What should I do before contacting TiMMR.Designs?
Before I make a professional site for you, you must be prepared! Have an idea of the kind of sites you like, and make a note of them.
Also remember that placement on many search engines depends greatly upon links. Try to think of sites that will reciprocate links; the
best ranking will come from sites with similar or complimentary information.
What do I need to do to get started?
Why will people come to your website? This is the question you should ask yourself. What makes you
unique? What information are they looking for? If you can answer these questions, you will know what
you need to do!
The following are some items you should gather for your site:
- Your logo. If you don't have a logo, I can help you design one. I can scan any logos or photos for you.
- "About Us" information, which may include a history of your company.
- If you are selling a product, you will need photos, descriptions, and prices for each.
- Anything unique about your company is something you will want to include!
Do I have to put down a deposit?
Yes. I require at least $200 deposit that will be applied towards your total bill.
How long will it take before my website goes live?
This mostly depends upon you as the client. Here is a general idea of the amount of time it takes:
- Send deposit and all content. (Note: We will not begin any work on your site until deposit and all content is received!) This is usually the constraining time event, which means clients take a long time to send in all content!
- First mock-up will be finished and posted to the Internet on our server for you to view at or before one week from the date we receive deposit and content.
- You then respond within five business days via e-mail or telephone with any desired changes to mock-up, or respond with a final approval if no changes are desired.
- We are responsible to finish site two weeks or less after approval of mockup. (time is subject to change depending on size of site.)
- Web site will be posted the same day full payment is received.
Basically, the shortest amount of time we've completed a website: 3 days. The longest: 5 months. The deciding factor is always the client. Putting together meaningful content is tough.
What exactly am I responsible for?
You are responsible for all content of the web site including:
- Text
- Pictures
- Logo (can be scanned if you have it in hard copy form)
- If you need further help with this, refer to the section above "What do I need to get started"
Can you submit my site to search engines?
Yes, we have a search engine submittal service available to our clients at a rate of $69.95/year. It includes:
- Submittal to over 50 leading Portals on the Internet including: Google, Yahoo, MSN (now Bing!), HotBot, AOL, Overture (previously GoTo). Also hundreds of smaller search engines.
- Insertion of Meta Tags into the coding of your webpage that only search engines see.
- Help with maximizing your keyword usage on your pages.
- *Note: we do not guarantee search engine results (page ranks) but we will do our best to get your site seen!
How do I make updates to my site after it's completed?
Updates are as simple as sending an email to timmr@timmr.com!
You send us an email with the following information:
- Your site name (www.timmr.com for example)
- The page with the desired update (Links.html for example)
- The change (change www.firetowire.com to www.fire2wire.com)
Your changes will typically be made within the same week or sooner. Updates are billed at $65/hour.
How much is this all going to cost?
Each site is different in content, size, etc. For this reason, we always send a quote to our clients. Before we
begin building your site, you will receive a detailed quote, which you will be required to approve before any
work is done. Ballpark figures:
- Small site (5 to 25 pages) runs under $1000
- Larger site with more features such as shopping cart, etc runs between $1000-$2000
- Updates at $65/hour (after initial site is complete)
- I do not host websites, but I can point you to some good providers
- Contact me for more information