A friend of mine has asked my advice about the cost involved in updating his website:
He will be wanting a fully intergreated shop/shopping cart system as well, so what do you think of the cost? Is it a reasonable fee and what should he be looking out for an making sure he gets for his money?
Probably a decision that only I can make but your comments always welcomed!
My Boxing Website has undergone several transformations from a simple half a dozen pages to one that gets plenty of visits and a rollercoaster of very good order days and not so good nil order days. It was never set up as a purely commercial enterprise but i'm in the process of making it more so.
My dilemma is that the current appearance:
http://www.warriorboxing.com/ is slightly amateurish but then again many people in Ambox don't look for fancy design. The downside is that my ambition to secure national advertising from people such as Adidas, Royal Marines etc., is unlikely to happen within the current format.
The alternative i'm considering is a complete revamp along the lines of this site:
http://www.wolfrace-alloy-wheels.co.uk/wolfrace/ with News story links and product advertising in place of the Car pics..............
Obviously more professional but too much the other way? Do you shy away from overdeveloped sites???
The cost for updating to the second option will be in the region of £2,500 but I could easily make that money in a week if things work out.
Is that still too much to pay for web design in this day and age?
He will be wanting a fully intergreated shop/shopping cart system as well, so what do you think of the cost? Is it a reasonable fee and what should he be looking out for an making sure he gets for his money?