FAQ
What are these "web standards"?
Web standards the guidelines set by the W3C, they are very important for many reasons, such as accessibility. The links at the bottom of my screen, verify that my site was built with "valid" with web standards.
They are important for for your future and development and your business success.
What is "usability"?
us·a·ble
adjective
1. able or fit to be used
Its all about ease of use. When sites are hard to use, people get frustrated, and leave.
I will insure that your website is easy to use, not confusing, and straight forward and in accordance to Jakob Nielsen's usability guidelines.
What is "accessibility"?
ac·ces·si·ble
adjective
1.(of a place) able to be reached or entered
2.(of an object, service or facility) able to be easily obtained or used
for web sites this is whether someone can or cannot look at your site. What is the point of having a great site, if only 1/2 of your customers can see it? My sites are different, they load fast, and are "backwards compatible" so that people with less then cutting edge computers can see your content. The other reason is for blind people or people with seeing problems, on most sites these poor people are left in the dust, but with mine, blind people won't have any trouble (that's what Web Xact says type my url in and see for yourself).
Why shouldn't i just have someone make me a flash site?
A lot of people don't have the most current version of flash installed on their computers. If the person does not have proper permissions or administrative rights (ex. its a work computer) they can't install it.
There are plenty more reasons not to use flash, but i won't bore you with a long explanation.
How much do you charge?
Web Design pricing is very dependent on the project. $3,000 is the lowest possible price. This would get you a full design with up to 10 pages and no dynamic content.
More for additional pages and dynamic content like registering, logins, shopping carts, and contact forms. All of your dynamic content will be custom tailored to your needs and will be a considerable amount of work. $500 more to make it compatible with handheld devices (such as iPhones, Blackberries, Treos, cell phones, etc.). Contact me with details of what you want for an estimate.
How long does it take?
It varies, i have spent 3 months on a project, and this site took me less than 2 weeks. It depends on my schedule, my workload, and my creativity. i want to give you the best i have, so it may take a while.
I need someone to stay on board and frequently update my web site. Can you do this?
Unfortunately, that is currently not something I am interested in.
What's wrong with Internet Explorer?
Everything. The problems are for me as the designer as well as you, the ultimate user. Most if not all of my sites look better in modern browsers, such as Firefox.
There are over 8,070,000 sites dedicated to hating ie (or internet explorer). There are lots of reasons to switch to a better browser.
I have Internet Explorer 7. Isn't that good enough?
No! It is a terrible excuse for a browser update. It messes up more sites than it's predecessor. I could bore you with the reasons why, but I'll let others do that for me.
How in the world did you make this website?
Well, it's supposed to be a secret, but if you must know, you can find out at a secret location.