Austin Web Design Services

A typical website can vary anywhere from $7,000 – $100,000+ based on your requirements. The internet is a very vast ecosystem, where many considerations are made when determining the cost of your website. Before a cost estimate is submitted to you, we typically request an RFP (Request for Proposal), that provides a detailed functional spec sheet of your project’s scope and business requirements. We believe that technology should be acquired as a solution to a defined problem, based on your business goals and requirements. If an RFP isn’t provided to us, we offer the option of working with you on a discovery phase to create a functional spec sheet that documents your business objectives and goals. Once all the detailed requirements are documented, only then do we provide you with the best solution. Ultimately, how much a website can cost will be determined by the project scope, based on a clearly defined set of requirements or objectives.

Generally speaking, a standard brochure website can take anywhere from 2 – 4 weeks to complete; but that timeline will be dependent on how much content we can gather from you before development begins. Content usually entails all photos and written (material) that corresponds with a simple site map that outlines all the navigational tabs for your website. We will work closely with you to gather as much content as possible to get the process rolling. The sooner information is provided to us, the sooner we can turnaround a website based on its estimated deliverable. Any website that entails a higher level of complexity typically associated with e-commerce solutions, donor platforms, CRMs and ERPs, etc – can take as long as 2-4 months, or more based on the project scope and your business requirements.

Yes! All the necessary steps are taken to make your website SEO friendly and compliant with search engine guidelines. However, it’s important to note that “search engine friendliness” and “search engine optimization” is different. A “search engine friendly” website ensures that the website’s foundation from the very beginning is sound. By this we mean a website built with good site structure, friendly URLs, optimized imagery, good HMTL markup and so forth.

On the other hand, search engine optimization (SEO) takes on a far more in-depth and robust approach to your business. SEO involves comprehensive research/analysis, keyword researching, content writing, link building, and much more. Feel free to contact us to learn more about SEO.

Yes. While all proposed websites offer the flexibility for you to manage your own written content and images, we typically encourage clients getting on a monthly maintenance plan with us. Essentially this entails you buying so much of our time each month; the plan being based on your company’s needs and objectives. How your purchased time is utilized can vary in a number of ways. From creative (website and social media promos) to consulting, to full-time email and phone support. Your business has the security of knowing that skillful attention is placed on your website weekly from our team.

JS offers a full suite of digital marketing solutions that include logo design and collateral material, content writing, industry research, content strategy and development, SEO, Email Marketing, Google and Facebook Advertising.

Our design process begins with first understanding your brand and web design goals. Then we work closely with you to map out the project scope and functional requirements that generally ends in a formal RFP.

We create a detailed proposal/contract based on the RFP. Once the contract is signed, we move forward with the development process.  The development process includes:

• Web Design Mockups
• Web development once designs are approved
• Beta launch
• Final edits
• Website launch
• Post-Launch handover of all materials related to the website
• Ongoing managed services (optional)

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We build both. What determines a custom built website or using a prebuilt template really comes down to business goals, timelines and investment. The advantages that come with building a website from scratch outweighs the advantages of using a prebuilt theme. Some advantages to building a custom website include:

• Better performance and load speed
• Less dependency on plugin use
• Less vulnerabilities and more security
• Full control and flexibility on web design
• Simplicity and ease of use for administrators and content editors
• Scalable in a very concise way