OK, so we’re completely honest here. If this is one of the very first questions you ask us, we have absolutely no idea. None whatsoever. Sorry if this unnerves you a little bit, especially if you’re probably thinking we should know because it’s what we do. We’ve designed many websites, so we must know what they cost. Right?
Wrong! And here’s why…
The thing that will ultimately determine what your website will cost, is down to you, not us – because it all depends on your budget. And this is why, even though it’s often the subject that most people don’t want to discuss initially, we encourage you to do so. If you have big design aspirations, but a small-ish budget, this isn’t a problem – we just need to know so that we can deliver you something which will make you very, very happy but won’t break the bank.
This is why you won’t see a section on our website, detailing our prices. We’re not trying to be secretive, or are unsure of pricing our services, or trying to pull the wool over your eyes. (If you really want to find out what people have paid, we’d encourage you to contact clients of ours – as well as finding out the kind of figure they paid, they will probably also give you the lowdown on us).
We very, very, very rarely use off-the-peg-templates. If we do, we adapt and tweak and add individuality to the template – but it’s extremely rare for us to do this. Our design work is therefore…
We are aware that this word will put people off. There will be potential clients who pursue enquiries no further than reading this blog as they will be of the opinion that BESPOKE = EXTORTIONATE.
But, in our design world, it doesn’t. If you’re still reading, we have a very simple belief – you and your business are unique and so your design should be, too. We absolutely love designing and so starting projects from scratch is what ticks our boxes. There will definitely be companies out there who do charge a lot more than us for their services – sometimes people seem to *trust* designers more if their prices are high. We don’t get this, as we don’t like conning people. We’re lucky that we work from home and so don’t have huge overheads to cover, so we don’t need to factor in swanky office rents and fancy car repayments, to the price we give you. There are also only two of us – me & Pete – so we also don’t need to factor in staff wages. If you feel you’d better off in the hands of a design team who work in a swish, trendy office, and being passed from pillar to post as your project progresses, don’t waste your time on us. Honestly. We really mean it. You’ll be wasting your time.
However, if our clients on our website strike a chord with you, we may just be the people you need, design-wise. All of these clients came to us, with a budget in mind – although very few told us initially what it was – and a vision. And together, we worked out what we could do, to achieve that vision, on budget.
So, we hope you don’t think we’re being vague or hiding anything when we can’t give you a price for a website, straight away. We can’t do that on our own – we need to determine that with you. And if you like the sound of how we operate, maybe we can just work out how much that website of yours is going to cost.