Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a website cost?
This is a popular question indeed. We have worked on projects ranging
from $500 to $200,000. In order to give you an accurate quote, we
need to know more about your unique project. Similar to buying a
car, we need to know the type, features you want, and how much power
you need under the hood etc... For smaller projects we can give
you a free estimate after talking to you for about fifteen minutes.
Then if you are interested we can spend a little more time detailing
the scope of your project before preparing the final quote.
We have a large “static” website, and we
would like to implement a database driven website. How do I determine
an appropriate budget for this project?
First, you need to determine how many pages you currently have.
Second, you need to define exactly how you want the new dynamic
site to display the content to the users. Third, and most importantly
spend a little time figuring out what features you will want the
new site to have. Will you have a user login? Will you need to
serve specific content to different users? Will the site track
where your users go in the site? We can go over your site with
you and give you a detailed outline of what we recommend, and
what it will all cost.
How will Matmon present design proofs?
Once we have progressed to the design process in the project,
we will create a design “themeproof” for you to view.
This themeproof will allow you to see all the graphical elements
of your new project. If you have more than one layout or design
element for your new project, we will create themeproofs for each
of those. These themeproofs will be available online for your
company to review, critique, and approve.
Will Matmon provide a work plan and specific time frames
with the initial proposal?
Yes. After meeting with you to define the scope of the project,
we can put together a comprehensive work outline complete with
exactly what services we are going to provide, how many man hours
we will devote to each phase of the project, what we will expect
from you in each phase of the project, and estimated time lines
for each phase of the project. Before we start, you will know
what the project is going to cost and when it will be complete.
Our website is developed, can Matmon host it?
Yes. We have complete in-house hosting solutions for websites
of any size or complexity. For more information about our hosting
please visit our website.
Can I view the number of people that have visited our
site and other traffic reports?
Yes. You will have access to a full report of site statistics,
users, and traffic to your site.
Does Matmon own and manage the web servers that our website
will be hosted on?
Yes. Our servers are owned, controlled, maintained, and monitored
by the Matmon staff. We are on-site with our servers during regular
business hours (8:00 am – 6:00 pm Central Standard Time)
and have on call technicians all times during off hours and holidays.
How often do you recommend submitting my site to search
engines?
Submitting your site at least once a month to certain search engines
is a smart choice. Search engine placement is one of the most
important tools in getting traffic to your site. The first thing
we suggest is an analysis of your site’s key words and then
making sure your site is optimized to be more search engine friendly.
We provide several services that can test your site for the relevancy
of your keywords, the compatibility with search engines, and ranking.
Once your site is in tiptop shape, we then have several submission
solutions for you to choose from. For more information please
refer to our website.
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