How much would it cost ?

Very often we (all of us in the design business ) hear this from our prospective clients. Or some or the other variation of the same question. It’s a very simple and straight forward question asked, but in reality it’s a very big question and chances are you won’t get the right answer. Would you ever ask a tailor to stitch a trousers without telling him your requirements and measurements ?? Web Design is no different.

It’s not easy to give a pricing before knowing the exact nature and scope of the project. Well, unless if you want to buy a readymade template. Lot of variables determine the price of designing a good website. Starts from whether it is a static pages site or a site which has a database. How big the site will be, in terms of pages and content. The important question what the site wants to achieve, how it wants its users to perceive.

Does the project involve maintenance ? if it’s a static page site the job is much more easier then handling a database driven website. How frequent the updations are goin to come. Will the updations be only in the content or there would be some sections adding or deleting or lot of image work , product updations, photo gallery updation if the site is for a photographer etc..

Also one needs to check if the website is going to run on a CMS ( Content management system ) or whether the website needs one.

There are lot of other features which are equally very important. Custom Photography, Copywriting or use of flash. Its completely a different ball game if the site is supposed to be entirely designed in flash.

The whole idea is to get an exact and accurate costing for what you exactly want. Or to put it in a layman’s language to get your money’s worth or Paisa Vasool Design. So before you go and ask a webdesigner or a web designing firm how much they charge, it’s a good idea to figure out what you want from them, tell them exactly your needs and now there will be more chances of you getting a right answer.