Website Costs-Guidance Needed

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notgoingto

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    Hi all,

    I got a quote today for my proposed site which was £1500. This includes design, hosting, support, unlimited pop3's etc.

    Is this a good deal? Also it is a local web designer/hoster and we are getting on well so also bearing in mind friendship...

    Thanks!
     
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    KM-Tiger

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    notgoingto said:
    This includes design, hosting, support, unlimited pop3's etc.
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    Which means all your eggs are going into one basket - never a good idea in business.

    By all means get them to design the site, but register the domain yourself, and buy hosting from those that are best at that. Never, ever, lock yourself to a single supplier.
     
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    Sorry, I have a niche website in the recruitment sector. It will basically be the same sort of thing as the big fish in recruitment i.e. Monster, Jobserve etc.

    It's using a decent application (can't remember the name though) and has comprehensive searches, billing info etc. All I can tell you is that it isn't iProfile.

    Hope this is of help.
     
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    How much does the application cost, is it free, or is it a paid for app?
    How much design work are you getting?
    What type of hosting are you getting? (Shared, vps, dedicated, specs?)

    It would cost a *lot* more than 1.5k to try to seriously compete with a market leader mind...
     
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    The word unlimited to be honest would be my main concern. Nothing in reality is unlimited and so what people do that are offering unlimited anything is base their offer on an estimated average use which can be very inaccurate at times - unlimited traditionally is the domain of the budget end of the market rather than pro.

    Even if it is free software £1500 may not be a bad price if the engine itself will be customised and it isnt just a skinning exercise.
     
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