How much should I expect to pay for a web site?
The cost depends on the number of features and aesthetic qualities determined on a case study basis.
Standard infomational or small business web site has 7-15 pages, custom graphics, little or no flash, web forms sending to email accounts. Time of development may vary from 4 to 6 weeks. This kind of site starts at 2000$.
If your project requires specialized development or extra features such as Content Management System, high quality design work on every page, calendar, web site search, online videos and interface applications, price may vary.
Every client has different needs and our price can be adjusted. We maximise the number of features for your site according to your budget.
Your can ask for a quote or contact Don't Sleep! Design for more details.
How long does it take to have my web site done?
Standard informational or small business site can take 4-6 weeks to be done.
To be more precise, DSD has to study your needs and determine the size and complexity of your project. Together we will set a timeline. However, we need your collaboration (content, feedback) in order to follow the calendar.
You can check our web site design process for more details.
Beautiful and Intelligent Web Design also means that DSD spends more time designing an aestheticly attractive layout for your site than most of professionnals do. We believe that an attractive visual interface helps your visitors enjoy their experience online and pays back to you!
What are Domain Name & Hosting? How can you help with it?
To be displayed online, any web site should have its unique web address or url (such as dontsleepdesign.com) and be hosted on a server that sends it to the visitor's browser.
Don't Sleep! Design works with Netfirms companie that provides a domain name registration and a hosting. Netfirms has affordable prices and a good customer service.
We will help you register a domain name and set up a hosting account for your site.
What is Content Management System? What kind of CMS do you offer?
Content Management System is a web application used to simplify the management of a web site.
Once your CMS site is running, it allows you to add, delete, edit your content with no technical knowledge such as HTML.
Don't Sleep! Design works with Drupal platform that can be easily adopted to you project needs from custom blog to corporate business site.
Drupal is a free and flexible framework completed by thousands of modules constanty improved by developers all over the world.
Drupal is an opensource platform, so you own your site and can develop it with anyone you choose.
What is organic SEO? What can Don't Sleep! Design offer?
SEO means Search Engine Optimization. Organic SEO is a method to optimize your web site for search engines such as Google or Yahoo! at the development level.
When DSD creates or improves a web site, we use valid code, priority HTML tags, effective meta tags, accurate image description and other build-in features used by search engines for indexation of your web site.
Blogs, forums, guestbooks, social networking cummunities' profile pages (such as Facebook) help promote your web site by creating more links to and from it or just letting your visitors talk about your site.
How can Social Networking Communities help promote my activities?
Social community sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace and many others represent an excellent promotional method that can give your web site a large number of visitors. Whatever you do, it is a good practice to have a profile page on Facebook or share your expertise on YouTube or Twitter.
Use of all free advertising tools available on the web is called Search Engine Organic Marketing.
Don't Sleep! Design can help set up your profile page, create promotionnal motion graphics & videos to support your activities.
I need logotype & business card. How can Don't Sleep! Design help?
Don't Sleep! Design creates visual identity (logo), business cards, advertisement flyers, brochures, letterheads, envelopes & other marketing print materials.
If you wish, we can provide you with Visual Identity Guidelines.
This document summarizes the rules that should be used to make any promotionnal material that includes your identity. For example, it gives your logo minimal size, colors, marging around it etc.
If you decide to make your flyers or brochures later, Visual Identity Guidelines will help design it correctly.