WHAT IT REALLY COSTS TO BUILD A WEBSITE
Situation: Jane has a company that creates homemade wallets and key chains. Being the savvy entrepreneur, Jane realizes she needs a website for her small business to become financially independent and meet her goals.
OPTION 1: JLA Development
Small business website package: $35/mo
Domain Name, hosting, custom logo design, custom webpage layout, creation of text for website, editing of text, and addition to search engines all for free.
So far we are at $0 initial investment with $35/mo residual monthly payments. Now suppose Jane wants a Blog where people can comment, a photo gallery and webmail:
The blog is free; commenting is free, photo gallery and webmail, both free.
Nothing has changed. Initial investment is still $0 with $35 in residual monthly payments. Now suppose that something goes wrong two months down the line, and Jane needs support with her photo gallery and help the next month with her blog:
Maintenance Costs are zero dollars per month
Total cost to Jane over one year is only $420.
OPTION 2: Industry Standard
They offer no direct package for her situation
Domain Name: $1 month
Hosting is $10 per month
Custom Logo Design is $200
Custom Webpage Layout is $300
Creation of Text for Website is $300
Editing of Text is $200
Addition to Search Engines is $100
So far we are at $1100 initial investment with at least $11/mo residual monthly payments. Now suppose Jane wants a Blog where people can comment, a photo gallery and webmail:
A blog is $250
Commenting is $100
A photo Gallery is $350
And Webmail is another $500
Ok. Now we are getting more expensive. Initial investment is now $2300 with at least $11 of ongoing monthly payments. Now suppose that something goes wrong two months down the line, and Jane needs support with her photo gallery and help the next month with her blog:
Maintenance Costs would be $100 per month.
Total costs to Jane over one year from a typical competitor are $3642.
THE TOTAL DIFFERENCE IN COST BETWEEN JLA DEVELOPMENT AND ITS COMPETITORS:
WE WILL SAVE JANE $3,222.00!
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JLA Development
Jeff Algera is the acting CEO of JLA Development, a full-service web design company providing small businesses with website representation. Jeff may be reached through the website, http://jladevelopment.com - Small Business Websites.