Pricing of Services
Pricing transparency
Our pricing structure and project bids are transparent - before any work is started
our clients will get a written proposal (quote) that lists tasks, defines scope
& schedule, and sets a price.
Experience Factor
We work fast and quality-oriented because we have more than a decade experience.
That also means we don't work for 'student' or 'nephew / grandchild' rates.
If you are just looking for 'cheap' and don't see the relation price--quality... we are not the right fit for your project.
There's not much more to say: Quality has always its price. We offer high reliability, diligence, professional work ethics
and are looking for clients who have same values and appreciate such things.
A man (a woman) - a word - a handshake? Well, we mean it in a symbolic way, it might seem old-fashioned, but you get the idea about our philosophy in this area.
One-Stop Fulfillment
From time to time a project must deal with tasks like language translations,
copywriting, or data entry. Often we will outsource and coordinate such tasks
to professional, specialized 3rd party firms but you will keep us as your single
contact point. Costs for such tasks will be itemized and depend on the task.
Hourly billing, fix price rates, retainer
Many of our projects are based on fixed price bids. To identify specific project
requirements is key to a successful project completion and also key ingredient for
the quote. We calculate projects based on the estimated hours needed to plan,
design & complete it, the requested technologies, and other specifics of the
project.
Ongoing maintenance for websites is a good example where "work-on-retainer" makes sense.
If the maintenance tasks and frequency can be clearly defined we can go that route.
Work-on-retainer
will be based on a discounted hourly rate.
If sporadic maintenance of the website meets your needs better
and you like to be billed on a case-by-case basis, or monthly basis, then we can
do this as well.
What are small, medium, large changes? The majority
of the 'small' changes which we perform are between 1/2 hr to 4
hrs. 'Medium' changes are ca. 1/2 day to 2 days hrs but usually involve already more complex modifications.
'Big' changes are those which will take several days.
Please keep in mind that the common reason for changes is the wish to fine-tune
text content, add information, replace images, and so on. Unless you wish to add
entire sections, product lines, etc., such a text / image update can be done quite
fast and are usually small changes.
Costs for web site maintenance will not haunt you down the road, costs are always
in a reasonable range!
Low maintenance costs will more likely encourage
you to make frequent changes to your site. This is the right way to go because a
web site is not a printed book that must remain unchanged until the next edition!
How to get started with a project:
1) Please Contact us and describe your project or send your requirement catalog.
2) Free one-hour consultation: We will discuss your project idea briefly (initial
consultation usually via phone, or in person) and clarify questions.
3) We will provide you with a written estimate.
4) If you are ok with the estimate you'll receive some formal paperwork with project
details, a road map (project phases, schedule, etc.), and the terms. We will ask you for the necessary
down payment as well. The down payment covers initial costs as well as the creative thinking
process & design phase - a down payment makes also sure that the client is serious
about the project.
5) Then the project starts... we will visualize our design and strategy ideas and
make sure that you feel comfortable with the direction we are heading. Mood &
Concept boards are among the means that provide the client with a very good idea
about the project.
WE HOPE THAT THESE INFORMATION ALREADY ANSWERED SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS! Just contact
us and we'll be happy to clarify everything else you want to learn about the process.
Thank you.
Rates & Examples:
Hourly Base Rate:
All tasks are calculated based on an hourly rate - however, for many projects we
can provide you a fixed price quote once we have enough information about your project.
Web Design & Web Development, Flash AS3 Programming, Silverlight Programming,
Database Programming, Programming, Video Editing & Production for the Internet,
Graphic Design, eCommerce Tasks : USD 95.00
Website Maintenance Text / Images: USD 80.00
Website Maintenance w/ coding involved: see Web Design / Development.
Web & IT Consulting, Research, Studies: USD 95.00
Additional services:
Hosting: We arrange the necessary hosting for you: from "Starter" servers
to Dedicated / VPS servers.
Pricing depends on your requirements but starts at ca. $15 per month.
Domain Name Registration: depends on TLD (.com, .info, etc.). Costs vary
and are charged by the domain name registry - approx. $10 to $20 PER YEAR.
You can purchase the domain yourself including creating the registrar account OR
we will set-up your account for a nominal fee (47.50 USD one-time) and point the
name servers to your web. This fee is waived if we create a new website for you.
Billing Time Increments
- Web Maintenance on web sites which we have created: minimum 30
minutes; thereafter billed in 15 min. increments. Example: Adding or changing a
text paragraph on a page including upload, test, and communication can be as low
as $40 because it can probably be done in 1/2 hr.
- All other tasks: minimum 1 hr; thereafter billed in 15 min. increments
(All prices are subject
to change without notice. Please inquire.)
Reduced Rates & Discounts:
- for long-term projects (mostly consulting & engineering projects): 5-20%
- for work on retainer like typical ongoing maintenance tasks: depending on
maintenance task up to 15%
- on most fixed-price web project bids a significant discount is part of the
calculation because of relevant synergy effects etc.
- for agencies which can provide contracts on a regular basis
However, our rate cannot be lower than the typical market rate (based upon experience).
General information
Every project is so much different that it makes no sense to provide ballpark quotes. We need to hear from you
what your goals are and what the current as-is situation is.
Budget
For nearly every budget there's a way to built a website. That's why we ask at what range you are looking at.
We'll give you a good estimate what you can get for your budget, what the best solution would be.
That's ground we cover in the free one-hour consulting meeting.
Buying a website is like buying a car: there are Mercedes', Porsches, Smarts, and ... compact, economy cars.
For every budget and every need there's a match.
Logo Design
Logo Design starts at: $800 USD.
Please have in mind that logo design involves communication with the client,
brain storming, research, creative design time, production time, and more.
It depends how much time you want us to invest into the project: even if we work fast and professional
there's no doubt that the above mentioned tasks require a certain amount of time in order to achieve rock-solid results.
That's said, a logo project might also be 10k USD.
Postcards, Posters, Business Cards
Postcard Design and also Business Card Design starts at: $200 USD.
The price depends on your project requirements, input, and goals.
The above stated minimum price includes the communication and design phase and
production of the print-ready files. Simply put: just the bare time that is needed to deliver the job.
If there's more communication involved, multiple revisions, research, etc. then we need more time to come to a result and the price increases
accordingly.
Posters start at: $400 USD.
Brochures
There are too many possibilities and types of brochures - please let us know your requirements and we will give you an estimate.
>> Contact us and describe your project.
Small- and mid-sized businesses in following fields are our clients since 1996:
Medicine / Physicians
Tourism
Industry
Retail
... please see also our Portfolio
Large companies we worked for in in-house projects (IT consulting, software development)
are:
Compaq Computer, Germany
HypoVereinsbank AG, Germany
(CSC)Ploenzke AG, Germany
Allianz, Germany
Audi, Germany
DV-Ratio GmbH, Germany
DHL USA