A Rennaissance Man

Offers for Startups et al.

Most startups are not well funded and they have to start someplace and –my– website is one of many such places.

Full Pricing Breakdown of Website Maintenance Costs in 2023

I have a lot of competition. So I thank you for coming around while you consider if I can help you. Like I did when first starting out most people ask Professor Google how much it costs to design and build a website and I learned “it depends” is really a truthful statement. Ergo, I urge you to read this long soul searching heartfelt statement I have written.

So Read-The-Fine-Print again and consider how many –required– tasks are –really– involved in developing even the most simple website. “How Much To Get Started?”

Want to try to save money and think you can hack doing it yourself with one of the services like WiX if you only have someone to help you put fires out?

The DIY website builders are not as capable as their marketing cause people to believe. You’ll find this out.

You’re going to want some custom CSS to style your most important content and it won’t be available.

You’re going to need a snippet of JavaScript to do something the DYI builder(s) do not do.

That’s when you’ll need a fire fighter.

This offer is good for 90 days of fire fighting service.

  • All web hosting service server configurations for email and FTP access to files from your computer.
  • As many email addresses as may be required will be created including forwarding configurations that may be needed.
  • Perhaps hand-coded HTML or the use of Bootstrap will be used to build static (no database) page(s) for your type of startup; the trades, sole proprietor service provider(s) etc.
  • Audios, videos, and images are provided by the client.
  • Training for use of FTP for backups included in base price.
  • No monthly maintenance fees.
  • Google Analytics and an XML Site Map will be integrated into the website. The site will be submitted to Google, Bing and Yahoo! search engines to indicate readiness for indexing.
  • Everything else not explicitly stated is optional and may incur additional costs and fees.
This is my job. I’ll work hard and long for you. If you’re having second thoughts put yourself in my shoes and take a moment to read About My Fees.
  • All web hosting service server configurations for email and FTP access to files from your computer.
  • As many email addresses as may be required will be created including forwarding configurations that may be needed.
  • WordPress is used for blogs. Elementor Page Builder WordPress plugin will also used.
  • Audios, videos, and images are provided by the client.
  • Blogs use databases and databases require advanced skills that –will– be needed.
  • Training for use of FTP for backups included in base price.
  • Monthly maintenance fees are mandatory for managing conflicts,updates and amortized 3rd party plugin1 subscription fees.
  • Google Analytics and an XML Site Map will be integrated into the website. The site will be submitted to Google, Bing and Yahoo! search engines to indicate readiness for indexing.
  • Everything else not explicitly stated is optional and may incur additional costs and fees.

1Plugins are also called add-ons or extensions and consist of software that adds features and functions to a host program that does not typically have the same features and functions built in. Without plugins the host program would require manually writing, testing and debugging all of the programming code required to have the features and functions available to the host program.

WordPress for example is a typical host program. Elementor Pro is a typical plugin the type of which is called a “page builder.”

This is my job. I’ll work hard and long for you. If you’re having second thoughts put yourself in my shoes and take a moment to read About My Fees.
  • E-Commerce is the most complex and most costly type of website of all, everything about it: the hosting, the required plugins, the customization, all of it.
  • All web hosting service server configurations for email and FTP access to files from your computer are provided.
  • As many email addresses as may be required will be created including forwarding configurations that may be needed.
  • WordPress is used for E-commerce. The WooCommerce plugin is used for the shopping cart. The Elementor Page Builder plugin is also used. Many other plugins are going to be required to build the typical E-commerce website. Still, manual coding is going to be required and a lot of it.
  • Audios, videos, and images are provided by the client.
  • E-Commerce requires the use of one or more databases. Many plugins for payments, shipping and –whatever– are going to be required. Be prepared as startup costs add up —very, very quickly— so be prepared and ready to spend what it is going to take.
  • Training for use of FTP for backups included in base price.
  • Monthly maintenance fees are mandatory for managing conflicts,updates and amortized 3rd party plugin subscription fees.
  • Google Analytics and an XML Site Map will be integrated into the website. The site will be submitted to Google, Bing and Yahoo! search engines to indicate readiness for indexing.
  • Everything else not explicitly stated is optional and may incur additional costs and fees.
This is my job. I’ll work hard and long for you. If you’re having second thoughts put yourself in my shoes and take a moment to read About My Fees.
All of the above is simply an introduction to what it takes to get started. We have —a lot— to talk about, —a lot— to plan and —a lot— to negotiate as we learn to work together. Thank you for coming this far. Let’s get started…

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The Fine Print

You’ll need to choose and register a Domain Name for your website: i.e. mystartup.com. So many domain name registration services to choose from. Which one is best for you?

What’s the best Top Level Domain (TLD) name available to you and which should you choose; .com or what?

You’ll need to choose a website hosting service provider: So many hosting services and different hosting fees to choose from. How will you choose which hosting service is bet for you?

Should your type of website be hosted on a Windows OS server or a Linux OS server?

Should your website be hosted in the “cloud” and why?” What is the cloud anyway?  There’s so many cloud hosting services to choose from. Which is best for you?

What type of website is actually best for your business at this point in time? Is a “brochure” website all you actually need to market your business, to describe what your business offers, to show where your business is located and how to contact your business? Will a geolocation map be neccessary?

Will you be writing and publishing articles and need a blogging website? Will you need to be uploading and publishing pictures and other content yourself? Who creates and optimizes that type of content?

Do you need to sell products or services on the website? If you need ecommerce does it change all of the decisions you’ve made so far? What software should you run on –your– computer when you have a business website?

And what about the database? A brochureware site does not need a database but –all– other types of websites typically do. Can –you– manage and maintain a database?

What is FTP anyway and why will you need it? What software will you need on the hosting service servers to run your type of website? What software can you use that will be free? What are plugins and why might you need them? Are plugins free or will you have to pay for them? Will you really need to pay for multiple plugins with annual subscription fees?

You’ve heard of WordPress and you’ve heard of BootStrap. Which is best for your business? Do you have –other– choices that may be better for you to use for –your– type of website?

Should you buy a ready-made themed template website and modify it or should you design the whole website from scratch? Why?

Will you need a Page Builder and if so which one do you choose? Can you write programming code at all? Do you know –any– HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and T-SQL programming languages that all websites require and more often than not require customization and modifications no matter what type of website you need?

How will –you– set up and configure email on a web server so outgoing email doesn’t get sent to a Junkmail folder? How many emails will you need to send out from your website anyway? If your business is going to use email for a newsletter or marketing is it going to be best to send email formatted as HTML or simple text?

How is your website going to get found by people searching for the products or services you offer? Do you have the time to learn and implement SEO for the entire website?Do you have the time and technical skills to fix stuff when the website gets broken? What will you do if perchance your website is hacked?

NOW ARE YOU READY TO CALL ME FOR THAT NO-STRINGS ATTACHED CONSULTATION?

CLINTON: +1-414-243-8211

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