A quality Website is user friendly, has great functionality and is search engine friendly.
There are a wide range of service providers, more experienced and “in-demand” providers may charge premium prices, while beginners may work very cheap but lack experience. Different skill sets demand different pay scales. If you choose the lowest price possible you will probably not get a quality Website.
A basic guide for about 10 hours of work is:
Student: $100 – $200 ($10-$20/hour)
Freelancer: $200 – $1000 ($20-$100/hour)
Expert Consultant: (McKinley Media Group) $500 – $2000 ($50-$200/hour)
Company: $700 – $2500 ($70-$250/hour)
Recommended project budget:
| Logo Design: |
$150 – $750 |
| T-shirt design: |
$101 – $500 |
| 3-fold Brochure: |
$501 – $2000 |
| Simple Website: |
$501 – $3,500 |
| Complex Website: |
$1,500 – $25,000 |
| Myspace like site: |
$5,001 – $30,000 |
| Custom Applications: |
$10,001 – $100,000 |
Common hourly rates:
| Student/Offshore: |
$10-$30/hour |
| Freelancer: |
$35-$100/hour |
| Expert Consultant:(McKinley Media Group) |
$50-$200/hour |
| Company: |
$75-$150/hour |
