How much for bodybuilding website?

mattyj1085 · 20 Apr 2009 at 16:43

A mate wants a bodybuilding website designing, he has gone to a company who say they will do it for £2000. He has a few sponsors from companies such as Creatine but doesnt want his leg lifted. (I think 2 grand is probably quite a lot for what he wants)

I doubt he wants anything too flashy, just something displaying products for sale, a shopping cart and the ability to buy things.

What sort of website would he be getting for £2000 do you think?

Im guessing this fee includes paperwork and the like for not stepping on anyones toes as far as logos and copyright issues.

tsinc80697 · 20 Apr 2009 at 17:35

£2k for a bespoke website design, compliant structured and semantic code and an eCommerce side of things?

Wouldn't say he's overpaying, put it that way

But then again it depends, can he add/remove stuff to the shop, is there a secure payment system, is it a bespoke or prebuilt system, is the design a template or actually bespoke. Who is the web design/development firm, have they made past sites you can see or show us to see if they know what they are doing or bunch of cowboys?

Logos and copyright issues would be your mates department, I don't think a company who makes the website would be responsible as he should be telling them what content is needed and they'll be doing as they are told.

Paul11 · 20 Apr 2009 at 17:37

it all depends what he gets for 2k..

is it bespoke ~? or is it off the shelf shopping cart ?

and as above, what kind of CMS is there ? allowing him to change content

mattyj1085 · 20 Apr 2009 at 20:11

Thanks guys. What is bespoke? is it just a solid site and not a template?

Ive giving him my email address so Ill ask him about the company to see what other stuff they have done. also not sure what 'compliant structured' and 'semantic code' is.

Sorry my design knowledge isnt that great

tsinc80697 · 20 Apr 2009 at 20:14

bespoke = made just for him, template = anyone can buy/download the design and adapt it to their own needs.

For £2k he HAS to get a bespoke design or the company are a joke and tell him to walk away, thats even before going into more details.

Once you find out what company it is or past works then it'd be great to post on here and I'm sure a few people will give their opinion/feedback on what to do

mattyj1085 · 23 Apr 2009 at 14:37

had a reply -

Hi mate, below ares ome examples of previous projects, the guys doing it are not company based they work for themselves, its a friend of a friedn sort of thing..

is a social-networking company based in London who contracted me to design their whole front-end user experience. My original designs can be seen here:

http://enviedtings.deviantart.com/art/Club-Tropica-94248617

It can be seen in action at www.clubtropica.com although they have slightly massacred my design on their front page.

· Fitness related, I designed a couple of basic bits for a website, but I’m not sure how and where the designs have been used:

http://clients.iamencore.com/impactplayersclub/impactplayers.jpg
http://clients.iamencore.com/impactplayersclub/impactplayers_subpage.jpg

· Other work to note:

http://clients.iamencore.com/propertyadmin/
http://clients.iamencore.com/propertyadmin3/

· Most of my other work is related to technology and games companies, but nonetheless my gallery can be found at the link below:

www.enviedtings.deviantart.com/gallery/

Tripnologist · 23 Apr 2009 at 14:57

Well, I've seen worse tbh.

The friend of a friend way they're set up should be a bit worrying though. You may find yourself with no support if something goes wrong or if the 'friends' decide to part ways.

tsinc80697 · 23 Apr 2009 at 16:43

Honest answer?

I wouldn't be paying him/them anywhere near £2k or trust a friend of a friends uncles dogs lovers husband.

if you're spending £2k you want to meet face to face, make sure the person is reputable or reliable, see past workings that are good and uptodate with current technologies/trends etc

Cuchulain · 23 Apr 2009 at 16:49

There's nothing wrong with paying him 2K for a site, so long as he get's all the source code. Even if the "friend of a friend" should up sticks and disappear, he shouldn't get paid until the site is completely finished and the client is happy and even after the event, any web dev. company worth their salt could get the site back up and running with little effort if need be.

Ryan0r · 23 Apr 2009 at 16:52

Yep - make sure you get a contract drawn up of some sort that grants full rights and access to the source code and all source/relevant materials. I know of someone who was severely bitten by this (or lack thereof).

bigdm · 23 Apr 2009 at 17:05

i think most things have already been covered..

being that u want ecommerce, i very much doubt the code would be totally hand made. Its just not worth the hassel! But I would expect the template and system to be totally unique for that money.

if i was qouting.. I would suggested something closer to £1000 for a full design and cart installed.

I always give my clients everything ON REQUEST! They can have full access to the code and templates. Under the premis that, if they fiddle i will charge to fix!

BoB3rt · 24 Apr 2009 at 00:02

wrong thread!