Most of our website clients come to us after they have already had a bad experience. There are several different types of experiences but for today I just want to clear up some confusion about the fees you may encounter.
Here are some things that you may need to pay for associated with your website:
- Domain Name – This is typically an annual fee and is your website address.
- Hosting – This can be paid monthly or annually and often includes web statistics, email accounts, and space to put your website files.
- SSL – If you have an ecommerce site you will need to purchase and SSL Certificate, this provides security on your website when payment information is being transferred.
- Design & Development – this refers to the actual look of the site and the building of the website.
In our past experience many of clients come to us unsure of what they have purchased and not knowing what fees are next. This can be frustrating, especially when they come to us from another web company and these fees have not been explained. Be sure when hiring a company that you actually sign a contract that spells out who is responsible for what fees, also be sure that the domain name and hosting accounts are put into your name as the owner of the site. This will ensure no matter what choices you make in the future that you will own your domain name. Also be sure that you own your website files you have paid for these through the Design & Development fees.
If you are thinking of creating a website for your business and are unsure about the fees involved please feel free to contact us via email at mlink@savvycatsdesign.com or call 941-720-0374.
