor’s needs.

All website designs will have

* Cross-browser Compatiblity (IE6, IE7, Firefox, Safari & Opera)
* CSS Compliance
* XHTML Compliance
* User-friendly Navigation
* Search Engine Optimisation
* Fast Page Load Speeds
* Attention to Detail
* Customised Design

Domain Registration and Hosting

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Basic Design of a page

A "page" is defined as about the capacity of an A4 sheet when printed. This could include graphics, photographs, web and e-mail links, enquiry forms, etc.
To design and code a simple page of text from scratch, perhaps with one or two scanned images (a logo and a photograph, for instance), a few links and about 300 - 500 words of text - would typically cost in the region of R1000. The page would be fully tested in a variety of browsers and under different screen resolutions to make sure that it looks good under most conditions.
So, if you wanted 10 pages on your site, does not mean it will cost you R10,000. The total cost will depend on the complexity of the pages, whether they are based on a similar template or radically different and other variables such as the number of new graphics that I need to create.

Additional Charges

There would be additional small charges for adding in any of the following:
* Javascript mouseovers
* Form to e-mail scripts
* Scanning in images and preparing them for web site use
* Design of new graphics

Copy Typing

I consider that adding headlines, captions and links is part of the design work. However, I would expect the client to supply any texts in a ready to use format. If I need to do copy typing, I consider that as a separate job and will charge you at the rate of R50 per hour.

Updating and Changes

Simple updating of existing pages on request is free for one hour each month for the first year (only if the site was originally designed by cmg graphics) and then charged R200 per hour or a flat rate can be negotiated once that has expired. Even minor changes involve considerably more work than they would in, for example, a word-processed document. The revised page has to be fully tested, uploaded to the server to replace the old one, then tested further to ensure it still works correctly and that no links are broken.

Site Redesign

In some ways this is similar to designing a site from scratch.

You'll find it's a considerable amount of work to prepare your company's materials for the Web pages I will construct for you. Think of me as your company's graphic designer. You supply the raw materials and I will assemble them onto graphically pleasing, easy-to-read Web pages. In my designs, I include everything the average small business needs for Web pages.

Wordpress theme

WordPress is an outstanding content management system that can put your business on the Web … and help you easily maintain your blog and website.

If you require a custom branded professional theme specific to your own requirements, then I help. All themes include the following standard features: