Posted on 07/18/2023 2:07:48 PM PDT by TermLimits4All
So I have a standard Wix site for my business currently. I'm looking to revamp it to be more interactive with video, booking features etc. Our current site has 6 pages and would likely stay that way. I'm just curious as to what I can expect from a starting cost standpoint.
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Less is more. I’ve found steaming piles served up on Javascript heavy monstrosities with all the bells and whistles, and gems on sites that were little more than some html cobbled together in a text editor. Fancier isn’t necessarily better.
Your business website sounds about as complicated as mine. I dont like Go Daddy’s wokeyness but they have an easy to use platform and website builder at a price that’s hard to beat.
How defined are your requirements?
Is it same content or new content?
Have you clearly storyboarded or sketched out the before vs after goal?
The more work, the more the cost. But also, the more detail up front the less Scrum trial & error you'll have to deal with.
Next, make sure you control the resulting code, that it is using a sustainable platform, such as WIX, WordPress, etc. So that you or others can edit or update it in the future. Don't let it become a custom one-off that you have to rebuild from scratch next year.
I've been working in IT for 40+ years, as a project manager for 25+, as a business owner for much of that. Built my own websites, hired others to build when my personal skills or time were insufficient. It always gets down to knowing exactly what you want now, 30 days from now, and next year with OCD level of detail. The more you leave to a developer to guess the more you have to rework.
Feel free to send me a private message to discuss further.
As a seasoned web designer/developer I’ll offer this - it all comes down to what Wix will do out-of-box. Honestly it’s so constraining you have to have some very vanilla needs to use it for growth.
My recommendation is that you take a hard look at the business solution you’re trying to solve and hire a reputable developer/designer who has demonstrable capabilities at solving your business problem. And make sure you’re going down a direction that will recoup your expenses. Otherwise tailor your need to what Wix can do.
A good developer will charge you 5K minimum. 10K doesn’t shock me.
I agree with your post. Thanks. I was figuring somewhere around 10k but didn’t have a target in mind or knowledge on how designers price the projects.
Yep. Wix is essentially the same platform. It was one of the few I stumbled on when we initially did a site.
What are your business goals? I can show you how to work backwards from there to get the right mix of website and marketing to at least break even and get your next sale. Then build from there.
The Obamacare website was in the $44 Billions and never worked right.
Design your own.
Six pages, without data collection or secure transactions is “Go Daddy” level.
You would pay for storage size and bandwidth. Are you streaming movies or live video? If not, my guess is the needs are pretty light.
Before anyone could give you a price, they would need to know estimated storage size and bandwidth needs.
My guess based on the above assumptions would be a couple hundred a year.
I don’t do online financial transactions on our site. I’m really only looking at adding video along with some other features like an automated picture scroll feature. I already have the appointment booking module that’s active.
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