How much should you pay for an ecommerce website
Research shows that most businesses believe that they will need to pay between $5,000 - $12,000 to get a reasonable to high quality website including easy to use Content Management Suite and Shopping Cart as required.
For those looking to establish an ecommerce site it's often daunting. After searching even the first page of Google for Web designers one can often feel a sense being lost in the wilderness as Web companies websites can quickly look the same. Some appeal offering rock bottom price, others technical proficiency others still claim to be the Bees Knees and masters of design.………
So how do you choose?
Excellent websites, Instantly capture your attention, Show your Unique selling points
and have a call to action, designed so they still look good in 20 years.
Utimately you need to find a balance of all the above. Templates and cheaps sites generally in the end look cheap from our experience. Sites that are designed by those who claim to have excellent technical proficiency often look grid like and boring and websites designed by wizkids often lack sales practicality. Excellent website design must enhance the brand, Instantly capture your attention, Show your unique selling points and have a call to action. Your website should be designed like a logo - so it will still look good in 20 years time unless you are in the fashion industry where you'll need more regular updates. A Website is a sales tool and if it's not generating business then it's not working. What you need to realize is that your website by itself just about always won't be a Golden Goose. It needs to be part of an overall multi-pronged strategic plan to generate sales. Above all things your website needs to be on Page one of any of your customers relevant Google searches and this is achieved by correct Search Engine Optimization SEO and Search Engine Marketing SEM. This is the second and argueably most important part of website development for only 7% of the public will go past the first page when looking for a product or service.
Elan Design's big point of difference is that we can not only develop your website but we can build your companies visual communications and marketing from the ground up so that your website becomes part of a wider fishing net to generate sales. We use Industry Standard ecommerce software to create unique custom designs for our clients so you can forget about the techical worries and just get on with building your business
But the Million dollar question is what do you get for your money?
Ok here's to the right is 4 of our recent websites each with unigue challenges To give you an idea of price. However you need to take into account that in designing these sites we also designed Logos, Brochures, Packaging Catalogues and Advertising . Once again for a brand to work, everything has to be consistant and tie together. Consistency is to Marketing as Location is to Real Eastate - It's Vital.
When looking for a Web Company consider most of all can they handle
all our other brand and communication needs to ensure brand consistency?
When looking for a Web Company consider most of all Can they handle all our other brand and communication needs? so the brand does not become fragmented. Because they specialize in one area most likely not. In short we can and we are affordable . Please see with the sites below short Indications of the brief and prices below. We've found with recent quotes we're coming in approx 25% Lower than other competitive pitches.
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How much should you pay for an ecommerce website
Template websites versus custom designed websites
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| The New Zeaalnd BMW club asked us to design their new site. The Brief was : Improve design, create Trademe style cars ales section, member payment facility and anxillary pages and set up for shop development $6000 |
| The Stickman products site was launched in 2011. In conjunction with the Product brochure profits increased by 30% according to their GM
Website$3500 |
| Website brief.
Create a
unique site with easy to use functionality.
Includes full Content management System, member area and Cart when required
Additional work includes advertising campaigns and Logo stationary and Photography |
| Plankwall specializes in Shopfitting and Joiners products. Brief : Sort inventery allow for cross selling easy order of 400 + product , Includes Content Management System, Additional work Logo Illustrations Brochures Catalogues and website Design site for future development $8500 |