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How much do your websites cost?
Because sites range so widely in scope, complexity,
and functionality, we can't provide a fixed answer to
this question. For an exact price quote, simply
call us toll-free at 1.866.414.4635 for a free project
consultation. After hearing your desired specifications
and requirements, we will provide you with a written
budget and proposal for your project.
What factors determine the cost of a site?
Factors that affect the cost of a new web site include:
- Project size
How large is the proposed site? How many sections?
Will it include a 'collection' of many products
requiring 'thumbnails' (small images) and enlarged
views? Is the site content already written or will
you need assistance writing the text for the site?
- Graphic Design -
Logo Development
Do you already have a company logo that we can use?
Do you need a logo designed? Do you have digital
images? Or print images that need to be scanned?
Will our photographer have to take digital photographs
for you?
- Flash Animation
Will the site include Flash animation? With audio?
- Functionality
What functional elements will be included? A database?
Credit card processing for e-Commerce? Password
protected area for members? Message Board? Site
search function? Sign-up feature for e-Newsletters?
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Do you offer web hosting?
Yes. We offer the option of web hosting for all of our
clients. We offer packages to fit all budgets. Our web
hosting for business sites includes Urchin Site Statistics,
the best traffic analysis tool available on the market.
See
Sample Urchin Stats. Additional features of our
web hosting packages include:
- POP3 E-mail accounts
- E-mail Forwarding
- E-mail Autoresponders
- Urchin
Site Statistics
- Triple Redundant System
- Nightly Backups
- 99.999% uptime - Guaranteed
Do I have to pay upfront or can I pay in installments?
You can pay in installments. After the budget has been
agreed upon, a deposit of only 33% is
required for our designers to begin work on your project.
When you approve the design composition for further
development, the second payment installment of 33% is
due. The last payment is due immediately prior to launch,
after all corrections have been completed and approved
by you.
How long will it take to develop our site?
Our site development process takes between four and
ten weeks, depending on the size of the project
and the complexity of the functional elements that will
be included. We pride ourselves on timely completion
of all projects and strict adherence to timelines and
deadlines.
What about maintenance and updates
after the site goes up?
Utah Web Designers offers both annual maintenance
contracts for those requiring regular changes, or
affordable hourly rates for those requiring only
occasional modifications. Information on the site must
remain current and accurate. Successful sites are regularly
updated so that events, calendars, and other information
remain up-to-date. We will work with you to continually
update your web site.
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What about e-Commerce?
We offer a variety of e-commerce solutions to
securely sell any number of products online. All of
our e-commerce sites use 128-bit SSL encryption, to
offer the best online security and protection available
on the market today.
Please call us at 646.414.4635 to discuss the various
e-commerce options that we offer.
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Do you offer Search Engine Optimization and Search
Engine Promotion services?
Utah Web Designers specializes in achieving
top rankings for all of the web sites we create.
We submit all sites to the search engines
by hand, and custom code the HTML to achieve
top rankings in the search engines.
A Top 10 listing in a major search engine is
an outstanding traffic generator. Each major search
engine (i.e. Google, Yahoo!, AOL, etc..) uses different
criteria to prioritize web sites in its listings. Our
experts specialize in obtaining truly outstanding rankings
and, once achieved, in defending and maintaining those
positions.
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Evidence of our Search Engine Success
If you choose us to develop your site, we will get
your site listed on the first page of all
the major search engines, for the keywords and keyphrases
that you give us. We guarantee top rankings in the
search engines.
Many web development firms fail to achieve excellent
results in the search engines because much of work involved
occurs after the site has already been launched (and
the firm has already been paid). However, we pride ourselves
in getting our clients listed on the first page
(and often listed literally number one) for their
relevant keywords and keyphrases. As evidence, here
are examples of where some of our sites currently
appear in Google (one of the most important search engines):
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(rankings accurate as of 12/12/02)
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Site: www.CheckmateProductions.com
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Sample Keyphrases
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Ranking in Google.com
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new york web designers
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# 1 out of 160,000
matching sites
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new York city flash design
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# 1 out of 176,000
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manhattan web design firms
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# 2 out of 21,600
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Site: www.FindCancerExperts.com
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cancer second opinions
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# 1 out of 243,000
matching sites
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pathology second opinions
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# 1 out of 37,800
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cancer diagnosis
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# 2 out of 1,120,000
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Site: www.Hampton-Rentals.com
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hamptons rental houses
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# 1 out of 1,440
matching sites
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hamptons share houses
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# 1 out of 1,470
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hamptons houses for sale
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# 1 out of 3,450
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More search engine samples gladly provided upon
request.
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How do we achieve such great results in the Search Engines?
Search engine algorithms use 55 different
criteria to assign web pages a numerical ranking
in their listings. The algorithms, like any software
product, can be studied and understood. By understanding
the criteria that the search engines utilize to give
certain pages top listings in their rankings, we
can reverse engineer the HTML code of our clients'
web sites to satisfy the maximum number of search
engine criteria and attain top rankings in the search
engine results.
Most people, and even professional web developers,
think that all you must do is include appropriate 'meta-tags'
in the HTML code. Meta-tags, which include a Title and
Description for each page, as well as a set of Keywords,
help some but aren't enough to get you listed on the
first page (i.e. a top 10 listing). And it doesn't matter
whether you're listed #34 or #121 because very few people
scroll that far down the list.
So, additional aspects of the HTML code that we
customize include:
- title area keyword frequency,
- title area word count,
- link text keyword prominence,
- link text word count,
- body text content,
- image alt text,
- placing all Javascript and style sheets
in external files,
- use of header tags,
- and much more.
Contact info.
Please feel free to call the Salt Lake City offices
of Utah Web Designers toll-free at 1
866 414 4635 for a free, no-obligation consultation
about your project.
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