Hey there! I am happy to have your attention, if only for a brief second. I want to make you a new site. The cost I propose is quite high, you may be thinking, You’re right, I’m not the cheapest web designer out there, And I battle with getting my legs cut out from under me every single day by good firms in India and Asia who do the work for a fraction of a price. So if you’re in a bind and you’re basing your decision solely on price, I might not be the right fit for you. But I see design a little differently. To me, creating a design is like two people working on a painting at the same time. Both of you want the painting to come out looking like a masterpiece, both of you want to create something beautiful…but there’s a huge communication gap there. After all, you are two very different people, with different visions. Yes, I’m a master at design work, but where I really excel…where I really shine, is taking your ideas an interpreting them — understanding them and translating them onto the page, using my expertise, so that the end result looks like it came not from two people…but directly from your imagination. It’s almost as if I am an extension of your creativity, not just an outside numbskull fumbling to get things right. I don’t think you can expect that perspective from anybody who is going to lowball you. I will create a Squarespace based site, but it won't look like one, I will integrate themes and plugins that will create an unforgettable experience for the site user. At this price I will construct a full website with eCommerce(If applicable, I don’t know if you want to be able to sell things, etc. but if you do, it is all included in the price) to allow customers to buy products(I can teach you to easily add more products.) and a newsletter(If you want to make one.). Also included are Marketing, Ads on your site(upon request), Full instruction on how to manage and maintain your sites, and SEO(Which makes this a great deal!). I also provide lifetime support for free.
Typically speaking I work in a “my price is my price” type of mindset. This has come from a few years of working with dozens of different individuals and organizations who want all want the same service (design, implementation, optimization) and the same high level of service, but all at different prices.
It get’s very tricky and in the end 1 of 2 things usually happens: either you start becoming too “flexible” with your prices, stop considering time/effort and end up working yourself into the $12/hour bracket with ten low budget projects OR you do essentially the same services for two different people, while charging one person $500 and the next person $1000, and those people talk.
Not good.
Because of that, I am pretty firm.
I also appreciate you considering me because, let’s face it…..there a lot of people overseas willing to do this work cheaply –although that cheapness would probably show!
Even if we don’t end up working together, maybe I can help point you in the right direction or answer some questions. I’m at the computer all day anyway!
