I have an offer from a start up IT company to develop a website as follows..
8 web pages
newsletter
online booking form
contact form
free domain name
1 yr hosting
free web maintenance for 2 mth after the launch..
for €1,000
they have some sites for referencing and one looks similiar to what id need..
Am i missing something. my company is a service based in the food service/catering sector solely irish market drivem so the site is being used as a promo tool, nothing too elaborate required. Having read some threads on AAM on this subject, it looks a good deal.As a IT novice am i missing something?
thanks
so the site is being used as a promo tool, nothing too elaborate required
Absolutely not. Some people believe that unlimited updates allows them to phone three times a day, which is completely unacceptable for the price quoted above. Updates on a static site should be quoted inline with allowed frequencies, better yet quoted separately, or best of all a CMS should be provided.* A professionally designed site and unlimited updates (within reason) should be part and parcel of any offerring from any "professional" web developer.
For a site like that, certainly, but price should never be the deciding factor as regards hosting. If price is going to be the deciding factor, going with the cheapest possible provider is generally a bad idea; midrange is probably where to aim for an unexperienced hoster.* Website hosting is very cheap (relative to the size and traffic of your website) so as shown previously, it is neglible to the €1000 price tag you web developer has given you.
Ditto above. Any domain registration company that comes in below $6 is selling below cost, and inevitably will care very little about the customer as they're effectively pitching for other business. In many cases, you won't own the domain name at all, as they will list themselves as the registrant and will charge high fees to move elsewhere.* Obtaining your own domain won't break the bank at just under €3 (as listed above)!
'Usually' is not accurate. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.* Email and all email extra's usually come with domain names (see netfirms.com/domain-names for feature info)
Resellers often won't include access to a CP, simply because they can't. A good sign that you're at the bottom of the ladder.* Updates and management of your site can be made through the vendor's hosting management panel and are included in the hosting price!
Resellers often won't include access to a CP, simply because they can't. A good sign that you're at the bottom of the ladder.
AdamI was talking about reselling in general Michele. Old school reselling.
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