What Should I Expect To Pay For A Website?

simplejack · 01-16-2009, 06:21 AM

I've been in construction for 17 years now and in business for myself for 5, however I took the last year and a half off. I just got re licensed and have contacted some of my old accounts but they all claimed to have Nothing, nada, zip! So for the first time ever I may have to advertise.

I'm a commercial contractor but right now I'll take almost anything, even residential! I'm thinking of having a website put up, nothing fancy just a few pages for pictures and whatnot.

Is it better to have your own website or have a page set up through the local yellow pages?
(by better I mean ROI)

tinner666 · 01-16-2009, 09:42 AM

YP is OK if you can spend LOTS of money every month in fees, AND clicks.

I looked at a YP site the other day. A big fat '0' in SEO. They rely on clicks entirely. Shouldn't cost you more than $10. per click.

You can get a name and a small site anywhere for $30.-$50 a year. Heck, you can get the name from me and use Website Tonight to have a presence, Then, just hang around here and learn SEO to make daily/weekly changes yourself in minutes.

Lots of threads with helpful info here.

simplejack · 01-16-2009, 05:28 PM

What the hell is a blog? I posted this earlier, somewhere, My 13 year old kid said the samething! so I just keep pretending i know what that means. In fact thats why I joined. (I thought this was "blogging")

Speaking about what the 'hell', Dude. tinner, is it? whats with the "666"

your scaring my dogs!

SLSTech · 01-16-2009, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simplejack

What the hell is a blog? I posted this earlier, somewhere, My 13 year old kid said the samething! so I just keep pretending i know what that means. In fact thats why I joined. (I thought this was "blogging")

Speaking about what the 'hell', Dude. tinner, is it? whats with the "666"

your scaring my dogs!

Welcome to the WWW

Here's a book for you http://www.amazon.com/Internet-Dummi.../dp/0764506749 or you can pull a search for the different terms

A Blog is like an on line journal posted for everyone to see

Go to Tinner's site - that will explain his name, I was laughing my a$$ off reading it

tinner666 · 01-16-2009, 06:49 PM

Yeah. What SLS said!

This is foruming. How's that for a new word?

simplejack · 01-17-2009, 05:32 AM

"I had tried to register Tinner, Tinsmith, Coppersmith, and others back around 1994. Where ever it was, it listed suggestions, and one was 'tinner666', so I took it. Easy for a dumb roofer to remember. ( I didn't realize the possible connotation associated with the 666! I assure you, tinner666 has NO associations with the devil!"- tinner's website -

Whew!

I've seen plenty of contractors proclaim there religion proudly on their trucks and business cards, you know the fish outline (ichthus) and the cross. I thought you might be going the other way.

cmecham · 01-17-2009, 04:37 PM

It is MUCH better to have your own web site! It doesn't cost a ton of money and there are some good template suppliers out there who can give you a product where you will maintain control over your content and not have to call a web expert every time you want to change or update something. If you can use MS Word or something similar, you can run your web site with a template package. One of the best ones is by a guy named Terry Troxel. He works only with contractors. He has a brand new page explaining what he offers. You can find it at websitesbycontractors[dot]com. I send customers to him all the time and they seem to be pretty happy.

Hope that helps.

Craig

lapkus · 01-22-2009, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simplejack

I've been in construction for 17 years now and in business for myself for 5, however I took the last year and a half off. I just got re licensed and have contacted some of my old accounts but they all claimed to have Nothing, nada, zip! So for the first time ever I may have to advertise.

I'm a commercial contractor but right now I'll take almost anything, even residential! I'm thinking of having a website put up, nothing fancy just a few pages for pictures and whatnot.

Is it better to have your own website or have a page set up through the local yellow pages?
(by better I mean ROI)

Wordpress.com is a great way to advertise.You get a free website you build yourself, im a contractor and now little about building a site,you can download pics and everything else mine is Lapkusconstruction@wordpress.com good luck

RidgeWalker · 01-22-2009, 10:34 PM

You can get great deals out there, I'm running 20 domains for 70 bucks a month and that "Hosting". = ) The power of the web can be leveraged to your favor.

There is way to much to tell you in this post but the basic are:
1. Pick a domain name. that's www.yourcompanyname.com or whatever.
2. Design a web site.
3. Get a hosting account. I suggest Godaddy because they are perfect for the internet newbie.
4. Publish your web site!

MCerminaro · 01-22-2009, 10:44 PM

There is alot of good free information out there. I recently built my 1st website. Nothing fancy, basic info and pics. I use Godaddy for the domain and Host Gator for my hosting. I purchased a dedicated IP so I pay 12 bucks a month to host. I put a form on the site for people to fill out for a free estimate request. With no real SEO I have already been on 2 estimates from people submitting the online request. My site has been online for 2 weeks. I'd say its definetly a plus. In todays day and age people want to see ight now, a website gets you there.

GregS · 01-22-2009, 10:52 PM

Websites? About $5/squarefoot.

silvertree · 01-23-2009, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BuildingHomes

Websites? About $5/squarefoot.

No, websites are sold by the lineal foot, plus 10% overhead and 10% profit.

SevenKitty · 01-23-2009, 02:48 PM

If you wanna tackle doing the site yourself with somewhat limiting templates then I suggest Microsoft Office Live.

I got my domain name, site hosting and email accounts free forever. I signed up in the beta stage so I think you just have to pay for your domain now, but still...free is a very good price.

www.ironmanplumbing.com

at the bottom of my home page there is a link to where you can get your own.

smadax · 01-23-2009, 02:53 PM

Hambones... We were quoted a DEAL @ $1,500.00 for 3 page website, created by a professional web designer company.

RidgeWalker · 01-23-2009, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smadax

Hambones... We were quoted a DEAL @ $1,500.00 for 3 page website, created by a professional web designer company.

You have a link to his portfolio? I'd like to see how good his work is because that is very steep for a 3 page site. Does it include optimization for search engines as well?

Having a nice site is important but it does not have to have all the bells and whistles to be successful. You need traffic and conversions, that's what's important.

tinner666 · 01-23-2009, 06:45 PM

Here's a free website builder here. http://www.coffeecup.com/freestuff
And in my signature, you can get $4. month hosting to boot.

smadax · 01-23-2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RidgeWalker

You have a link to his portfolio? I'd like to see how good his work is because that is very steep for a 3 page site. Does it include optimization for search engines as well?

No I don't have a link to the porfolio, it was an acquantance that is a professional web designer who supposidly gave us this great discount if we used his services ... guess he was full of it.

We were using Vista Print 3 page website & easy templates, $4-6/month.

RidgeWalker · 01-23-2009, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smadax

No I don't have a link to the porfolio, it was an acquantance that is a professional web designer who supposidly gave us this great discount if we used his services ... guess he was full of it.

We were using Vista Print 3 page website & easy templates, $4-6/month.

yeah $1500 for three pages they better be as good as these guys.

http://www.2advanced.com

smadax · 01-23-2009, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RidgeWalker

yeah $1500 for three pages they better be as good as these guys.

http://www.2advanced.com

Impressive!

tinner666 · 01-23-2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RidgeWalker

yeah $1500 for three pages they better be as good as these guys.

http://www.2advanced.com

Interesting site PR7, but nothing loads for me. Must not have anything important there.

01-16-2009, 06:21 AM	#1
simplejack View Profile simplejack Pro Send Message Follow Blogs (0) Threads (395) Photos (0) Reviews (0) Projects (0) Toolbox (0) View All Activity Pro Trade: General Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 395	What Should I Expect To Pay For A Website? I've been in construction for 17 years now and in business for myself for 5, however I took the last year and a half off. I just got re licensed and have contacted some of my old accounts but they all claimed to have Nothing, nada, zip! So for the first time ever I may have to advertise. I'm a commercial contractor but right now I'll take almost anything, even residential! I'm thinking of having a website put up, nothing fancy just a few pages for pictures and whatnot. Is it better to have your own website or have a page set up through the local yellow pages? (by better I mean ROI)

01-16-2009, 09:42 AM	#2
tinner666 View Profile tinner666 Pro Send Message Follow Blogs (0) Threads (2,456) Photos (110) Reviews (0) Projects (0) Toolbox (0) View All Activity Pro Trade: Roofer, Domains and Hosting Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Richmond, Va. Posts: 2,456	Re: What Should I Expect To Pay For A Website? YP is OK if you can spend LOTS of money every month in fees, AND clicks. I looked at a YP site the other day. A big fat '0' in SEO. They rely on clicks entirely. Shouldn't cost you more than $10. per click. You can get a name and a small site anywhere for $30.-$50 a year. Heck, you can get the name from me and use Website Tonight to have a presence, Then, just hang around here and learn SEO to make daily/weekly changes yourself in minutes. Lots of threads with helpful info here. __________________ Frank Slate Roof Repairs, Richmond, Va.

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simplejack View Profile simplejack Pro Send Message Follow Blogs (0) Threads (395) Photos (0) Reviews (0) Projects (0) Toolbox (0) View All Activity Pro Trade: General Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 395	Re: What Should I Expect To Pay For A Website? What the hell is a blog? I posted this earlier, somewhere, My 13 year old kid said the samething! so I just keep pretending i know what that means. In fact thats why I joined. (I thought this was "blogging") Speaking about what the 'hell', Dude. tinner, is it? whats with the "666" your scaring my dogs!

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