How Much Will a Website Cost ?
There are several issues to remember when
you are planning your website budget:

ISP Fees • Domain Name Fees • Web Design • Extra Fees

  1. ISP (Internet Service Provider) Fees:
    If you already have a dial-up account with an ISP for emailing purposes you can usually upgrade to a "web hosting" account with that same ISP. This will allow you to store your website on their servers. Often they waive the set-up fee if you are upgrading services.

    Here is a sample breakdown
    of ISP Fees

    Set Up Fee
    Monthly Fee

    Web Hosting/Storage Only
    (no dial-up account)
    10MB storage space

    $25.00
    $14.95
    Web Hosting and Dial-Up
    100 Hr/month Dial-Up
    10MB storage space
    $25.00
    $24.95
    Domain Registration and
    Hosting Setup: One Time Fee - $125.00
    Secure Page
    (for taking credit card numbers or personal information, etc.)
    ~
    $10.00
    CGI Access
    (allows the ability to handle such things as form
    submittal, etc.)
    ~
    $10.00

  2. Domain Name Registration and Fees:
    When you (or your ISP or web designer) register a domain name, the owner reserves that name for a minimum of 1 year at a time. Average cost for a "dot com" domain name is $35 per year and you can subscribe for 1, 2 or more years at once. If you subscribe for more than 1 year, you can receive a discounted rate.

  3. Web Design Costs:
    Design costs vary depending on the variables of each site, such as the number of images, links, tables and pages, whether or not your site will include submitable forms or order forms, or need special scripting for things such as roll-over buttons or pop-up windows...

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               web design package options and pricing.
        
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  4. Extra Fees:
    If you plan to have an on-line store and take orders over the Internet, you will want to have a "secure site" so that your customers feel safe submitting their billing information. In addition to the above mentioned fees in the ISP information chart, you will also need to arrange for a Secure Site Verisign Certificate. Example rate: $349.00 annually (or current market price) Verisign Handling Transactions -
    http://www.verisign.com/payment/payflow.html