WordPress is the most popular blogging tool on the Internet, and they have expanded their capabilities to the point that you can create an entire website using the WordPress tool. WordPress websites are as easily customized or as fast as a custom website, but they are an economical way to create a website, especially if blogging will be an important part of your website.
There are two different ways we can set up your WordPress website. We can create an account for you at WordPress, and they will provide hosting and basic maintenance, but they control your website and they can shut it down at any time. It doesn't happen often, but when WordPress shuts your site down you lose your store. We can install the WordPress software in your own website hosting account at a company like HostMonster, you will have to pay for the hosting account and maintain your website, but you will control it.
The cost of a WordPress based website will depend on how many pages are required, how much information is on each page, and how complex they are. A typical 5 page WordPress based website design will cost about $500*.
Hosting account and domain name registration costs: $6.95*/month (optional)
Install a WordPress template: $140
Create pages: $70-$140*/page
*These are only cost estimates. Your actual costs will be specified in your proposal. |
