How much should a webdesigner charge for designing basic website?

for example a church website or a secondary school website

There is no single, correct answer to your question.

so you train someone on how to design a website, and he went out on his first task to propose a website idea to a secondary school.
How much should you advise him to charge?

Its like asking how much it costs to buy a car. All cars can get you from point a to point b(well, almost all cars ).

But the driving experience is not the same. A Range Rover sport and a Volkswagen beetle cannot be compared in terms of features and driving experience but they are both cars and in lay man's explanation, car na car.

Just as they will always ask you: is it not just a website?

You need to make them tell you what and what they hope to achieve with their website and what features they need before you run off giving quotes.

Let's say a secondary school website with pages like home, about us, photo gallery, contact us. Staff, news , only basic webdesigning no need to create database. How much should one charge for it?

jmoore:

Let's say a secondary school website with pages like home, about us, photo gallery, contact us. Staff, news , only basic webdesigning no need to create database. How much should one charge for it?

sincerely, I wouldn't take the job cause even a primary school deserves more.

How do you plan to inform people of latest news and events in the school, not to talk posting result so that people can check online even if they are on vacation. e.t.c.


Just an observation.

- SAFE.

I can update the website with news and results without creating a database. You still have not answered my question. What will you yourself charge to design a website for a secondary school or a church?

You intend to update a school's news and results without a database from your end? When you are not there, what happens?
Its best you do things well. Don't see this as a "basic" site. You are about to develop an online solution for a school so think it out properly. The school should be able to have a panel where they can update necessary things as and when due.

jmoore:

What will you yourself charge to design a website for a secondary school or a church?

You really want someone to throw you a figure to work with. 

School websites have gone past the days where all they do is Home, About Us, Staff, Contact yada yada.

Here's an excerpt from a school site i am about to develop.

Features
Admin Area: This is the single user who has access to all parts of the application and can make changes across the application. The admin
can add teachers, classes, students and parents. He can view records, edit records, delete records and carry out overall management of all
users.

Teacher Area: This user role can be assigned to a class. The role of the teacher is restricted to the class he is assigned to. This means the
teacher cannot carry out some functions on a class not assigned to him. The teacher can view student records, update them and add his
comments which can be seen by the parents.

Student Area: Each student will have a profile online. This profile is accessible by a username and password for each student. The student
can view records and comments meant for him. He cannot edit records or comments.

Parent Area: Each student will have a parent area that is accessible to the parents alone. They can view the records of their children and
communicate with the teacher or the admin.

I cannot tell you exactly how much I am charging them but its above 300,000 for development and I am charging a recurring amount for maintenance. Well there are other payment options I gave 'em but this is the one they've accepted.

My pricing is based on a few things (how I work):
1. I am working alone
2. I am building it from scratch with xhtml, css, php & mysql which will mean some sleepless nights and diggin into google for papers on things i havnt done before (if any).
3. Its closed source, my codes are under my copyright and they cant see or touch the core.
4. Its for a single domain, this means if they try to run my work on a different domain, it wont work.
5. The site is theirs the codes are mine.

It will be way more expensive if I was given them my entire source after work or if I was outsourcing any part to someone else.
You need to consider how much you will be spending to get the job done and how much your client is budgeting for the job.

@Dual core
Nice one, i like to be a professional like you, what should i do?
Thanks

Thanks dualcore, I think i should learn database

jmoore:

I can update the website with news and results without creating a database. You still have not answered my question. What will you yourself charge to design a website for a secondary school or a church?

did you just try to make feel like a novice or what?

jmoore:

Thanks dualcore, I think i should learn database

Now, I understand why you made your first comment.


- SAFE

Dual Core:

You intend to update a school's news and results without a database from your end? When you are not there, what happens?
Its best you do things well. Don't see this as a "basic" site. You are about to develop an online solution for a school so think it out properly. The school should be able to have a panel where they can update necessary things as and when due.

You really want someone to throw you a figure to work with. 

School websites have gone past the days where all they do is Home, About Us, Staff, Contact yada yada.

Here's an excerpt from a school site i am about to develop.

I cannot tell you exactly how much I am charging them but its above 300,000 for development and I am charging a recurring amount for maintenance. Well there are other payment options I gave 'em but this is the one they've accepted.

My pricing is based on a few things (how I work):
1. I am working alone
2. I am building it from scratch with xhtml, css, php & mysql which will mean some sleepless nights and diggin into google for papers on things i havnt done before (if any).
3. Its closed source, my codes are under my copyright and they cant see or touch the core.
4. Its for a single domain, this means if they try to run my work on a different domain, it wont work.
5. The site is theirs the codes are mine.

It will be way more expensive if I was given them my entire source after work or if I was outsourcing any part to someone else.
You need to consider how much you will be spending to get the job done and how much your client is budgeting for the job.

Words from a Pro. Well, as much as i truly admire your words and work (Great site!) let me point out that your codes are not exactly safe. In order words when you say "3. Its closed source, my codes are under my copyright and they cant see or touch the core.
4. Its for a single domain, this means if they try to run my work on a different domain, it wont work.
5. The site is theirs the codes are mine."

with all the scary tools out there and as a former wardriver (something that has been banned in Germany) hen hen Its pretty much easy to rewrite all those statements but ill keep the secrets of the trade SECRET as a professional ethic.

You should know very well that anything that travels in the air is NEVER safe. You can only guard it for as long as it hasn't withered to attacks. So if you keep on learning your defences everyday? Great luck oh!

Nevertheless, you are still a great fan of mine on this forum and keep up the good work.

There is no exact answer for that question because every designer has it's own quote for their services.

It depends on the kind of website you actually need, but contact us for more details at www. itecknigeria com. ciao!!

Let me put it this way, why not simply calculate the total cost of the bills you need to pay right now, from electricity, to phone, to rent, etc, since you wont be building a database driven site, you divide your figure by 3 and give them a third.

Now, if you were going to build a rich, web application, you simply would have multiplied your total by 2 and hand it to them.

Fair enough?

P.S. Did I mention the girl across the street you collect recharge cards from? Call her my friend, find out how much you're owing.

jmoore: How much should a webdesigner charge for designing basic website?

for example a church website or a secondary school website

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Pls I am a fresh graduate from unn nd I love web development. How do I get jobs dat will earn Me good money.

whendiee: Pls I am a fresh graduate from unn nd I love web development. How do I get jobs dat will earn Me good money.

Like i did, a good web proposals to companies,

DualCore1:
You intend to update a school's news and results without a database from your end? When you are not there, what happens?
Its best you do things well. Don't see this as a "basic" site. You are about to develop an online solution for a school so think it out properly. The school should be able to have a panel where they can update necessary things as and when due.



You really want someone to throw you a figure to work with.

School websites have gone past the days where all they do is Home, About Us, Staff, Contact yada yada.

Here's an excerpt from a school site i am about to develop.



I cannot tell you exactly how much I am charging them but its above 300,000 for development and I am charging a recurring amount for maintenance. Well there are other payment options I gave 'em but this is the one they've accepted.

My pricing is based on a few things (how I work):
1. I am working alone
2. I am building it from scratch with xhtml, css, php & mysql which will mean some sleepless nights and diggin into google for papers on things i havnt done before (if any).
3. Its closed source, my codes are under my copyright and they cant see or touch the core.
4. Its for a single domain, this means if they try to run my work on a different domain, it wont work.
5. The site is theirs the codes are mine.

It will be way more expensive if I was given them my entire source after work or if I was outsourcing any part to someone else.
You need to consider how much you will be spending to get the job done and how much your client is budgeting for the job.

Hello, I sent you a PM. Please reply it! Thank you!!

Nice one guys.... From my experience clients ar nt interested in how u get there, all they care about is Result, Good Result!!!

for me:
Class A 10k-40k
Class B 45k-100k
Class C 100K - think of it

that's the way i class my service.

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